2010

TQ5839 : Lower Cricket Ground, Tunbridge Wells Common

taken 14 years ago, near to Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Lower Cricket Ground, Tunbridge Wells Common
Lower Cricket Ground, Tunbridge Wells Common
First used as a cricket pitch in the 1850s by the pupils of Romanoff House School. Now used as a general play area.
Tunbridge Wells Common

Tunbridge Wells Common is a 104 hectare open space close to the centre of town. Comprising mixed oak woodland and open areas. Originally a common where animals grazed, but trees have grown as grazing declined. Underlain by Tunbridge Wells Sandstone (Lower Cretaceous), which outcrops in several places across the common. Owned by the Borough Council but looked after by the Tunbridge Wells Common Conservators LinkExternal link .


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Category: Public open space
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Tunbridge Wells [972] · House [490] · Tunbridge Wells Common [146] Title Clusters: · Lower Cricket Ground, Tunbridge Wells Common [2] ·
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TQ5839, 5499 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 20 June, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 14 July, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 580 393 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:7.9028N 0:15.4402E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 580 393
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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