Doorway of 17C house, Sowerby Street, Sowerby Bridge
Introduction
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Doorway of 17C house, Sowerby Street, Sowerby Bridge
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 27 Jul 2015
This house is next to the Royal Oak, and is listed, Grade II - see http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1185692&searchtype=mapsearch . The front of the house has been altered, and the label stop to the left of the lintel is no longer connected to a drip course. However the door surround is in excellent condition. See Image] for a close view of the inscription on the lintel. The listing details include the following note: "This was the last meeting place of the Quaker Community in Sowerby Bridge (Sowerby Civic Society, Sowerby Bridge Trail, p 7)."
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Image Location
Latitude
53.706189
Longitude
-1.916645