Beehive Buildings, 1899, Pleasley

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Beehive Buildings, 1899, Pleasley by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.

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Beehive Buildings, 1899, Pleasley

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 5 Dec 2014

The name confirms the first impression that this might have been a C0-operative store, the beehive being one of the symbols of the movement. The date stone in the pediment carries the date 1899.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.172964
Longitude
-1.244611