2021
NY4055 : Behind the Earl of Lonsdale
taken 4 years ago, near to Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Behind the Earl of Lonsdale
The Grade II listed Link
statue of the Earl of Lonsdale is by M L Watson, 1845. The Earl was Lord Lieutenant Of Cumberland And Westmorland from 1802 to 1844. and is shown dressed in robe and costume of the Order of the Garter. Originally located between the two courthouses, in English Street, it was moved to its present location outside the Grade I listed Link east tower NY4055 : Statue of the Earl of Lonsdale outside the Citadel in 1930. He now looks across The Crescent (the end of the A7) towards the top of Botchergate and the start of the A6.
The A6
The A6 is Britain's fourth longest road and one of the main historic north-south roads in England. It currently runs for 299 miles from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet.
Running north west from Luton, the road travels through Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock before going through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Pendleton, Irlams o' th' Height, Pendlebury, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Bolton, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith before reaching Carlisle.
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- Grid Square
- NY4055, 1381 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Gerald England (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 11 September, 2021 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 5 November, 2021
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NY 4026 5563 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:53.5092N 2:55.9744W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NY 4026 5565
- View Direction
- South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
