The Crane Works
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The Crane Works
Image: © Oxymoron Taken: 17 May 2009
I believe that "Crane" is the name of the company, rather than a description of what used to be made here. This is a big site, and a board outside proclaims "44 acre site acquired for development", so I don't suppose these buildings will be around much longer (credit crunch permitting, I suppose).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.031724
Longitude
1.200407