2019

SJ9593 : Reach For The Stars

taken 5 years ago, near to Gee Cross, Tameside, England

Reach For The Stars
Reach For The Stars

The well dressing at Barons Road SJ9593 : Barons Road Well 2019 is created by 3rd Gee Cross Scouts, Cubs and Beavers. This year's theme is Scouting and space. Eleven of the twelve men who have walked on the moon have been former Scouts.
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.

Tameside Local History Forum: LinkExternal link
Well Dressing 2006: LinkExternal link
Well Dressing 2008: LinkExternal link
Well Dressing 2009: LinkExternal link
Well Dressing 2011: LinkExternal link
Well Dressing 2012: LinkExternal link
Well-Dressing 2013: LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement People, Events Place: Gee Cross other tags: Moon Walk Scouts Well Dressing Display Scouting Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Gee Cross Well Dressing [120] · 3rd Gee Cross Scout [22] · Theme This Year [17] Other Photos: · Barons Road Well 2019 ·
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SJ9593, 980 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 14 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 19 July, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9550 9347 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.2792N 2:4.1523W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9550 9347
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