RHW51754
Copyright mgmt:
High Wycombe Library
Summary:
Looking SE, landscape view showing a factory under construction outside the Borough boundary, from Desborough recreation ground, High Wycombe. c1945.
Photographer:
Place:
Castlefield, High Wycombe (outer), Bucks, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe (outer), Bucks, Desborough recreation ground, looking SE
Content Notes:
Landscape view, with a factory under construction in the mid-distance. A dotted white line superimposed on the image delineates the western boundary of the Borough. The factory under construction is outside the boundary (to the west), and is close to a tall chimney which is within the boundary.
Date:
about 1945
Photo acquired by Roland Avery when he was Mayor of Wycombe 1943-45
Names:
Inscriptions:
New factory outside Borough on west.; New road being cut towards Sands (above factory).; Boundary line in white; E SWEETLAND; HIGH WYCOMBE; (embossed on front); 7 (front)
Subjects:
Landscape
Objects:
Factory building, Pub/hotel/inn, Scaffolding
Image Source:
General Notes:
Image donated by Ann Hinchy and Richard Collins, who are niece and nephew of Cllr Roland Avery, Mayor of Wycombe 1943-45.
Permission to use, or order a high resolution copy of this photograph
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