The Folkestone White Horse is a white horse hill figure, carved into Cheriton Hill, Folkestone, Kent, South East England. It overlooks the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel and was completed in June 2003. [1] The horse was planned as a Millennium Landmark [2] to help regenerate the Folkestone area. [3] Folkestone White Horse. Helmut Zozmann/CC BY-SA 2.0 One of England's youngest horse geoglyphs is carved onto a hill in Folkestone. The figure's legs are outstretched as if it's either.
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The galloping chalk white horse on Cheriton Hill in Folkestone is the first thing people see if they enter the UK through the Channel Tunnel. The horse overlooks the terminal and sits on the very steep hill on the Folkestone Downs. The White Horse is a stunning landmark on the hillside near Folkestone, Kent. It was created by local volunteers to celebrate the millennium and the town's history. Visit the website to learn more about the project, the location and how to support it. The Folkestone White Horse is a white horse hill figure, carved into Cheriton Hill, Folkestone, Kent, South East England. It overlooks the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel and was completed in June 2003. Everyone in Folkestone has driven past, or even glanced up at the iconic white horse logo positioned on Cheriton Hill. It even appears on wheelie bins, the Folkestone and Hythe District Council branded items, including uniforms and vans, and on that dreaded council tax bill.
History of Kent's chalk landmarks Wye Crown, Folkestone White Horse
The Folkestone White Horse was created in 2003 by a team of volunteers who spent over a year carving the figure into the hillside. The horse is 90 meters long and 40 meters tall, making it one of the largest hill figures in the country. The horse is also unique in that it faces east, which is unusual for hill figures. 3,000 year old Celtic White Horse of Uffington and is a fusion of this uniquely British way of landmarking with the primal "animist" series of images he had been working on for a decade. This landmark artwork is dedicated - and freely given - to the people of Folkestone. Permission Folkestone White Horse Finished in 2003, the Folkestone White Horse is the youngest hill figure in the UK. Situated on the North Downs overlooking the Channel Tunnel terminal, the hill figure was originally planned as a millennium landmark. The Folkestone White Horse overlooks the Channel Tunnel terminal, right, Colin Miles from Sittingbourne picked up the Lenham Cross in 2010. Pictures: Ady Kerry and Colin Miles But while Wye's.
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Charles Newington, the creator of Folkestone's white horse, on his new series of sporting and athletic giants Charles Newington's studio, a garden office, double-glazed and insulated, looking out onto the garden, is a "wonderful mess," he tells me.. The white horse on Ethchinghill Escarpment took a few years to realise. First a. The folkestone white horse is now finished, following the construction of the trenches autumn 2003, work was started in May 2004 to make final adjustments to the trenches ready for the chalk / limestone slabs. The slabs were installed in June by most of the Folkestone horse team and a large number of Gurkas, stationed in Folkestone.
THE FOLKESTONE WHITE HORSE The giant White Horse hill figure above the EuroTunnel entrance was constructed to mark the Millenium, with the help of soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 2003. The Folkestone White Horse is a white horse hill figure, carved into Cheriton Hill, Folkestone, Kent, South East England. It overlooks the English terminal o.
9 things you didn't know about Folkestone's iconic White Horse Kent
Folkestone White Horse#Folkestone #folkestonewhitehorse #tudortravelsThe Folkestone White Horse is a white horse hill figure, carved into Cheriton Hill, Folk. Folkestone's iconic white horse will remain on the district council's logo despite a historic and costly move to abolish the Shepway name altogether.. The horse, first completed on Cheriton Hill in 2003, was adopted as part of Shepway District Council's brand in 2002. This replaced an older logo, which was centered around the Shepway District Council name and had two squiggly lines underneath it.
