Dolly Peel statue
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Dolly Peel statue by Oliver Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Dolly Peel statue
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 29 Nov 2019
This statue of Dolly Peel (1782 - 1857), celebrated fishwife, smuggler, nurse and "character", stands on green space adjacent to River Drive. The lean on the plinth is not a photographic fault - the plinth really does lean at about 4 degrees from the vertical!
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Image Location
Latitude
55.001946
Longitude
-1.438899