2015

SJ9593 : Inspiring Women For 100 Years

taken 9 years ago, near to Gee Cross, Tameside, England

Inspiring Women For 100 Years
Inspiring Women For 100 Years
The theme at Booths Well SJ9593 : Gee Cross Well Dressing 2015 for the 2015 Gee Cross Well Dressing was "Inspiring Women For 100 Years"

Information on the side of the well informs us:

"This year our Women's Institute are celebrating three wonderful events; the centenary of the first Women's Institute Organisation set up in Britain, formed in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey in 1915; the 95th anniversary of the formation of the Cheshire Federation of the Women's Institute; and the 20th anniversary of our Gee Cross and District Women's Institute which was first started by a small band of enthusiastic ladies in Gee Cross and now has many members.

Across the country thousands of women will be celebrating these wonderful anniversaries in various ways, and so it seemed most appropriate for us to use the theme for our Well Dressing picture this year.

Looking at our picture you will see the design of beautiful pink roses on the side panels; the design to replicate the roses that appear on several products that have been created this year to celebrate the centenary.

You may notice that the Women's Institute original logo (the tree of life) and also our latest logo (WI inspiring women) have also been included in our picture.

We hope that you will enjoy looking at our picture which has been carefully created by our members and friends."
Gee Cross Well Dressing

Although well-dressing is a custom mostly confined to Derbyshire, it can be seen in adjacent counties too. Well dressing celebrations were held regularly in Gee Cross from the 1820s until 1878. The custom was revived by the local Women's Institute in 2000. The Well Dressing Ceremony was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but was revived in 2022.

Tameside Local History Forum: LinkExternal link
Well Dressing 2006: LinkExternal link
Well Dressing 2008: LinkExternal link
Well Dressing 2009: LinkExternal link
Well Dressing 2011: LinkExternal link
Well Dressing 2012: LinkExternal link
Well-Dressing 2013: LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement People, Events Date: 1915 Place: Gee Cross other tags: Well Well Dressing Womens Institute Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SJ9593, 980 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 12 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 20 July, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9535 9330 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.1875N 2:4.2877W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9534 9330
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