MHW01822
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High Wycombe Museum
Summary:
looking NW, a view of North’s chair factory standing on the A40 at Piddington, nr West Wycombe. June 1904
Photographer:
Place:
Piddington, West Wycombe, Bucks, SE, looking Northwest towards A40 road
Content Notes:
View of Benjamin North’s chair factory and yard standing S of the A40, seen on left, at Piddington. The factory is constructed of brick and timber and its chimney is seen.
Date:
6.1904
as inscribed, and from Sweetland Index
Names:
North, Benjamin, (Chair Manufacturer)
Inscriptions:
June 1904; 29.7.91; [a] B. North’s Factory – Piddington; [a] Old Dashwood Hill on left side (deleted); [a] just beyond West Wycombe showing how the composite brick and timber construction persisted into this century. The factory is still in use. A modern ‘composite’ factory of brick and timber. The factory is still in use.; Rubber Stamp of High Wycombe Library (roundel), [a] 771b; s10.JPG; [b] B. North Factory Piddington; Rubber Stamp of High Wycombe Library (roundel), [b] 771a
Subjects:
Commercial building, Exterior, Landscape
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Image Source:
General Notes:
Scan [a]
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