2017

TL5208 : Tomb of John Locke, High Laver

taken 7 years ago, near to High Laver, Essex, England

Tomb of John Locke, High Laver
Tomb of John Locke, High Laver
John Locke (1632-1704) was an English philosopher who greatly influenced the development of the liberal democracies found throughout Western Europe and North America, not least through his influence on the writing of the US constitution. He was also famous for taking on difficult philosophical questions such as what makes things what they are and the nature of personal identity, issues that still perplex philosophers today. Regardless of whether one agrees with his views or not, no one can deny the profound effect they had on the progress of civilisation. Locke's connection with High Laver was that he spent the last fourteen years of his life within the parish at the now demolished manor house of Oates (see TL5210 : Site of the Manor of Oates) as a guest of Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham, the young wife of Sir Francis Masham, the Member of Parliament for Essex.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · John Locke 1632-1704 [2] · Young [2] Other Photos: · Site of the Manor of Oates ·
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TL5208, 29 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Kemp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 30 June, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 9 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 5274 0866 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.3484N 0:12.6919E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 5273 0865
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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