Council houses, Vale Close, Almondbury
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Council houses, Vale Close, Almondbury
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 19 Mar 2008
I suspect that these might be some of the early council houses built in the 1920s. The Borough Architect was perhaps influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, particularly the shape of the bottom corners of the gables – see one at the extreme left.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.633064
Longitude
-1.750441