Whalebone Arch, Wood Lane, Rothwell
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Whalebone Arch, Wood Lane, Rothwell
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 9 Sep 2023
A set of whale jaw bones has been situated on Wood Lane for 'more than 150 years, originally sited at the entrance to a private garden', according to one social media source, but I don't have other verification of that and no Ordnance Survey map (from 1893 onwards) shows a house here. Depending on different sources this is between the third and sixth set, as they do not last indefinitely. With a virtual worldwide ban on whaling now, they would be difficult to replace again. See also Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.758044
Longitude
-1.504443