2023
TL3368 : Old Dutch inscription at Manor House
taken 2 years ago, near to Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England
Old Dutch inscription at Manor House
The stone doorcase of TL3368 : Manor House Farm, dated 1713 with its steep triangular pediment was rescued from the old thatched house destroyed by fire in 1974 and reads Niet zonder Arbyt ("Not without labour"). That was the motto of Cornelius Vermuyden, the Dutch engineer responsible for many of the fen drainage works of the 17th century.
The doorway can be seen in its original setting in a photograph from the Cambridgeshire Archives Link
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The doorway can be seen in its original setting in a photograph from the Cambridgeshire Archives Link
Fen Drayton
Fen Drayton is a small village between Cambridge and St Ives, and between the villages of Fenstanton and Swavesey.
The village has a primary school, village hall, tennis courts and football fields, where Drayton Lions Football Club play their home matches, and a pub (The Three Tuns). The church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
The village is close to the A14 and the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, and is on National Cycle Route 51.
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- Grid Square
- TL3368, 149 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Tiger (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 2 June, 2023 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 3 June, 2023
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TL 3398 6813 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:17.6981N 0:2.2093W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)