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Skilbecks Shop, Cold Hesleden - Murton (murt0147)

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Photograph of the exterior of the shop of Wm. Skilbeck Ltd. and a doorway ,with the name, Avondale, above it; the sign bearing the name of the road, North Crescent, is on the wall above the shop; the properties are unoccupied and in a dilapidated condition; the property has been identified as being in Cold Hesledon and having been abandoned after a Clearance Order

Skilbecks Shop, Cold Hesleden - Murton

Photograph of the exterior of the shop of Wm. Skilbeck Ltd. and a doorway ,with the name, Avondale, above it; the sign bearing the name of the road, North Crescent, is on the wall above the shop; the properties are unoccupied and in a dilapidated condition; the property has been identified as being in Cold Hesledon and having been abandoned after a Clearance Order

Date: 1950 - 1959


the dates on this photograph are way out my family still lived in st andrews terrace cold hesledon 68/69 and we moved to hawthorn village mid 69 this shop was still trading then. I suggest this picture must be from early 70's

Comment added by Leslie Harrison Reed on 27/03/2009 09:46:00

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