2021

SJ8990 : Pigeons at the Bear Pit

taken 3 years ago, near to Stockport, England

Pigeons at the Bear Pit
Pigeons at the 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. Extensive repair work took place in 2014. Today it is populated by pigeons including a white one.
SJ8990 : A white pigeon.

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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms Roads, Road transport City, Town centre Date: 1935 Place: Stockport River: Mersey other tags: Bear Pit Bridge Viaduct Culvert Pigeons Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Wellington Road [309] · Market Place [230] · River Mersey [209] · Mersey Square [199] · Created [194] Other Photos: · A white pigeon ·
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SJ8990, 2234 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 9 August, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 9 August, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8928 9031 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.5695N 2:9.7636W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8929 9032
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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