2010
NZ1766 : Blucher Methodist Church, Blucher Colliery Road
taken 14 years ago, near to Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title starting with Blucher Methodist Church, Blucher Colliery Road in this square
Blucher Methodist Church, Blucher Colliery Road
The Blucher and Duke Pits, part of Walbottle Colliery, were either renamed or sunk in 1815, celebrating two victorious generals of Waterloo, Wellington and Blücher. Gebhard Leberecht von (1742-1819) was a Prussian field marshal Link
Blucher pit was reopened in 1938 and finally closed in 1956.
The village of Blucher grew around the pit.
Blücher was also the name of an unsuccessful early railway locomotive built in 1814 by George Stephenson NZ1766 : Blucher Methodist Church, Blucher Colliery Road (detail) for Killingworth Colliery Link
Blucher pit was reopened in 1938 and finally closed in 1956.
The village of Blucher grew around the pit.
Blücher was also the name of an unsuccessful early railway locomotive built in 1814 by George Stephenson NZ1766 : Blucher Methodist Church, Blucher Colliery Road (detail) for Killingworth Colliery Link
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- Grid Square
- NZ1766, 59 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Andrew Curtis (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 30 July, 2010 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 31 July, 2010
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 1765 6627 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:59.4425N 1:43.5412W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 1768 6628
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
