SK8608 : The street to Oakham Castle

Oakham, Rutland, Great Britain

The street to Oakham Castle
The street to Oakham Castle
This is taken looking up this narrow cobbled street towards Oakham Castle. The castle was built in 1180 by Walkelin de Ferrers, a Norman baron. The only part of it that still remains is the Great Hall as the rest has been demolished. The walls inside the Great Hall are covered by over 200 horseshoes as every peer of the realm (a person who can sit in the House of Lords) who visits Oakham has to give a horseshoe. The building on the left of the street is the town Post Office. This photograph was taken on a sunny but very cold January morning at approximately 11:50am.
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Photographer
Paul Whittington   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Saturday, 13 January, 2007
Submitted
Friday, 19 January, 2007
Category
Street scene   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 861 089 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:40.2744N 0:43.6349W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 861 088
View Direction
NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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