The Old 13th Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifle Corps firing range
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The Old 13th Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifle Corps firing range
Image: © Tom Hindley Taken: 3 Jan 2012
The former target wall of the Astley Volunteer Rifle Corps. The unit itself (what we would call today a "Territorial Army" unit) was Dukinfield-based and lent its name to "The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn" in Stalybridge, the longest pub name in the UK.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.4735
Longitude
-2.05239