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SK1259 : Charles Cotton's Fishing House built (1674) on the Banks of the River Dove

near to Hartington, Derbyshire, Great Britain

Charles Cotton's Fishing House built (1674) on the Banks of the River Dove

This is a is a secular shrine to all (particularly game) anglers; Charles Cotton wrote the fly-fishing section of Isaac Walton's 'The Compleat Angler' in 1676. He lived in nearby Beresford Hall and practised his sport on the trout and grayling of the River Dove.

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2006

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Grid Square: SK1259, 5 images (more nearby)
Photographer: neil gibbs (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph (First for SK1259)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 2 August, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 10 November, 2006
Category: Historic building (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SK 127 592 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:7.7889N 1:48.6990W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SK 127 592
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)