Pinfoldgate, Loughborough, Leics
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Pinfoldgate, Loughborough, Leics
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 9 Nov 2014
A row of Grade II-listed early-to-mid C19th cottages at the north-easterly end of Pinfoldgate and a basket-handle archway leading to the rear of them. These may have been built for the families of woollen stocking industry workers in local factories? Ahead are High Street and Leicester Road that meet at this junction. The words Pinfold gata (Scandinavian for street) suggest that this was the street that led to the pinfold that was set aside for wandering, unclaimed animals.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.771137
Longitude
-1.20341