2022
SJ9593 : Booths Well 2022
taken 2 years ago, near to Gee Cross, Tameside, England
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Booths Well 2022
Booths Well outside The Grapes SJ9593 : Booths Well 2022 is dressed each year by members of the Gee Cross and District Women's Institute. The 2022 design commemorates the Platinum Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Well Dressing ceremony was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The walk around the wells took place on very hot Sunday and I didn't attend. This was taken later in the week.
The Well Dressing ceremony was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The walk around the wells took place on very hot Sunday and I didn't attend. This was taken later in the week.
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: Link
Well Dressing 2006: Link
Well Dressing 2008: Link
Well Dressing 2009: Link
Well Dressing 2011: Link
Well Dressing 2012: Link
Well-Dressing 2013: Link
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- Grid Square
- SJ9593, 983 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Gerald England (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 14 July, 2022 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 9534 9331 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.1928N 2:4.2967W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 9533 9331
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
