Coal holes in Trinity Church Square
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Coal holes in Trinity Church Square
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 6 Sep 2012
Each of these town houses would have had its own coal cellar, and most of them retain the small circular covers to the holes down which the coal would be poured. They come in various designs such as Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.498222
Longitude
-0.094013