The Coronation bus shelter, Orton
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The Coronation bus shelter, Orton
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 16 Sep 2020
It may say something about the importance of public transport to rural communities (at least in the 1950s) that the villagers chose to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 with a bus shelter.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.468478
Longitude
-2.583492