Franklin Barnes Building
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Franklin Barnes Building by Philip Halling as part of the Geograph project.
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Franklin Barnes Building
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 15 Mar 2018
Franklin Barnes Building was built to a 1950s design; it stands on the corner of Blue School Road (the Inner Ring Road) and Commercial Road. The architects were Cecil Corey and Harry Bettington. Franklin Barnes was a garden supplies business and florists. The sculpted stylized flower by Trevor Worton is representative of the business.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.057934
Longitude
-2.712433