2014

SJ8990 : The Glass Umbrella in St Peter's Churchyard

taken 10 years ago, near to Stockport, England

The Glass Umbrella in St Peter's Churchyard
The Glass Umbrella in St Peter's Churchyard
"The Glass Umbrella" is one of a number of Town Centre Artworks produced as part of an initiative by the LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) Stockport Youth Offending Service.


The Glass Umbrella, depicts the vibrant Medieval heart of Stockport, with its “glass umbrella”, Market Hall built in 1861. The artwork hints at the tales of extraordinary events that have occurred in the market place over the years. You can see the ghostly image of Castle Mill, Stockport’s first water powered mill built in 1778, Jonathan Thatcher, a local farmer riding his cow to market to protest against the horse tax in 1784 and the launch of a hot-air balloon in 1827. Strawberry Recording Studios founded in 1968, that brought big names in the music industry to walk over the markets cobbled streets, when they came to record their classic hits, is also suggested.

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Primary Subject: Art Person: Jonathan Thatcher other tags: Public Artwork Churchyard Youth Offending Service Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Stockport [818] · Street [592] · St [357] · Market Place [230] · Town Centre [120] Other Photos: · Artwork in St Peter's Churchyard ·
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SJ8990, 2234 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 28 July, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 4 August, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8942 9031 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.5697N 2:9.6373W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8942 9031
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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