The Avalanche Church
Introduction
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The Avalanche Church
Image: © mike smith Taken: 16 Aug 2007
This church, officially St Andrew's, is known as the Avalanche Church. It was built as a memorial to the 106 people who lost their lives on the ship "Avalanche" which sank off Portland in 1877.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.530463
Longitude
-2.442966