2010
TQ3976 : Good Friday gathering on Blackheath
taken 16 years ago, near to Blackheath, Lewisham, England
Good Friday gathering on Blackheath
A local tradition on Good Friday is for members of many local churches to gather at Whitfield's mount (with its historical associations of open-air preaching) on the heath for an ecumenical service. The large cross is a symbol of the Crucifixion that is being remembered. See also TQ3976 : Good Friday procession on Blackheath.
Blackheath
Blackheath is a district of South London, England. It is named from the large open public grassland.
The name is recorded in 1166 as Blachehedfeld and means the "dark coloured heathland". It is formed from the Old English 'blęc' and 'hǣth' and refers to the open space that was the meeting place of the ancient hundred of Blackheath. The name was later applied to the village that developed in the 19th century and was extended to the areas known as Blackheath Park and Blackheath Vale
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- Grid Square
- TQ3976, 327 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Stephen Craven (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 2 April, 2010 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 2 April, 2010
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 3903 7654 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.2451N 0:0.0184E - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 3900 7653
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
