The whetstone outside the Griffin Public House, Whetstone
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The whetstone outside the Griffin Public House, Whetstone by Ken Amphlett as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Ken Amphlett Taken: 7 Feb 2014
It is thought that this stone may have been used to sharpen knives etc in the past or was used as a mounting block outside the Griffin which was a coaching inn
Image Location
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