2017

SK5416 : Letters of thanks, letters from banks...

taken 7 years ago, near to Quorn (quorndon), Leicestershire, England

Letters of thanks, letters from banks...
Letters of thanks, letters from banks...
Another appropriate snippet from W H Auden's 1936 poem Night Mail. The poem and the film that it was set to is one of my favourites. Sir Lamiel is rushing the travelling post office towards the Great Central Railway's mail drop apparatus.

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Geographical Context: Railways Primary Subject: Railway Train other tags: Travelling Post Office Quorn & Woodhouse Station Preserved Railway Great Central Railway Steam Locomotive Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SK5416, 218 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 28 January, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 1 February, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5496 1602 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:44.3415N 1:11.2444W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5493 1608
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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