EPW061243 ENGLAND (1939). Buckingham Palace and Westminster, St James, from the north-west, 1939

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Details

Title [EPW061243] Buckingham Palace and Westminster, St James, from the north-west, 1939
Reference EPW061243
Date 26-May-1939
Link
Place name ST JAMES
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 528509, 180074
Longitude / Latitude -0.14819333631729, 51.504486190163
National Grid Reference TQ285801

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