6 Fishergate, Preston
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6 Fishergate, Preston
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 11 Jun 2013
A striking facade owing to the coat of white faience (Image]) applied in 1915 by Longworth & Gardner to R.W. Hughes's original building of 1859. The latter work also including enlargement which was so faithful that it's hard to work out where. Grade II listed. Built for Booths Grocers, currently a branch of booksellers Waterstone's.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.758108
Longitude
-2.698881