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gable. The houses and plots beyond it on the west side of the
road are walled and fronted with a footpath, beyond which can
be seen a broad grass verge in which small standard trees are
planted. The east side of the road is similarly walled and
bordered beyond the station, but the nearest house, a fine two
or three storey construction, is a considerable distance up the
hill.

The photograph is clearly titled ‘Greystones. Co. Wicklow.
481.W.L.’ and Derek has dated it 1900. It has to be older.

On page 16 he has reproduced a similar photograph (see
below) clearly taken on a later occasion. There is much more
traffic about the street and a hansom cab stands together with
the other conveyances outside the station. A bicycle is leaning
against the entrance annexe.

Across the road, ‘A. McFarland’s Burnaby Stores’ stands
proudly at the foot of the street. A man is standing beside a pony
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