Street features [10]
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Street features [10]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 21 Sep 2019
Deep in the Crispin Centre (1970s shopping centre and currently dying) is this superb mural of The Buildings of Central Somerset. Created by Philippa Threlfall in 1979 and restored in 2012, the mural is listed, grade II, with much detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1442062 The village of Street is situated at the end of the Polden Hills on a dry spot in the Somerset Levels. There is evidence of Roman settlement. In the mid 17th century, the Society of Friends was established in Street and one of the Quaker families who settled here were the Clarks. In 1825 James Clark began the production of slippers and later shoes and boots. The business flourished under his son, William, but profits were ploughed back into employee welfare, housing and education. Much of the housing in the centre of Street was built by the company.
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Image Location
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51.125885
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-2.740149