2015

TQ3568 : Traditional Hungarian gateway, Dorset Road, Elmers End

taken 11 years ago, near to Eden Park, Bromley, England

Traditional Hungarian gateway, Dorset Road, Elmers End
Traditional Hungarian gateway, Dorset Road, Elmers End
Gateways such as this are a Hungarian folk-art form. Their inscriptions vary; this, I believe, says something to the effect that the owner prefers to be hospitable to visitors but that a bad reception awaits people of evil intent.

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Photographer
Christopher Hilton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 30 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 26 April, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3571 6873 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:24.0824N 0:3.0272W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3572 6875
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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