The Snail
The Snail is a work of art in Chesterfield District, Derbyshire, England. The Snail is situated nearby to Riverside Park, as well as near Chesterfield railway station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chesterfield railway station and Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery.
Chesterfield railway station
Railway station
Photo: 54gsze4ghz5, Public domain.
Chesterfield railway station serves the market town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England. It is on the Midland Main Line, which connects Sheffield with London St Pancras. Chesterfield railway station is situated 380 feet west of The Snail.
Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery is a local museum and art gallery in the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. The hall was named in honour of the British railway pioneer George Stephenson and the museum has a collection of objects relating to the history of the town and its people. Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery is situated 1,300 feet southwest of The Snail.
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield
Church
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chesterfield Parish Church is an Anglican church dedicated to Saint Mary and All Saints, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Building of the church began in 1234 AD, though the present church dates predominantly from the 14th century. Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield is situated 1,600 feet southwest of The Snail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chesterfield and Spital.
Chesterfield
Photo: Phil Sangwell, CC BY 2.0.
Chesterfield is a market town in Derbyshire in the English Midlands, with a population of 76,402 in 2021. It's best known for it's "leaning spire", the twisted spire of St Mary's Church, but its chief attraction a few miles southeast is Hardwick Hall.
Spital
Suburb
Spital is a suburb of the town of Chesterfield in the Borough of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It is situated towards the east of Chesterfield town centre.
Tapton
Village
Tapton is a suburb of Chesterfield, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located along the Brimington Road B6543, between Chesterfield town centre, and Brimington.
The Snail
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Chesterfield District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.23806° or 53° 14′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.418° or 1° 25′ 5″ westElevation
220 feet (67 metres)Open location code
9C5W6HQJ+6ROpenStreetMap ID
node 698093265OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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