Railings Mystery, Hillsborough Barracks, Sheffield
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Railings Mystery, Hillsborough Barracks, Sheffield
Image: © Terry Robinson Taken: 17 Dec 2008
Early pictures of Hillsborough Barracks clearly show 'Arrow Head' railings fixed to the complete length of the front wall. This picture shows that only a short section now remains! Probably the 'missing railings' were removed during WW2, along with lots of others all over the country to be melted down to help the war effort ... but why has this section remained? One theory is that as the wall reduces in height along its length - and it does - then leaving the railings intact was allowed for security. Any other ideas?
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Image Location
Latitude
53.401267
Longitude
-1.497616