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Showing posts with label John Rack. Show all posts
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Saturday, 17 September 2016

some Kenton history

Kenton History is a carefully referenced blog about the village next door to Starcross.

Kenton History 

Setting the scene
The war memorial
The Great War
The Great Fire of Kenton
Kenton's Victorian architecture
Homes for the workers
John Rack


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