Golden Gates at Warrington Town Hall
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Golden Gates at Warrington Town Hall
Image: © Anthony Parkes Taken: 22 May 2018
The gates were commissioned by one of the livery companies of London as a present for Queen Victoria in 1862 to be installed at Sandringham. The gift was turned down and returned to the foundry in Ironbridge. They eventually ended up as a gift to Warrington in 1895.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.388681
Longitude
-2.59959