IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Montem Lane, SLOUGH, SL1 2QG
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Montem Lane, SL1 2QG 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 (66 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Distance
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Montem Leisure Centre
A rear view from the car park.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 19 Jan 2014
0.06 miles
3
Slough: Montem Mount or Mound
The 1881 Ordnance Survey map describes this earthwork as The Mount, a Supposed Barrow. At that time the Mount was the main feature in the hamlet of Salt Hill. The urban sprawl of Slough had yet to consume it.
However the mound's main claim to fame is that until 1844 it was the destination of the Eton Montem when every Whit Tuesday the boys of Eton College Image marched, army-style, to the location collecting 'salt' or money from visitors and passers-by. The ceremony dated back until at least 1561 and was regularly patronized by Royalty. In its later years it became a triennial event, with the tickets to the 1838 event costing one shilling. However in 1844 the masters of the College decided that the boys should be studying rather than indulging time in making their Montem costumes, decided that the ceremony was anachronistic and should be abandoned forthwith. In truth the real reason for its demise was that with the advent of the railways the ceremonies of 1841 and 1844 had attracted rowdy crowds brought by train from London, and the authorities feared that a serious riot could break out in a subsequent event. The Times, reporting the 1844 event tongue-in-cheek, described the crowd as "mixed"... Evidently the hoi-polloi were not to be welcomed.
One wonders what would happen today if the ceremony was to be revived...!
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 8 Jan 2009
0.11 miles
4
Slough Ice Arena
Viewed from the Bath Road side. The ice arena is set back from the west side of Montem Lane.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 28 Apr 2013
0.12 miles
5
Stream on the west side of Montem Recreation Ground, Slough
Viewed from a footbridge to Seymour Road.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 28 Apr 2013
0.12 miles
6
Slough Ice Arena
One of Slough Community Leisure's venues, the latest attractions at the arena http://www.sloughleisure.com/sia/index.html are foamtastic evenings and ice karting. The arena is also the home of Slough Jets http://www.sloughjets.co.uk/ ice hockey team who play in the English Premier Ice Hockey League. This view was taken from the top of Image
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 8 Jan 2009
0.12 miles
7
Slough - King Edward Street
Houses built after 1901 and before 1910.
Image: © James Emmans
Taken: 24 Jun 2017
0.13 miles
8
Salt Hill Stream in Montem Recreation Ground in Slough
All the old Ordnance Survey 6" to the mile maps from 1900 through to 1938 show the stream in use in this area for watercress beds, fed by three springs on the bank to the left.
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 8 Jan 2009
0.13 miles
9
King Edward Street, Chalvey, Slough
Seen from Chalvey Road West.
Image: © Chris Brown
Taken: 2 Sep 2018
0.13 miles
10
The junction of Bath Road and Montem Lane, Slough
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 19 Feb 2012
0.13 miles