Main Road, Wylam

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Main Road, Wylam

Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 1 May 2018

The building facing was at one time another of Wylam's several public houses, The Bird Inn. The property is joined to the Ship Inn which is still in business Image A building plan illustrates the propsed re-building of 'The Bird Inn' at Wylam for Newcastle Breweries Ltd in 1897 and was approved by Hexham Rural District Council on the 8th June 1897 https://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/008865.htm On the right is the Spar grocers, now including the post office business which was previously across the road Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.976153
Longitude
-1.82343