The White Swan and Nos.101-105 High Street
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The White Swan and Nos.101-105 High Street
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 13 Mar 2010
A traditional public house and a set of interesting cottages. The latter are Listed Grade II, specifically because they are built using bricks called Measham 'gobs'. These were double-sized bricks designed to reduce the amount of Brick Tax payable. Unsurprisingly, legislation was amended to make double tax payable on double-sized bricks, so they were only produced for a relatively short period around the turn of the 19th century.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.707779
Longitude
-1.504134