SD3598 : Main Street and the Sun public house
taken 48 years ago, near to Hawkshead, Cumbria, Great Britain

Main Street and the Sun public house
Link : last ( 1 of 8 from 1973 ) next : Link
The photograph, taken from near the entrance to the villages southern car park, shows a northerly view along Main Street. In the distance is the junction ( Link ) of Main Street with The Square (to the left).
From the left, the building marked 1863 is (or wası) part of the old primary schoolı. Then there is The Sun (a Bass Charrington public house) and the pub yard. After that there is a Tea & Coffee Bar that sold, according to the sign on the wall, Cigarettes, Tobacco, Sweets, Chocolates, Gifts, Postcards, Films, Minerals, Snacks and Cakes.
Compare this 1973 photograph with this one taken by Peter Trimming in 2009: Link .
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ıI'm uncertain about this detail. If someone could clarify/confirm/correct I'd be grateful.
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Note: The Date Taken is the processing date printed on the slide and therefore the photograph could have been taken several weeks earlier.
The photograph, taken from near the entrance to the villages southern car park, shows a northerly view along Main Street. In the distance is the junction ( Link ) of Main Street with The Square (to the left).
From the left, the building marked 1863 is (or wası) part of the old primary schoolı. Then there is The Sun (a Bass Charrington public house) and the pub yard. After that there is a Tea & Coffee Bar that sold, according to the sign on the wall, Cigarettes, Tobacco, Sweets, Chocolates, Gifts, Postcards, Films, Minerals, Snacks and Cakes.
Compare this 1973 photograph with this one taken by Peter Trimming in 2009: Link .
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ıI'm uncertain about this detail. If someone could clarify/confirm/correct I'd be grateful.
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Note: The Date Taken is the processing date printed on the slide and therefore the photograph could have been taken several weeks earlier.
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- Grid Square
- SD3598, 279 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Alan Walker (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- August 1973 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 6 February, 2011
- Category
- Village scene (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SD 35245 98081 [1m precision]
WGS84: 54:22.4459N 2:59.8998W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
SD 35265 98046
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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