Etwall: The Bakewell Gates
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Etwall: The Bakewell Gates
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 12 Mar 2013
These gates were originally made by Robert Bakewell of Derby (1682-1753) for the entrance to Etwall Hall. The Hall was demolished in 1954-5 and John Port School built in its grounds. The gates were saved from a scrap yard and eventually restored and re-erected here in 1985.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.885152
Longitude
-1.60198