2016

SJ8294 : St Werburgh's churchyard

taken 9 years ago, near to Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England

This is 1 of 3 images, with title starting with St Werburgh's in this square
St Werburgh's churchyard
St Werburgh's churchyard
The church was founded in 1900. Prior to the Normandy invasion in 1944, St Werburgh's Church Hall was used as a base for US army legal staff billeted in nearby houses before they went over to Germany with the occupation forces to deal with war crimes.

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Geographical Context: Religious sites Date: 1900 1944 other tags: Parish Church US Army Churchyard Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St Werburgh's Church [10] · St Werburgh's Church Hall was Used [4] ·
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SJ8294, 31 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 1 October, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 12 May, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8228 9404 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.5697N 2:16.0944W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8227 9404
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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