IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Dickens Lane, STOCKPORT, SK12 1NU
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Dickens Lane, SK12 1NU 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
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (5 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Footpath sign beside Poynton Brook
One of several signs in the area promoting safe pedestrian routes to local schools
Image: © Graham Hogg
Taken: 12 Apr 2019
0.16 miles
2
Footpath sign beside Poynton Brook
One of several signs in the area promoting safe pedestrian routes to local schools
Image: © Graham Hogg
Taken: 12 Apr 2019
0.16 miles
4
Sprink Farm, Poynton
Offers development opportunities
Image: © Chris Morgan
Taken: 12 Apr 2019
0.21 miles
5
Golden Postbox, Yewtree Lane
Royal Mail celebrated every gold medal won by a British athlete during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by repainting one of their iconic red pillar boxes gold for each gold medal winning Olympian or Paralympian. Sarah Storey won four gold medals, so four postboxes were painted gold in her honour. This one celebrates Sarah’s gold medal winning performance for the track cycling Women's Individual C4-5 500m time trial event. It is at the corner of Ash Road and Yewtree Lane, near to Poynton High School where Sarah was a pupil.
In total, Team GB won 29 Gold Medals for the Olympic Games and 34 Gold Medals for the Paralympic Games; for team medals, a post box was painted gold for all team members (see http://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Olympic-Gold-Post-Boxes for list and more examples).
This was the first occasion in modern times that Royal Mail had changed the colour of their post boxes from the traditional red which has been the standard colour for UK boxes from 1874, with very few exceptions. The original plan was for the boxes to be returned to their traditional red colour but in November, it was announced that they would remain gold and that a plaque would be fixed to each one (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20183986 BBC News).
http://www.goldpostboxes.com/ Royal Mail Gold Postbox Finder
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 18 Sep 2012
0.25 miles