Thornton Street and Fire Tank cover
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Thornton Street and Fire Tank cover
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 21 Feb 2013
The fire tank presumably stored water for fire brigade use in case of fire in the nearby mills.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.720329
Longitude
-1.705979