An unusual house number plate

Introduction

The photograph on this page of An unusual house number plate by Stephen Craven as part of the Geograph project.

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An unusual house number plate

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 15 Jun 2020

The owner of 32 Penfield Road has acquired what appears to be an old railway bridge plate, as it bears the distance 183 miles 33 chains. A bit of detective work suggests this may have adorned a bridge over Gelderd Road on the former LMSR route into Leeds at Image That bridge has long since been demolished, so this appears to be a legitimate souvenir.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.753004
Longitude
-1.656614