SK2290 : Ancient 'Take Off' Stone, Mortimer Road, near Strines Inn
4 km from Low Bradfield, Sheffield, Great Britain
Ancient 'Take Off' Stone, Mortimer Road, near Strines Inn
This stone dates from the 1770's when Mortimer Road was first constructed as a Toll Road. The 'Take Off' relates to additional horses attached to heavily laden carts to help pull them up the steep hills. At this point the extra horses were unhitched and taken back down the hill to await the next load. Strines Inn was one of the original Coaching Houses built on the road. Strines Reservoir can (just) be seen in the background. SK2290 : 'Take Off' Stone
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- SK2290, 14 images (more nearby - lo-fi)
- Photographer
- Terry Robinson (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 28 September, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 29 September, 2008
- Category
- Toll stone (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 222 906 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.7262N 1:39.9680W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: SK 221 906
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
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