Oily Rag sold at auction, Griffithstown, Pontypool
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Oily Rag sold at auction, Griffithstown, Pontypool
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 24 Jan 2015
In January 2015, there is a Paul Fosh Auctions SOLD board on the Oily Rag, the colloquial name for the GWRSA club on the corner of Hill Street and Commercial Street, Griffithstown. The club was formerly for employees of the Great Western Railway, which became part of British Railways in 1948. The stone inscription above the double entrance arches is Mechanics Institute.
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Image Location
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51.686095
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-3.024386