Council Offices, Grange Road, Jarrow
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Council Offices, Grange Road, Jarrow
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 16 Jul 2010
Glorious building in bright red brick and red glazed terracotta, dated 1902, designed by Fred Rennoldson of South Shields Image A plaque in the council chamber commemorates the decision taken there in 1936 to march to London - the Jarrow March http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=303751&resourceID=5 The apartment block of Wilkinson Court is behind.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.981413
Longitude
-1.489967
