The Continental By Boulevard Memorial
The Continental By Boulevard Memorial is a wayside cross in Shurdington, Tewkesbury, England. The Continental By Boulevard Memorial is situated nearby to the forest Dogkennel Wood, as well as near the church Saint Peter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common and Devil’s Chimney.
Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common
Peak
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common is a 63.8-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954.
Devil’s Chimney
Photo: Wilson44691, CC0.
The Devil's Chimney is a rock formation on Leckhampton Hill, south of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. It is a largely man-made pillar outcrop, formed when an incline to a quarry was cut behind it, isolating the pillar from the main hillside. Devil’s Chimney is situated 1,800 feet south of The Continental By Boulevard Memorial.
Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club Ground
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1986 when Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club played the Netherlands. Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club Ground is situated 1 mile west of The Continental By Boulevard Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leckhampton and Charlton Kings.
Leckhampton
Village
Photo: Robin Poitou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leckhampton is a village and a district in south Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The area is in the civil parish of Leckhampton with Warden Hill and is part of the district of Cheltenham.
Charlton Kings
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Kings is a contiguous village adjoining Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. The area constitutes a civil parish of 10,396 residents. Charlton Kings is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Continental By Boulevard Memorial.
Montpellier
Suburb
Photo: Edward, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montpellier is a district of the Regency town Cheltenham Spa in Gloucestershire, England. Montpellier is one of the most historic areas of the Cheltenham, based at the end of the Promenade and south of the town centre. Montpellier is situated 2 miles north of The Continental By Boulevard Memorial.
The Continental By Boulevard Memorial
- Type: Wayside cross
- Inscription: “The inscription on this stone originally read ‘TO THE MEMORY OF THE CONTINENTAL BY BOULEVARD - FAIR HAVEN FOALED 1891 DIED 1902 WINNER OF 25 STEEPLECHASES AND THE FAVOURITE HUNTER OF CECIL ELWES BY WHOM THESE STONES WERE ERECTED’ Leckhampton Local History”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Shurdington, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86895° or 51° 52′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.08187° or 2° 4′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C3VVW99+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6421000704OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dogkennel Wood and Saint Peter.
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