2017

SJ9995 : Mottram Market Place

taken 7 years ago, near to Mottram in Longdendale, Tameside, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title Mottram Market Place in this square
Mottram Market Place
Mottram Market Place
In the foreground are the village stocks SJ9995 : Mottram Stocks which were moved here in the 1960s having been discovered during the building of the Hattersley estate.

Behind it is "Twiggy", a permanent Christmas Tree first planted by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in 2014 SJ9995 : The Embarrassment of Mottram Christmas Tree.

The Crown Pole in the background was originally erected in 1760 to commemorate the coronation of George III. It carries a signpost SJ9995 : Signpost at Mottram - left to Railway Station (Broadbottom) and Charlesworth - right to Stockport and Macclesfield B6174 - towards the camera to Manchester and Sheffield. At the top is a weather cock SJ9995 : Mottram Weather Cock.

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Roads, Road transport Date: 2014 1760 Road: B6174 Person: George III Milestoneid: CH SJ9995A other tags: Stocks Wooden Stocks Christmas Tree Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Pole Signpost Weather Cock Fingerpost Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Market Place [15] · Christmas Tree [3] · Weather Cock [2] Other Photos: · Mottram Weather Cock Title Clusters: · Mottram Market Place [4] ·
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SJ9995, 205 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 24 June, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 16 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9932 9543 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:27.3374N 2:0.7025W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9932 9546
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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