Recreation ground, church and school
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Recreation ground, church and school
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 28 Aug 2006
In the background, St John's Church was completed in 1859; at first it was a chapel dependent on Hartshead Church. Stone came from the Blakelaw quarry nearby. The church school was built in 1872, and is behind the modern extension with the blue barge-boards.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.700491
Longitude
-1.757616