Enigmatic and lonesome stone gatepost on Woodhead Road, Sheffield 2

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Enigmatic and lonesome stone gatepost on Woodhead Road, Sheffield 2 by Neil Theasby as part of the Geograph project.

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Enigmatic and lonesome stone gatepost on Woodhead Road, Sheffield 2

Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 12 Oct 2010

In the background, you can see "The Railway Hotel" and the modern "Copthorne Hotel", very close to Bramall Lane football ground. How long has that gatepost stood there? I imagine that if it could speak it would tell tales of agriculture, hedgerows and cart tracks.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.36871
Longitude
-1.472601