Locksley Hall, North Somercotes
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Locksley Hall, North Somercotes
Image: © Chris Taken: 19 Oct 2009
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, stayed at Locksley Hall as a child and again, later in his life. He wrote much of his early poetry here and commemorated the Hall in his poems: 'Locksley Hall' and "Locksley Hall Sixty Years Afterwards'. Source: Christopher Woodforde. 'The Locksley Hall Collection of Stained and Painted Glass'. Privately printed.1932. See http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-195487-locksley-hall-north-somercotes
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Image Location
Latitude
53.438142
Longitude
0.156409