Alcester Street, Highgate
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Alcester Street, Highgate by Stephen McKay as part of the Geograph project.
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Alcester Street, Highgate
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 2 Jul 2017
Highgate Park is just out of shot to the right with the Paragon Hotel straight ahead. This is now a smart hotel, but was originally opened in 1903 as a lodging house, called Rowton House, offering relatively decent accommodation predominantly for Irish labourers. S. Lilley & Sons Ltd on the left is a long-established family firm specialising in brass lampholders and lighting accessories - keeping Birmingham's reputation for metal bashing alive.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.470261
Longitude
-1.885575
