Alleyway, West Street, Horncastle
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Alleyway, West Street, Horncastle
Image: © Dave Hitchborne Taken: 5 Nov 2007
A close-up, without intruding, of a building with corbelling on the corner of its walls. This building work is useful where horses and carts would be turning in and out of a courtyard and into a narrow alleyway. Corbelling - Where a wall projects outwards in steps without compromising the integrity of the structure.
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Image Location
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Latitude
53.209337
Longitude
-0.119717