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SJ9593 : Booth's Well 2011

near to Gee Cross, Tameside, Great Britain

Booth's Well 2011

Booth's Well on Wych Road is decorated each year by the local Women's Institute for the Gee Cross Well Dressing ceremony SJ9593 : Gee Cross Well Dressing 2011. The design for 2011 is based on the wedding of the Owl and the Pussycat. It was 140 years ago that Edward Lear published his nonsense songs.

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.

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

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2011

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Grid Square: SJ9593, 353 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Gerald England (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Sunday, 10 July, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 11 July, 2011
Geographical Context: People, Events
Place (from Tags): Gee Cross
Name (from Tags): Edward Lear
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 9534 9331 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.1928N 2:4.2967W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 9534 9331
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)