Corner shop, Scott Lane, Cleckheaton
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Corner shop, Scott Lane, Cleckheaton
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 14 Apr 2008
Corner shops often have a corner door with a shaped lintel over, with a variety of decorative features. In 1850 Scott Lane was the lower end of Wickcliffe lane, as it was spelt then, and had fields each side. Old lanes like this became the basis for the suburban development of the later 19C.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.72647
Longitude
-1.718061