Eton Street, Kingston upon Hull
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Eton Street, Kingston upon Hull
Image: © Bernard Sharp Taken: 6 Mar 2014
Street shrine attached to west side of No.275 Hessle Road. One of only three original surviving examples in Hull and an important piece of social history. Street shrines became an increasingly common expression of remembrance for local servicemen, particularly in working class areas, as the casualty list lengthened during World War I (1914-18). Street shrines generally consisted of a paper roll of honour housed in a wooden case. Due to their perishable nature, and later slum clearance programmes, few now survive. The Eton Street shrine is a particularly good quality stone example.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.734967
Longitude
-0.364385