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Dear all,
That’s great; we’ve reviewed your comments and thanks to your help we can update the catalogue. The revised record with the correct location will appear here in due course. It's especially useful having the ground shot of one of the factory buildings, thanks Hazy.
Yours, Katy
Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader
Tuesday 23rd October
9:01am
View looking East from above Hinckley Road, Earl Shilton.
Wednesday 25th July
3:44pm
Metcalfe Street
Wednesday 25th July
3:40pm
Station Road
Wednesday 25th July
3:40pm
Byron Street
Wednesday 25th July
3:38pm
Melton Street
Wednesday 25th July
3:37pm
New Street
Wednesday 25th July
3:36pm
Rossendale Road
Wednesday 25th July
3:36pm
Hinckley Road
Wednesday 25th July
3:35pm
This is Earl Shilton.
The three roads leading towards the top of the picture are, left to right, Melton Street, New Street and Rossendale Road, with Hinckley Road running along the bottom of the picture.
The A.Abbott factory is still there, although it has been converted into flats.
Most of the houses surrounding the Abbott factory are still there, although the block nearest the camera, including the large building with the fire escape, are now replaced by a industrial unit.
In the background you can see Byron Street crossing the photo, houses on James Street under construction, with Metcalfe Street running off upwards towards Station Road, which crosses the picture right at the back.
Tuesday 3rd July
6:26pm
Spot on hazy - good confirmation as well :C)
Monday 9th July
11:37pm
Unfortunately the factories are most likely not there anymore and will not show up on Google maps. Many such of these, probably boot and shoe factories originally, have been pulled down in Leics and Northants
Sunday 1st July
9:52am
Vehicles in picture look like late 1930's, certainly later than 1920's.
Saturday 30th June
7:33pm
Shop at top right has a sign on the side "Everards Ales" Everards being a Leicestershire brewery
Thursday 28th June
8:25pm
A. ABBOTT LTD
Thursday 28th June
4:46pm
This image and EPW001128 are of the same location.
Tuesday 26th June
6:54pm