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SD7716 : View from the top

near to Ramsbottom, Bury, Great Britain

View from the top

View from on the top of the 128 ft Peel Tower facing south showing the single track road that leads up from Holcombe village.Link

The 128 ft Peel Tower is a memorial to Sir Robert Peel the founder of the modern police force as we know it today.
The tower occupies a prominent position on Holcombe Hill 1100 feet (335 metres) above sea level.
A public subscription provided the £1,000 needed to build the tower in 1852
SD7716 : Peel Tower

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2006

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Grid Square: SD7716, 28 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Paul Anderson (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Sunday, 22 October, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 22 October, 2006
Category: Tower (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 777 163 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:38.5639N 2:20.3271W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SD 777 163
View Direction: South-southwest (about 202 degrees)