2016

SJ8294 : St Werburgh's churchyard

taken 8 years ago, near to Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, England

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, 28 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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