A street not far from Stoke town centre is a monument to good fortune, but unless you look carefully you'll miss the fine details - the words between the bricks.
The row of glazed tiles you see in the photo was installed on the exterior of all the houses along Shelburne Street, a row of terraced homes, when the street itself was created.
The story goes that the developer of the houses here had won a considerable amount of money at the races - which he then used the fund the project.
And the name of the winning horse? Well, the clue is in the tiles... "Gold Coin"!
May we all have such good fortune in the New Year...
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Very cute detail, nice photos!
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ReplyDeleteCute lovely!
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