Front Street, Monksilver, 1950

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Front Street, Monksilver, 1950 by David M Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.

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Front Street, Monksilver, 1950

Image: © David M Murray-Rust Taken: 21 Apr 1950

It took a long time to identify the location of this view. The diary suggested that it would be in Monksilver, but a detailed search on streetview failed to provide a comparable view. Then looking at Geograph contributions, this view https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3414611suddenly looked right. The cottage on the right, and the more distant whitewashed one are clearly matches. The one in the centre no longer exists, and the two remaining ones have both had their thatched roofs replaced.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.129786
Longitude
-3.326435