2011

SD9608 : Bishop Park Trig Point and Monument

taken 12 years ago, near to Sholver, Oldham, England

Bishop Park Trig Point and Monument
Bishop Park Trig Point and Monument
Bishop Park occupies about 50 hectares of land that originally included farms, a coal pit and a quarry on an exposed site which provides extensive views of Oldham, Shaw, Denshaw, Delph and the surrounding hills.

The monument commemorates the local family who gave the land at to the Borough of Oldham. It stands on Wotherhead Hill, marking the highest point in Oldham, at 1233 feet above sea level.

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Geographical Context: Uplands Park and Public Gardens People, Events other tags: Hill Obelisk Monument Trig Point Trig Pillar Triangulation Point Triangulation Pillar Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bishop Park Monument [12] · Wotherhead Hill [5] · Trig Point [4] ·
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SD9608, 76 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 28 October, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 29 October, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 9676 0805 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:34.1428N 2:3.0237W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 9675 0802
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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