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John Nairn established his market garden business at the end of College Street, as it was then, in 1893. In all seven glass houses and other buildings were built over the years. The family business largely grew tomatoes, cucumbers and grapes.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
IMCA Outsize Photograph Collection
Date
1898
Digitisation ID
2008P_OSP_bui_2040
Held In
Outsize

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agriculture,
buildings,
crops,
photographs,
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