2011

SU9455 : Stanley's Gravestone, Pirbright

taken 13 years ago, near to Pirbright, Surrey, England

Stanley's Gravestone, Pirbright
Stanley's Gravestone, Pirbright
Henry Morton Stanley wanted to be buried in Westminster Abbey beside David Livingstone but his request was refused. "Bula Matari" (the "breaker of rocks") has not been a popular historical figure but perhaps he has been wrongly much maligned - papers held in Brussels have been researched for a recent autobiography and this was the conclusion.
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SU9455, 154 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Colin Smith   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 4 June, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 4 June, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 9428 5588 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:17.6553N 0:38.9535W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 9428 5588
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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