EPW039964 ENGLAND (1932). The town centre, Minehead, 1932
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| Title | [EPW039964] The town centre, Minehead, 1932 |
| Reference | EPW039964 |
| Date | August-1932 |
| Link | |
| Place name | MINEHEAD |
| Parish | MINEHEAD |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 296947, 146134 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -3.4753006986286, 51.204591676017 |
| National Grid Reference | SS969461 |
Pins
 The harbour quay. |
Toby Clempson |
Wednesday 18th of December 2013 01:58:14 PM |
| The seaward end of Minehead Pier, which only survived for a further 8 years after 1932, being demolished in 1940 to secure a clear field of fire for guns mounted on the stone quay seen further to the right in the photograph. Test firing of the guns damaged the stonework and they were never fired again, subsequently being located elsewhere. |
Toby Clempson |
Wednesday 18th of December 2013 01:57:33 PM |
| Tannery, in 1932 this was shortly to become the site of the new Regal Cinema which opened in 1935. |
Toby Clempson |
Wednesday 18th of December 2013 01:53:39 PM |
| The original Minehead Electricity Generating works in Quay Lane dating from c1902. Subsequently used as a drill hall during the first world war and also as a roller skating rink. |
Toby Clempson |
Wednesday 18th of December 2013 01:51:32 PM |
An armoury was established there in 1914 and the building burnt down in 1938. |
Lynda Tubbs |
Thursday 13th of February 2014 10:27:55 AM |