The Bargate, Christchurch
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Bargate, Christchurch by Mike Searle as part of the Geograph project.
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The Bargate, Christchurch
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 18 May 2014
The title is not strictly true, as the Bargate no longer exists, although the view is towards the street now called the Bargates. It stood close to this viewpoint where the High Street narrows, a huge structure of late Saxon origin that was removed in 1744 as it obstructed the highway.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.735864
Longitude
-1.779172