Elephant Walk, Royal Leamington Spa
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Elephant Walk, Royal Leamington Spa by David Stowell as part of the Geograph project.
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Elephant Walk, Royal Leamington Spa
Image: © David Stowell Taken: 16 Jul 2005
This slope down to the river just below the Mill Bridge Weir got its name from the practice of Heigler's Equestrian Circus who, in the mid 1800s, used to walk their elephants through the town every day to the river for washing and watering! See also Image for the Elephant House and Image for more historical detail
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Image Location
Latitude
52.286659
Longitude
-1.519108