Elephant Rock, Hartlepool Explained

Elephant Rock was a rock formation at Hartlepool, England, shaped like an elephant which only existed for a few decades, being washed away by a storm in 1891.[1]

It was created partially as a result of limestone quarrying of the sea cliff. A popular tourist attraction, it was painted in 1850 by J.S. Holmes[2] and photographed by a team working for Francis Frith in 1886.

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54.7°N -1.177°W

Notes and References

  1. Hartlepool to Whitby . 2012-03-22 . Britain's First Photo Album . BBC . 2012-03-22 . 1 . 9 .
  2. Web site: TV show to feature Elephant Rock attraction. Hartlepool Mail. 22 March 2012.