IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
The Glebe, MOFFAT, DG10 9ER
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to The Glebe, DG10 9ER by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Listing (358 Images Found)
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The Glebe, Moffat
This cul-de-sac leads off the A701 on the south side of the town. Spot the Spitfire – see, Image
Image: © Walter Baxter
Taken: 12 Jan 2012
0.03 miles
2
An information sheet for the Moffat Spitfire
This information sheet on a garden hedge in Moffat was compiled by the owner of a full size model Spitfire which was based on Spitfire PT 462. For a view of the replica plane, see Image
Image: © Walter Baxter
Taken: 12 Jan 2012
0.04 miles
3
A Spitfire in a Moffat garden
This full size replica of a Spitfire was commissioned by a local retired GP and it takes pride of place in his front garden. It is certainly a wonderful sight to behold and there is a collection box next to an information sheet with contributions going to the Air Chief Marshall Lord Hugh Dowding Memorial Fund and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. For more information, see http://www.scotsman.com/news/the_ultimate_airfix_kit_a_full_scale_spitfire_at_the_bottom_of_my_garden_1_1029821
For details of Spitfire PT 462 which this model was based on, see this information sheet that was compiled by the owner Image
Image: © Walter Baxter
Taken: 12 Jan 2012
0.04 miles
4
Putting green and pavilion
The view from the memorial to Air Chief Marshal Dowding of the putting green and pavilion in Station Park.
Image: © Sandy Gemmill
Taken: 10 Jul 2009
0.04 miles
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Memorial to Air Chief Marshal Dowding
Image: © Sandy Gemmill
Taken: 10 Jul 2009
0.04 miles
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Memorial to Lord Dowding
Or, in full, Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron of Bentley Priory, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G. 1882-1970. He was responsible for the preparation for and the conduct of the Battle of Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Dowding, and was born in Moffat. This memorial is in Station Park, Moffat; see Image for a close-up of the plaque.
Image: © M J Richardson
Taken: 28 Jul 2021
0.04 miles
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Memorial to Lord Dowding - detail of plaque
Or, in full, Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron of Bentley Priory, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G. 1882-1970. He was responsible for the preparation for and the conduct of the Battle of Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Dowding, and was born in Moffat. This memorial is in Station Park, Moffat; see Image for a wider view of the memorial. For the curious, Tremenheere was his mother's maiden name.
Image: © M J Richardson
Taken: 28 Jul 2021
0.04 miles
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Watery wooden sculpture
Representing the River Annan, with fish, kingfisher and heron. Standing by a sign for Waterside Walks
Image: © Eirian Evans
Taken: 9 Jul 2022
0.05 miles
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Memorial to Air Chief Marshal Dowding
Born in Moffat in 1882, Lord Dowding was "Leader of the Few" in the 1940 Battle of Britain.
Image: © Eirian Evans
Taken: 9 Jul 2022
0.05 miles
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Picnic bench and wood sculpture
The sculpture features several wild birds, mammals and fish and is overflown by a heron. A plaque tells us that 'The bench is a gift from the family and friends of SIMON KERR 'The Kerdo' 23/6/94 - 27/10 2020. He was one of a kind and one of our own and will never be forgotten'
The bench is the work of local chainsaw carver Sam Bowsher.
Image: © Graham Hogg
Taken: 1 Jun 2021
0.05 miles