The doorway of Vipoint House, Airton
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The doorway of Vipoint House, Airton
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 9 Nov 2007
This was the post office. The date over the door is 1666. The owner informed me that the initials stand for William Vipoint and his wife Isobel, and that it is the practice in this area to put the wife's initial between the husband's initials and higher up. Note the pigeon nesting holes.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.027798
Longitude
-2.151091