Land acquired
Introduction
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Land acquired
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 31 May 2012
The former H. Cooper and Sons site in Yate has been levelled and now waits to be turned into a residential area. A benchmark lurks on the short wall at the foot of the shot - see Image Prior to that the area was Hollybrook Brick works in the early twentieth century; the works closed in WWII due to contraction of demand. The large ponds behind it are a clue as to the extraction that took place. Before that it was in fact a prisoner of war camp, holding many Germans taken in the Great War - indeed, the Common is still referred locally as Germans Field.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.536587
Longitude
-2.4234