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Before the Council House

Vivienne14

Vivienne14

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This part fact, part fiction account c1850 of the area before the Council House was built makes an interesting little read. Each of the premises mentioned are helpfully marked on the photograph. Viv.

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Source: British Newspaper Archive
 
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Growing population, lack of housing, people can't afford to eat, war with Russia - 1850s or 2020s?
 
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