The thickness of the walls is due to cutting edge Victorian safety standards. Each is filled with clinker – the residue from burnt coal – to protect the building from fire and the sparks of the steam locomotives of the day.
The thickness of the walls is due to cutting edge Victorian safety standards. Each is filled with clinker – the residue from burnt coal – to protect the building from fire and the sparks of the steam locomotives of the day.
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