Gibson Street, Battle Field

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The photograph on this page of Gibson Street, Battle Field by John Lucas as part of the Geograph project.

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Gibson Street, Battle Field

Image: © John Lucas Taken: 15 Aug 2016

The Asian restaurant nearest the camera was once the 'Sun Inn'. The flats beyond are built on the site once occupied by large terraced houses. My 3x great-grandfather, Stephenson Scaife, lived in one of these with his family in the 1830s and 40s, until his death in 1842.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.972566
Longitude
-1.599275