Army Surplus
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Army Surplus
Image: © John Lucas Taken: 6 Oct 2021
These shops were fairly commonplace after the last war, with so much surplus equipment being available for disposal. Less so now, but this one in Haltwhistle appears to be thriving with the aid of a healthy online presence. The reference to the 'Centre of Britain' is interesting. Tradition has it that Haltwhistle has that honour, but Ordnance Survey have it as the Whitendale Hanging Stones, near Brennand Farm, outside Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire in the Forest of Bowland. (Image). Haltwhistle is a 'centre' by another calculation, it being the midpoint of the longest north–south meridian; also approximately the midpoint of each of the lines through it across Great Britain along the 16 main compass directions.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.97056
Longitude
-2.459222