Hoskins Street, Newport
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Hoskins Street, Newport
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 4 Sep 2009
The view north from the corner of Evans Street. This area was developed in the 1880s. At about the time that Hoskins Street was being built, the mayor of Newport (1886) was George Hoskins. Nearby is Pugsley Street. George Pugsley was mayor of Newport in 1887. Charles Lyne was mayor in 1884 and Lyne Street is also nearby. There may be a pattern here...
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Image Location
Latitude
51.594727
Longitude
-2.994611