2024
SJ9593 : Stockport Road closed
taken 2 years ago, near to Gee Cross, Tameside, England
This is 1 of 12 images, with title starting with Stockport Road in this square
Stockport Road closed
The A560 through Gee Cross is temporarily closed due to the annual Well Dressing Ceremony taking place. The #202 bus is pulled up. There are no diversionary route signed and the driver will need to reverse and return the way he came. On the left is the former Gee Cross Methodist Church.
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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: Link
Well Dressing 2006: Link
Well Dressing 2008: Link
Well Dressing 2009: Link
Well Dressing 2011: Link
Well Dressing 2012: Link
Well-Dressing 2013: Link
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- Grid Square
- SJ9593, 1050 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Gerald England (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 14 July, 2024 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 9 September, 2024
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 9553 9353 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.3116N 2:4.1253W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 9550 9350
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
