2005

TL2089 : Holme Fen Posts, Cambs

taken 19 years ago, near to Holme, Cambridgeshire, England

Holme Fen Posts, Cambs
Holme Fen Posts, Cambs
The original post (right) was erected in 1851, and the second post in 1957, to record the wastage of the peat after drainage of Whittlesey Mere; the ground surface in the vicinity is now at –2.75 m OD, the lowest natural point in the country.

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TL2089, 42 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rodney Burton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 14 June, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 6 September, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 202 893 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:29.3030N 0:13.8710W
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