SE0009 : Army Convoy on the A670
near to Bleak Hey Nook, Oldham, Great Britain

Army Convoy on the A670
On the second weekend of August every year there is a wartime weekend event in Saddleworth Link
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 the all villages.
In the picture above the convoy heads down the A670 towards Dobcross after turning off the A62
SD9906 : Army Convoy in Dobcross
SD9905 : Army Convoy in Uppermill
SD9905 : Army Convoy in High Street Uppermill
SD9905 : View from a Cab
SD9905 : Saddleworth Wartime Weekend 2008
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 the all villages.
In the picture above the convoy heads down the A670 towards Dobcross after turning off the A62
SD9906 : Army Convoy in Dobcross
SD9905 : Army Convoy in Uppermill
SD9905 : Army Convoy in High Street Uppermill
SD9905 : View from a Cab
SD9905 : Saddleworth Wartime Weekend 2008
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- SE0009, 4 images (more nearby - lo-fi)
- Photographer
- Paul Anderson (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 10 August, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 14 August, 2008
- Category
- Road scene (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SE 005 092 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:34.8068N 1:59.5627W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
SE 005 092 - View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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