The Swan and the Black Swan
Introduction
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The Swan and the Black Swan
Image: © Barbara Carr Taken: 3 Jun 2013
This engraving of a swan is on the frontage of a building which is on the site of a former hotel, known both as "The Swan" and "The Black Swan", where French officers who were prisoners of war were billeted during the Napoleonic War. (Information from Town Trail booklet.)
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Image Location
Latitude
55.548487
Longitude
-2.840306