Borrow Road street sign, Oulton Broad
Introduction
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Borrow Road street sign, Oulton Broad
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 6 Aug 2022
The road is named after George Henry Borrow (1803 – 1881) an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe. His travels gave him a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure strongly in his work. His best-known book is 'The Romany Rye' He lived at Oulton Broad for many years and wrote most of his books there. A hotel, named George Borrow, commonly called 'The George' (formerly the Railway Hotel) in Bridge Road was also named after him but closed down a number of years ago and is now offices and a pharmacy. Opposite is a new road which has been named 'George Close'.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.477208
Longitude
1.704616