Tweendykes Road, Kingston upon Hull
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The photograph on this page of Tweendykes Road, Kingston upon Hull by Bernard Sharp as part of the Geograph project.
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Tweendykes Road, Kingston upon Hull
Image: © Bernard Sharp Taken: 6 May 2013
This is either a redundant gas lamp post, or a ventilator for old electricity cables, which were prone to over-heating in the early days of electricity transmission. The sole survivor in this street; it is reported that many others survive in Kirk Ella, Willerby and Hessle.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.776587
Longitude
-0.306161