Litton well dressing

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Litton well dressing by David Stowell as part of the Geograph project.

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Litton well dressing

Image: © David Stowell Taken: 24 Jun 2000

This is one of the Derbyshire Well Dressings that take place very summer. The display is set on a base of moist clay and the patterns formed from petals, seeds, mosses and lichens. Each village has its own distinctive style of decoration.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.272636
Longitude
-1.755541