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Read The Ben Lomond

The Ben Lomond

The Ben Lomond as it was known back in the 1930′s, was run as a residential hotel, it remained so until the 1970′s. The exterior of the building has never changed and is as grand a structure now as it was back in the 30′s. However, this did not go for the interior, sadly it [...]

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Read The Jarrow Crusader

The Jarrow Crusader

Back in the 1920′s and 30′s there were over 20 public houses in Jarrow. The Albion pictured here was purpose built for the job in 1865. licensed for running the Albion Public House back in 1925, when this picture was taken, was in the safe hands of S. Pattinson, like all these type of buildings [...]

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