2013

SJ9593 : Gee Cross Well Dressing 2013

taken 11 years ago, near to Gee Cross, Tameside, England

Gee Cross Well Dressing 2013
Gee Cross Well Dressing 2013
The crowds outside the Grapes Hotel and Booth's Well just after the band has left on the procession up Joel Lane.
Gee Cross Well Dressing

Although well-dressing is a custom mostly confined to Derbyshire, it can be seen in adjacent counties too. Well dressing celebrations were held regularly in Gee Cross from the 1820s until 1878. The custom was revived by the local Women's Institute in 2000. The Well Dressing Ceremony was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but was revived in 2022.

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Geographical Context: Business, Retail, Services People, Events Place: Gee Cross other tags: Well Dressing Parade (Procession) Crowds Public House Well Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Gee Cross Well Dressing [120] · Joel Lane [45] · Booths [42] · Procession around the Wells [34] Title Clusters: · Gee Cross Well Dressing 2013 [4] ·
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SJ9593, 980 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 14 July, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 21 July, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9535 9332 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9534 9330
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