Late 20th century meets medieval

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Late 20th century meets medieval

Image: © John Goldsmith Taken: 1 Aug 2010

The newer building looked better when it was a bank - the application of battleship grey paint by Domino's Pizza does not improve it. Behind it a flint wall probably traces the route of the original town walls. The area outside the wall here would have been too marshy to use for buildings, being close to Tay Fen (this is Tayfen Road) and with a small river running past. Is the river the Tay?

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Image Location

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52.25029
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0.711776