Heron Cottage and Press Gang Cottage, Lymington
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Heron Cottage and Press Gang Cottage, Lymington
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 27 Sep 2014
Viewed across Bath Road. Press Gang Cottage on the right, accessed via steps, was formerly the Old Harlequin or Harbour Inn, in the early 19th century the headquarters of the local press gangs (groups of men under the command of an officer, employed to press men for service in the Army or here, the Royal Navy).
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Image Location
Latitude
50.756637
Longitude
-1.534525