Date:1905 - 1912 (c.)
Description:A postcard view of George Street which was the main street of Tamworth. On the right, with the sun-blinds, is Vaughan’s shop at number 37. A Mr Vaughan built this for his pawnbroking and second-hand business in 1898. Thomas Vaughan was a locksmith from Willenhall who had several pawnbroking businesses in the midlands. The terracotta clad building is possibly the work of Gibbs & Canning of Glascote who supplied terracotta products to the building of The Royal Albert Hall and The Natural History Museum in London.
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On the right can be seen the façade of the Grand Theatre Cinema owned by the Dent family. The end of ...
A postcard view of George Street which was the main street of Tamworth. On the right, with the sun-blinds, ...
A view of the east end of George Street, taken from Victoria Road. The outline of the Grand Cinema can ...
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Source: Tamworth Castle Museum
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