2012

NS7993 : The Athenĉum, King Street

taken 13 years ago, near to Stirling, Scotland

This is 1 of 4 images, with title starting with The Athenæum in this square
The Athenæum, King Street
The Athenĉum, King Street
The tall clocktower of the Athenĉum building dominates the view up King Street. The Athenĉum is a category A listed building dating from 1817 (LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) Historic Scotland Listed Building Report). The impressive porch, added on the front of the tower in 1859, is surmounted by the 'Wee Wallace' - a statue Scottish hero William Wallace (NS7993 : 'Wee Wallace').

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre other tags: Clock Tower Spire Athenaeum Gentlemens Club Stirling Cobbled Street Cobbles Cobblestones Category A Listed Building Historic Scotland Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2012 Galleries: · Selected tweets, Week 26 Automatic Clusters: · Listed Category [74] · King Street [49] · Building is Category [40] · Historic Scotland [17] Other Photos: · 'Wee Wallace' ·
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NS7993, 878 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 18 April, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 23 April, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 7956 9344 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:7.1078N 3:56.3232W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 7961 9339
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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