Cheltenham features [4]
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Cheltenham features [4]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 12 Mar 2020
In Montpellier Parade, near to the entrance to the monstrosity that is Eagle Tower Image stands this information board about Edward Wilson, Antarctic explorer, who died on Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Westal, the house which Edward Wilson's family moved into when he was two years old in 1874, was one of the houses demolished when the Eagle Tower was built in 1965. There is a 1914 statue of Wilson in the Promenade Image and a statue of Wilson with Scott in Glen Prosen at Image Cheltenham is located at the foot of the Cotswold scarp with the small River Chelt flowing through the town. After the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 Cheltenham became a spa town and many Regency houses and other buildings were erected. The town is home to the renowned Cheltenham Festival, four days of horse jump racing culminating in the Gold Cup, held annually in March at the nearby racecourse.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.894184
Longitude
-2.077989