2013

NZ3568 : Priory House, Bedford Street, North Shields

taken 13 years ago, near to North Shields, North Tyneside, England

Priory House, Bedford Street, North Shields
Priory House, Bedford Street, North Shields
In 1870 Robert Shotton Bainbridge set up as an auctioneer in Camden Street, North Shields. The family built the business up into an extensive concern, making and selling furniture, beating carpets, upholstering, and acting as long distance removal contractors. For furniture sales the firm refurbished part of the old Snowball's building in Howard Street, in 1926. This large new premises in Bedford Street was opened in March 1933. It was designed by William Stockdale and named Priory House after their brand-named furniture.
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NZ3568, 266 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 July, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 11 August, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3547 6835 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:0.5072N 1:26.8163W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 35484 68364
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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