SU7139 : Alton Parish Church hit by lightning 24 June 1880 repaired by brave Steeple Jacks
taken 144 years ago, near to Alton, Hampshire, England
Alton Parish Church hit by lightning 24 June 1880 repaired by brave Steeple Jacks
Steeple Jacks, repairing the steeple of St Lawrence's church, showing off before days of Health and Safety. Taken by a member of the Crowley family who also ran a brewery on the site now occupied by Sainsbury's in Alton.
See SU7139 : Alton Parish Church hit by lightning 24 June 1880