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Swanage Square and Lower High Street 1880s

Swanage Square and Lower High Street 1880s

Swanage Square and Lower High Street 1880s

Swanage lower High Street in the late 1800s. Shops and hotels in this photo include:


The Queens Restaurant and Bazaar
Swanage Coombe Farm Dairies – Farm Produce and Supply Stores
Purbeck Hotel selling Romsey Ale
Ship Hotel

There are several horses and carts in the road

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Image Ref: VS 2288

Year: 1880

Copyright: Unknown

Photographer: Unknown

Tags: High StreetHistoricHorses
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