Gliddons, Sidmouth
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Gliddons, Sidmouth
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 27 Oct 2012
Gliddons, an ironmongers that now specialises in cookware and toys, has been here since the premises were built in 1887. A site formerly occupied by cottages, it was auctioned on 4th August 1886 and bought on behalf of Gliddons for £425 http://www.eastdevonaonb.org.uk/index.php?page=poh-transcripts-1886 . "They are going to widen Church Street by 30 feet, and sell a plot for 3 houses, measuring 62 feet by 32". Church Street is in the foreground; the Market Place is on the right. See also Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.678774
Longitude
-3.238236