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Cottrell, Rose &amp; Co, 1903. There are at least 53 men in the photograph. — cottrell-01
Cottrell, Rose & Co, 1903. There are at least 53 men in the photograph.

Cottrell, Rose & Co, 1903. There are at least 53 men in the photograph.

Catalogue, 1897, including Improved One Horse Cart - £15 0s. 0d. Award winning 'Climax' Elevator £42 0s 0d. — cottrell-02
Catalogue, 1897, including Improved One Horse Cart - £15 0s. 0d. Award winning 'Climax' Elevator £42 0s 0d.

Catalogue, 1897, including Improved One Horse Cart - £15 0s. 0d. Award winning 'Climax' Elevator £42 0s 0d.

Catalogue, 1897, including Improved One Horse Cart - £15 0s. 0d. Award winning 'Climax' Elevator £42 0s 0d. — cottrell-03
Catalogue, 1897, including Improved One Horse Cart - £15 0s. 0d. Award winning 'Climax' Elevator £42 0s 0d.

Catalogue, 1897, including Improved One Horse Cart - £15 0s. 0d. Award winning 'Climax' Elevator £42 0s 0d.

Catalogue, 1897, including Builder &amp; Contractor's Cart, and Brewer's Crank Axle Spring Cart — cottrell-04
Catalogue, 1897, including Builder & Contractor's Cart, and Brewer's Crank Axle Spring Cart

Catalogue, 1897, including Builder & Contractor's Cart, and Brewer's Crank Axle Spring Cart

Catalogue, 1897, including the award winning "Improved Climax Grain elevator" — cottrell-05
Catalogue, 1897, including the award winning "Improved Climax Grain elevator"

Catalogue, 1897, including the award winning "Improved Climax Grain elevator"

Eddington Garage, c1922. L to R: Jack Froom, Billy Norman, ??, ??, ??. — cottrell-06
Eddington Garage, c1922. L to R: Jack Froom, Billy Norman, ??, ??, ??.

Eddington Garage, c1922. L to R: Jack Froom, Billy Norman, ??, ??, ??.

?inside workshop at Eddington Garage, c1922 — eddington trade-06
?inside workshop at Eddington Garage, c1922

?inside workshop at Eddington Garage, c1922

Norman's Garage, c1974 — eddington trade-07
Norman's Garage, c1974

Norman's Garage, c1974

eddington trade-08 1974

Looking towards Gibbs Builders, 1985 — eddington trade-09 c1985
Looking towards Gibbs Builders, 1985

Looking towards Gibbs Builders, 1985

Henry and Francis Tidbury in handcuffs, accused of the police murders of 1876. — police murders 1876
Henry and Francis Tidbury in handcuffs, accused of the police murders of 1876.

Henry and Francis Tidbury in handcuffs, accused of the police murders of 1876.

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normans garage 198505

Total Service station, Feb 1988. [Ivor Speed Collection] — 19880216 eddington service station-01
Total Service station, Feb 1988. [Ivor Speed Collection]

Total Service station, Feb 1988. [Ivor Speed Collection]

Total Service station, Feb 1988. [Ivor Speed Collection] — 19880216 eddington service station-02
Total Service station, Feb 1988. [Ivor Speed Collection]

Total Service station, Feb 1988. [Ivor Speed Collection]

Total Service station - near site of former Cottrell, Rose &amp; Co Eddington Works. 29 Jan 2009 — img_0203
Total Service station - near site of former Cottrell, Rose & Co Eddington Works. 29 Jan 2009

Total Service station - near site of former Cottrell, Rose & Co Eddington Works. 29 Jan 2009

Site of demolished Norman's Garage / Cottrell's Iron Foundry, NNov 1986 (John Allen). — 19861100 Site of Norman's-Cottrell's (John Allen)
Site of demolished Norman's Garage / Cottrell's Iron Foundry, NNov 1986 (John Allen).

Site of demolished Norman's Garage / Cottrell's Iron Foundry, NNov 1986 (John Allen).

Norman's Garage, Eddington, undated. — Norman's Garage, Eddington
Norman's Garage, Eddington, undated.

Norman's Garage, Eddington, undated.

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