Britannia boiler
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Britannia boiler
Image: © Pauline E Taken: 20 Oct 2009
Britannia model from the Ideal Boilers & Radiators Company Ltd. This engineering company is still in existence today. They produced this type of open-fire domestic boiler from the 1920s to the mid 1930s, its main purpose being to produce a hot water supply. The company still operate from Hull and are based in National Avenue. They also have a centre in Mexborough. The pictured boiler is now a decorative object built into the garden wall of a house along Linton Ridge.
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Image Location
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Latitude
51.921063
Longitude
-2.489535