19-39 Market Street, NE1
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19-39 Market Street, NE1
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 7 Aug 2014
Built c 1837, probably by John Wardle, for Richard Grainger. The central 5-bay pavilion has six giant Ionic fluted columns, with the right hand three being shorter to accommodate the change in ground level along the street. The buildings are Grade II listed http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1355266 . Nos. 19-27 (shown in part on the left) are the return of Image Nos. 29-39 were formerly Bainbridge's department store; it was taken over by John Lewis in 1952, and relocated to Eldon Square in 1976 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bainbridge's . The Buildings of Grainger Town - No.58. See Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.972701
Longitude
-1.613177