Bestwood Colliery Village: Park Road

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Bestwood Colliery Village: Park Road

Image: © John Sutton Taken: 7 Apr 2014

The terraces on the left were built by the Bestwood Coal & Iron Company in 1876, and are dated and monogrammed on the first floor (see Image] and Image]). The first pair of cottages is faced with Bulwell stone, but the rest are red brick.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.022849
Longitude
-1.177612