2006

NZ1665 : Lych gate at Newburn Church

taken 18 years ago, near to Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Lych gate at Newburn Church
Lych gate at Newburn Church
The Saxon word lych means corpse. Traditionally the lych gate was where the officiating clergy at a funeral, waited for the arrival of the coffin and its cortege. This one dates from 1885 and carries a memorial plaque to William Hedley the railway pioneer.

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Category: Church and lychgate
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NZ1665, 209 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stuart Logan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 2 April, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 11 May, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 167 653 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.9592N 1:44.4352W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 167 653
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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