Flour sack hoist
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Flour sack hoist by Andy Potter as part of the Geograph project.
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Flour sack hoist
Image: © Andy Potter Taken: 22 May 2007
This hand-powered hoist was used to haul flour sacks up to the first floor store of Image The wooden lintel and the bricks above show the wear of decades of use. The window glass has been painted out black but in a careful manner so as to retain the appearance of normal windows.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.064558
Longitude
-0.317126