Gorton Rushcart 1985
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Gorton Rushcart 1985
Image: © John M Taken: Unknown
One year on from Image we are back again in Gorton for the rushbearing. This time the moment of truth as the cart is brought out from the back of the Suburban PH: will it stay in one piece? It did, but it was all down to years of practice by a dedicated team.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.461517
Longitude
-2.176181