Newcombe Road
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Newcombe Road
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 25 Sep 2021
Early 20th Century housing, first shown on the 1914 25 inch map. No 72, situated by the lamppost seen next to a telegraph pole towards the rear of the photo, was where Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine, was born on 1 June 1907.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.401259
Longitude
-1.530725