High Street
Introduction
The photograph on this page of High Street by Mick Garratt as part of the Geograph project.
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High Street
Image: © Mick Garratt Taken: 18 May 2007
Looking towards the High Green along the raised pavement past the Village Hall and Suggitts ice cream and tea shop. The pavement is raised here because the river used to overflow often. Below the car on the right is the culverted stream Skitterbeck which flows into the Leven just off picture. In March 1937 an eight year old boy, Bryce Petch, was swept away when the river overflowed. His father and the village postman both tried to save him. Both adults were drowned although the boy survived.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.48863
Longitude
-1.134585