2011
NZ2563 : Bessie Surtees House
taken 14 years ago, near to Gateshead, England
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Bessie Surtees House
Marvellous 16th & 17th century timber-framed house on Sandhill with fine Jacobean interior Link
. So-called as merchant's daughter Bessie Surtees eloped with her lover John Scott, later Lord Eldon and Chancellor of England ... through the second storey window above the plaque commemorating the event.
To the right of Bessie Surtees House is Millbank House, another grade 1 listed Jacobean house.
. So-called as merchant's daughter Bessie Surtees eloped with her lover John Scott, later Lord Eldon and Chancellor of England ... through the second storey window above the plaque commemorating the event.To the right of Bessie Surtees House is Millbank House, another grade 1 listed Jacobean house.
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- Grid Square
- NZ2563, 2134 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Richard Croft (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 21 December, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 24 December, 2011
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 2517 6385 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.1185N 1:36.5024W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 2516 6382
- View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
