Preston Mercat Cross
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Preston Mercat Cross by Jim Barton as part of the Geograph project.
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Preston Mercat Cross
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 9 Jul 2010
The door in the base leads to a small dark lock-up cell, and the balcony above was used to give proclamations - a multipurpose structure.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.955424
Longitude
-2.975947