2008
NZ2464 : The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas - Collingwood Monument
taken 16 years ago, near to Gateshead, England
This is 1 of 58 images, with title starting with The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas in this square
The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas - Collingwood Monument
Admiral Lord Collingwood of Hethpool and Coldburn (as he became) was born in 1748 in The Side, very close to what was then the church of St. Nicholas, and was baptised and married in the church. He took full control of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 after Nelson had been mortally wounded. Collingwood died at sea in 1810 and was buried next to his friend Lord Nelson in St. Paul's Cathedral.
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- Grid Square
- NZ2464, 2576 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Mike Quinn (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 25 November, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 13 December, 2008
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 249 640 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.2053N 1:36.6797W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 249 640
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
