Co-operative Mural, Prestonpans
Introduction
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Co-operative Mural, Prestonpans
Image: © Eirian Evans Taken: 10 Sep 2021
Painted by Tom Ewing, this mural took 6 weeks to complete. Tom worked from an old photo of the Co-op circa 1910, which shows the staff posing outside the shop. Although the shop in the photo is no longer there, it was situated right next door to the site of the mural.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.95893
Longitude
-2.986927