IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Market Place, MANCHESTER, M46 0EG
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Market Place, M46 0EG 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 (56 Images Found)
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Distance
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Last Orders
Public house on Market Street, opposite the Parish Church.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 30 Aug 2011
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4
Atherton Obelisk
The obelisk was erected in erected 1781 on behalf of Robert V Atherton, a local benefactor. The church of St John the Baptist is to the left. The former NatWest Bank on the right is one of many branches that has closed.
Image: © Bill Boaden
Taken: 15 Jun 2020
0.01 miles
5
Just Looking
A ladies clothes shop on Market Street, Atherton
Image: © Phil Platt
Taken: 14 Apr 2011
0.02 miles
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St John the Baptist Church
Viewed along Tyldesley Road. It is hard to get an unimpeded view of the church.
Image: © Bill Boaden
Taken: 15 Jun 2020
0.02 miles
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Atherton obelisk
The structure was erected in 1781 by Robert V. Atherton, was rebuilt in 1867 and was renovated in 1960. It marks the site of an ancient fair, and is Grade 2 listed.
Image: © philandju
Taken: 2 Feb 2014
0.02 miles
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Atherton Parish Church
A surprisingly large church for a small town.
Image: © Phil Platt
Taken: 14 Apr 2011
0.02 miles
9
Atherton Parish Church (St John the Baptist)
St John the Baptist's Church is on Market Street, in Atherton town centre. There have been at least 3 chapels or churches on this site.
A chapel dedicated to St John the Baptist at Chowbent was built in 1645 as the second chapel of ease to Leigh Parish Church. This first chapel was replaced by a new St John's Chapel on the same site which was consecrated in 1814. This second chapel was, in turn, replaced by the present church, consecrated in 1879.
It is a Grade II Listed building (http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=213476 - Images of England).
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 30 Aug 2011
0.02 miles
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Anglican Parish Church
On Market Square, Atherton. The Market Cross can be seen in the foreground.
Image: © Phil Platt
Taken: 14 Apr 2011
0.03 miles