2016

ST7756 : A dark past

taken 7 years ago, near to Norton st Philip, Somerset, England

A dark past
A dark past
This is the upper end of Chevers Lane. Today it is a quiet and sunlit track leading quickly down Lyde Green and on to Wellow Lane. However, in 1685 this lane would have had a much more sanguine ambience; for it was here during the Monmouth Rebellion that many of the Duke's supporters were cut down and slaughtered. The locals still refer to this as Bloody Lane.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Roads, Road transport Primary Subject: Lane other tags: Monmouth Rebellion Battle Site Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Chevers Lane [6] · Wellow Lane [4] · Bloody Lane [3] · Lyde Green [2] · Monmouth [2] ·
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ST7756, 19 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Neil Owen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 7 November, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 8 November, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 7730 5607 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:18.1976N 2:19.6203W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 7732 5608
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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