2008

SJ9593 : Booths Well 2008

taken 16 years ago, near to Gee Cross, Tameside, England

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Booths Well 2008
Booths Well 2008

Crowds are gathering outside The Grapes and Booths Well for the start of the 2008 Well Dressing Procession.

Booths Well is decorated by the Gee Cross Women's Institute whose theme this year is the 300th Anniversary of Hyde Chapel.
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.

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Geographical Context: Religious sites People, Events Date: 2008 Place: Gee Cross other tags: 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, 20 July, 2008   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 18 February, 2021
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9534 9329 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.1821N 2:4.2967W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9532 9329
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