2018
SJ8990 : Stockport Bear Pit
taken 6 years ago, near to Stockport, England
This is 1 of 8 images, with title Stockport Bear Pit in this square
Stockport Bear Pit
Bear baiting was abolished in the 1830s but prior to that bears were kept in large caves cut into the sandstone at the foot of High Bank Side.
The Bear Pit in its present form was created in 1935 as part of the Mersey Square Improvements. The River Mersey is culverted beneath it, emerging on the right under an archway of the Wellington Road viaduct. On the central steps are some forlorn teddies SJ8990 : Forlorn teddies in the Bear Pit.
The Bear Pit in its present form was created in 1935 as part of the Mersey Square Improvements. The River Mersey is culverted beneath it, emerging on the right under an archway of the Wellington Road viaduct. On the central steps are some forlorn teddies SJ8990 : Forlorn teddies in the Bear Pit.
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- Grid Square
- SJ8990, 2322 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Gerald England (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 25 November, 2018 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 2 December, 2018
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8928 9032 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.5749N 2:9.7637W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 8928 9033
- View Direction
- South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
