SD9905 : Army Convoy in High Street Uppermill

near to Uppermill, Oldham, Great Britain

Army Convoy in High Street Uppermill
Army Convoy in High Street Uppermill
On the second weekend of August every year there is a wartime weekend event in Saddleworth LinkExternal link.
Over the weekend there are various events throughout the area.
On the Sunday one of the biggest convoys of wartime vehicles makes its away around Saddleworth passing through
the villages of Uppermill, Delph, Standedge, Diggle, Dobcross and back to Uppermill.
If the weather is good the event brings the crowds out who line the route through all the villages.
In the photograph above the convoy makes its way along the High Street in Uppermill.
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SD9905, 38 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Paul Anderson   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Sunday, 10 August, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 11 August, 2008
Category
High Street   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 996 057 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:32.8815N 2:0.3690W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 997 058
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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