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Blue plaque № 4328

Dewsbury, England, United Kingdom

51 Station Road. This former selling house and office was constructed circa 1880 and incorporates very elaborate carvings, including foliage, a sheep's head, squatting dog, monkey, owl, eagle, macaw and bat. The building was clearly designed to impress and represented the wealth and prosperity of th

e town's textile industry. It is a Grade II listed building.

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