Old guardhouse, Christchurch Barracks
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Old guardhouse, Christchurch Barracks
Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 2 Nov 2008
On the A35 Barrack Road, an incongruous sight. English Heritage listed, probable date 1792. Note portico with cast iron columns, clock tower & weathervane. What would C18 squaddies have made of its current use as a salon?
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Image Location
Latitude
50.739756
Longitude
-1.792758