Sunderland - Dun-Cow

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The Dun Cow, Sunderland

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    Sunderland Dun - Cow, junction High Street West and Garden Place 26th October 2013 Re-built in 1901-2, this three story pub of Edwardian baroque has two Dutch gables and a corner copper domed tower which houses two clocks. The impressive exterior has stone carvings including '1901' and 'RD Ltd' for Robert Deuchars, Brewers of Edinburgh; it was designed by architect Benjamin F Simpson. It is one of a number of impressive Edwardian pubs built in Sunderland (another is the Britain’s Real Heritage pub the Mountain Daisy in the Millfield area. Above the three doorways are decorative stonework including figures of a cat, a cow, a frog and a lizzard - can you find them?

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    What does this mean? Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License

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    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30581663@N05/10532623766/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 5 years, 10 months ago
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    Picture Taken: Unknown

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