House Covered With Shells AKA Decorated… 1937

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Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Ebenezer Cottage, house of Mr Halstead in Rochdale decorated with horns, shells, bottles, picture frames, statues, electric light bulbs etc. It looks like a mosaic house - quite interesting. Mr Halstead cleaning a memorial tablet to his dog at the base of cottage....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41844
Sort Number:
NSP 045
Time in/Out:
01:42:15:00 / 01:43:02:00
Canister:
NSP 45
Film ID:
1232.35
Issue Date:
04/02/1937

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Lifestyle & Culture Entertainment & Humour
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Housing

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