Hughes Terrace, Parkend
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Hughes Terrace, Parkend
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 22 Sep 2013
Houses on what was once known as Stampers Row, they were renamed after the Hughes family; James, who owned a sawmill, built them in 1859. Stampers were large machines used to crush iron ore to make it suitable for the blast furnaces, and also the slag, which was used to make glass.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.770498
Longitude
-2.562249