IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
High Street, MANCHESTER, M24 6DX
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to High Street, M24 6DX by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (97 Images Found)
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The Ring O'Bells, St Leonard's Square
The Ring o’ Bells is reputed to be one of the oldest buildings in Middleton; historically, the pub’s foundations are thought to date back to Saxon times.
The pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a sad Cavalier known as Edward, and by poltergeists. According to "The Middleton Heritage Trail" leaflet (www.middleton-heritage-trail.org.uk ) the ghost is said to throw stones, glasses and other objects around the bar while its footsteps have been heard around the pub.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 14 Sep 2013
0.08 miles
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Ring O Bells, St Leonard's Square, Middleton
Image: © Alexander P Kapp
Taken: 19 Feb 2008
0.08 miles
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Blue Plaque for St Leonard's Square
A Blue Plaque supported by both the Middleton Civic Association and Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. The text reads as follows:
"St Leonard's Square
Once a focal point for the old town which before the Industrial Revolution occupied the ridge towards Rochdale. Nearby street names - High Street and Cheapside - identify the old town. Cottage silk weaving was practised in the surrounding area."
Image: © Steven Haslington
Taken: 16 Nov 2011
0.11 miles
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The Crown, Middleton
A John Willie Lees' pub on Long Street (A664) opposite Towncroft Avenue.
Image: © michael ely
Taken: 24 Mar 2011
0.12 miles
5
The Boer War Memorial Window, St Leonard's Church
This stained glass window, a memorial to the Middleton men who fought in the Boer War, was designed by famous church architect, George F Bodley.
The upper lights contain representations of (left to right) St George, St Michael and Gideon. Below them are soldiers; the illustrated faces belong to some of the men who went to fight in South Africa Image
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 14 Sep 2013
0.12 miles
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The Boer Window (detail)
A closer view of the lower half of Image The illustrated faces belong to some of the men who went to fight the Boers in South Africa.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 14 Sep 2013
0.12 miles
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Stained Glass Window, St Leonard's Church
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 14 Sep 2013
0.12 miles
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Middleton, St Leonard's Parish Church
A notable feature of the exterior of St Leonard's Church is the curious wooden belfry; St Leonard's Church has one of the three remaining wooden church towers in existence in Britain. Described locally as "a wooden steeple for stubborn people", the wooden belfry was added on top of the mediæval tower in 1666, to enable a new set of bells to be added. It has been suggested that wood was used because the sandy foundations of the tower would not bear the additional weight of a stone extension. Another theory is that the wooden structure would allow a sweeter tone to be heard from the bells.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 14 Sep 2013
0.12 miles
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St Leonard's Church Middleton
This is the "other" window in the sanctuary. Sited in the north wall of the sanctuary, opposite the much more famous Image
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 14 Sep 2013
0.12 miles