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Brady Square

A request from Margaret Graham. She would like to know something about the Newsome family who ran the Long Pull. Her mother was Annie and Stan (previously a jockey) ran the store.
Photo shows the shop on the far side of the crossing - just in front of the steam train. 'Crossing NO Gates' - Health & Safety eat your heart out - and nobody was killed?

The shop on the far side of the crossing - just in front of the steam train. The shop on the far side of the crossing - just in front of the steam train.
The Long Pull in detail. Believed to be 3 Railway Terrace - unless you know different? The Long Pull in detail. Believed to be 3 Railway Terrace - unless you know different?