The grave of Samuel Taylor, Stanton Road, Cemetery, Ilkeston
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The grave of Samuel Taylor, Stanton Road, Cemetery, Ilkeston
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 11 Aug 2017
Samuel Taylor was known as the Ilkeston Giant. 7ft 4in tall, he spent his life as a fairground attraction, but expressed a wish to be buried in his home town of Ilkeston. The monument suffered neglect before being restored in the early 20th Century by the Friends of Stanton Road Cemetery. A timber statue of Samuel http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5497513 carved from a tree can be seen in the background.
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Latitude
52.964715
Longitude
-1.30899