Former coal merchant
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Former coal merchant
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 20 Jul 2012
The "ghost sign" on the wall of this building on Point Hill Image lists some of the products once sold here: corn, coal and hay. In other words, the essentials for a city dependent on steam-powered industry and on horses for transportation.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.475429
Longitude
-0.010289