Dowty House, Cheltenham
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Dowty House, Cheltenham
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 10 Jul 2014
Dowty House is on St Margaret's Road in Cheltenham. Originally the property was built as a boy's orphanage in 1866; it opened as a residential home for elderly women in November 1957. The building is not listed. Not sure of the origin of the name Dowty House and whether it has any connection to local engineer and entrepreneur Sir George Dowty.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.903627
Longitude
-2.075099