Star Carr
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Star Carr by Marathon as part of the Geograph project.
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Star Carr
Image: © Marathon Taken: 8 Sep 2019
My grandmother was born at Star Carr in 1896. In those days it was just an isolated farmhouse in a very remote setting. I visited here in 2007 and then all that could be seen was the floor of the old farmhouse and it was freely accessible. Now 12 years later there is no access and the footpath has been diverted around the perimeter of the property - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6260702 Looking at old maps and the aerial photo this large house has been built a little way to the east of the old Star Carr at some time in the last 12 years, but the site of the old farmhouse is still there.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.5042
Longitude
-0.877789