Harbour Buildings, 1905
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Harbour Buildings, 1905
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 19 Aug 2011
An unusual site calls for an unusual building. Sea Street and Harbour Street converge leaving a tapering plot of land in between. This mock medieval block is the answer some architect thought up back in 1905. The date is on the upper shield, with "Harbour Buildings" on the lower one.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.361975
Longitude
1.025453