St Mary the Virgin Church, West Rainton © JThomas

2015

NZ3246 : St Mary the Virgin Church, West Rainton

St Mary the Virgin Church, West Rainton

War Memorial in front.

Geographical Context: Religious sites

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St Mary's Church [15] · St Mary the Virgin Church [10] · Memorial [3] ·

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Grid Square: NZ3246, 31 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: JThomas (more nearby)
Date Taken: Thursday, 28 May, 2015 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 7 June, 2015
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 322 468 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:48.9445N 1:29.9528W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 322 469
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph

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NZ3246 : St Mary's Church, West Rainton The 130' tower and spire were gifted to the church in 1877 by Sir George Elliot. He was a local pitman's son who had 'made good'. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Elliot,_1st_Baronet for an account of his colourful career, which included rendering engineering services to Egyptian railways.

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