Feather merchants of Plumage House
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Feather merchants of Plumage House
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 27 Jun 2008
The sign is still in the window of this intriguing business premises in Shepherdess Walk. An article about the Victorian feather trade and the effort it took animal-lovers to suppress can be found here https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/feather-her-cap
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Image Location
Latitude
51.531914
Longitude
-0.092173