West Rainton, County Durham &copy; Malc McDonald

2011

NZ3246 : West Rainton, County Durham

West Rainton, County Durham

The road used to be the main road linking Durham with Sunderland. There is now a by-pass which has removed much of the traffic from this road.

Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Place: West Rainton other tags: Road Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

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Grid Square: NZ3246, 31 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Malc McDonald (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 28 August, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 2 September, 2011
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 3221 4661 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:48.7992N 1:30.0200W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 3220 4659
View Direction: North-northeast (about 22 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph

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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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