2012

NZ1158 : Open land south of the allotments, Chopwell

taken 13 years ago, near to Chopwell, Gateshead, England

Open land south of the allotments, Chopwell
Open land south of the allotments, Chopwell
Chopwell was categorised as a "category D village" by Durham County Council. With the decline of coal-mining locally, 114 villages were classified in this way in 1951, and another seven in 1964, including Chopwell. They were left to wither and die, without economic assistance or development. The policy ended in 1977, but many still have an old fashioned air, contrasting with newer areas of commuter housing.

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Park and Public Gardens Former: Category D Village other tags: Grassy Area Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Contrasting with Newer Areas of Commuter Housing [7] · South [3] ·
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NZ1158, 35 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Christine Johnstone   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 12 April, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 17 April, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1187 5832 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:55.1663N 1:48.9807W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1188 5830
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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