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Alston: Front Street, 3
Alston Clocks
Street:-   Front Street
locality:-   Alston
civil parish:-   Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   shop
locality type:-   clockmaker
locality type:-   dressmaker's
locality type:-   workplace
coordinates:-   NY71894645
1Km square:-   NY7146
10Km square:-   NY74


photograph
CCL52.jpg (taken 20.2.2015)  
photograph
CFT45.jpg  Shop front.
(taken 11.1.2017)  

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Sunderland Building Society
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"PROPERTY OCCUPIED BY THE SUNDERLAND BUILDING SOCIETY / / FRONT STREET / ALSTON MOOR / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73117 / NY7189546459"


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CCL55.jpg  Sign; a clock.
(taken 20.2.2015)  
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CFT46.jpg  Shop window and sign.
(taken 11.1.2017)  
photograph
CCL54.jpg  Shop window.
(taken 20.2.2015)  
photograph
CFT49.jpg  Interior.
(taken 11.1.2017)  
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CFT61.jpg  Interior.
(taken 11.1.2017)  
photograph
CCL56.jpg  Old shop sign; pestle and mortar,
"J R" (taken 20.2.2015)  
photograph
CFT50.jpg  Old shop sign:-
"REID & SONS / JEWELLERY" (taken 11.1.2017)  

MN photo:-  
The Sewing Room is on the first floor.

photograph
CFT47.jpg  Shop window.
(taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
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CFT48.jpg  Shop window.
(taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
photograph
CFT54.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
photograph
CFT55.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
photograph
CFT56.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
photograph
CFT57.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
photograph
CFT58.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
photograph
CFT59.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
photograph
CFT60.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
photograph
CFT62.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
photograph
CFT63.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker
photograph
CFT64.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  courtesy of the dressmaker

MN photo:-  
On the first floor is an old range, made by John Dawson, ironfounder, Alston.

photograph
CFT51.jpg (taken 11.1.2017)  
photograph
CFT52.jpg "JNO DAWSON / ALSTON" (taken 11.1.2017)  
photograph
CFT53.jpg "J: DAWSON ALSTON." (taken 11.1.2017)  


photograph
CFT65.jpg  3 Front Street and earlier buildings, now gone.
 

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