TQ6757 : The Old Cricket Ground, West Malling
taken 15 years ago, near to West Malling, Kent, Great Britain

The Old Cricket Ground, West Malling
This field is where the first recorded county cricket match in Kent was played. It's likely that the cricket match between All Muggleton and Dingley Dell in Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers was inspired by these matches and indeed the spire of the church in the original illustration of the match closely resembles that of nearby St. Mary.
The image became widely circulated in the mid 1990s on the back of the British £10, which featured Charles Dickens. Interestingly the image used on the banknote was a mirror image of the original.
The image became widely circulated in the mid 1990s on the back of the British £10, which featured Charles Dickens. Interestingly the image used on the banknote was a mirror image of the original.
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- TQ6757, 122 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Hywel Williams (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 5 March, 2006 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 6 March, 2006
- Category
- Cricket field (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 6783 5786 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:17.7081N 0:24.3467E - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 6783 5790
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- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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