East Road
Introduction
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East Road
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 18 Aug 2012
An 1870s map show this road as Gasworks Road, reflecting the siting of the town gasworks at its end. This name is also shown in the 1896 and 1914 maps, but by 1935 it had been given its current name, East Road. Although the gasholders went in the 1960/70s, the site remained the local depot for British Gas until the 1990s, when it was redeveloped for housing (as seen in the background). However East Road itself has retained its Victorian character.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.242024
Longitude
-0.211158