Former stocking maker's cottages
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Former stocking maker's cottages
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 6 Aug 2020
Former stocking maker's cottages dating from the mid-18th century. Until the late 19th century stocking making was a major industry in Tewkesbury. In the 1720s Daniel Defoe reported 1 in 4 of the population were employed in stocking making.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.99147
Longitude
-2.160879