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Gee Cross Well Dressing

Although well-dressing is a custom mostly confined to Derbyshire, it can be seen in adjacent counties too. Well dressing celebrations were held regularly in Gee Cross from the 1820s until 1878. The custom was revived by the local Women's Institute in 2000. The Well Dressing Ceremony was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but was revived in 2022.

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by Gerald England

Created: Tue, 17 Jul 2012, Updated: Wed, 20 Jul 2022


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SJ9593 : Slateacre Well 2013 by Gerald England
SJ9593 : Gee Cross Well Dressing 2018 by Gerald England
SJ9593 : Booths Well 1821 by Gerald England
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SJ9593 : Booths Well 2023 by Gerald England
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SJ9593 : Well Dressing 2006 by Gerald England
SJ9593 : Booth's Well 2018 by Gerald England
SJ9593 : Grapes Hotel 2008 by Gerald England
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SJ9593 : 70 years of Girlguiding Manchester by Gerald England
SJ9593 : Methodist Well Dressings 2017 by Gerald England
SJ9593 : Ralph Fold Well 2015 by Gerald England
SJ9593 : Gee Cross Well Dressing 2017: Wych Fold traffic control by Gerald England
SJ9593 : Gee Cross Well Dressing 2006   by Gerald England
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