The Minstrels' Gallery and entrance to the Methodist Church
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The photograph on this page of The Minstrels' Gallery and entrance to the Methodist Church by Alan Walker as part of the Geograph project.
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The Minstrels' Gallery and entrance to the Methodist Church
Image: © Alan Walker Taken: Unknown
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2258891 : previous ( 4 of 8 from 1973 ) next : http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2259287 The signs above the window to the right of the door advertise 'The Minstrels' Gallery, Morning coffee • Afternoon teas' and 'HAWKSHEAD POTTERY.' By the side of the door a board advertises 'Light Refreshments, Teas • High Teas • Woodware and Pottery.' The Minstrels' Gallery (formerly listed as Crown Mitre Cottage) is a Grade 2 listed building. (See British Listed Buildings web page: http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-76863-the-minstrels-gallery-hawkshead ) To the left of the photograph is the entrance porch to Hawkshead Methodist Church. The roadway in the foreground is the western extent of Flag Street. - - - See also these photographs by: Helmut Zozmann: Image (1983), Humphrey Bolton: Image (2006), Peter Trimming: Image (2009). - - - See this Lake District National Park Authority document: http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/lake_district_docs95/2010_04_20_conservation_area_appraisal_and_management_plan_for_hawkshead_conservation_area_annex_3.pdf (pdf). - - - Note: The Date Taken is the processing date printed on the slide and therefore the photograph could have been taken several weeks earlier.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.374711
Longitude
-2.999345