The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin... © peter robinson cc-by-sa/2.0

2010

NZ3246 : The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin West Rainton

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin West Rainton

Category: Church

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St Mary's Church [15] · St Mary the Virgin Church [10] ·

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Grid Square: NZ3246, 31 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: peter robinson (more nearby)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 9 November, 2010 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 9 November, 2010
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 323 469 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:48.9659N 1:29.9152W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 324 468
View Direction: Northwest (about 315 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph (Third Visitor for NZ3246)

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NZ3246 : St Mary's Church, West Rainton The 130' tower and spire were gifted to the church in 1877 by Sir George Elliot. He was a local pitman's son who had 'made good'. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Elliot,_1st_Baronet for an account of his colourful career, which included rendering engineering services to Egyptian railways.

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