Putcher fishing

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Contributor:

Paul Felix Photography / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

AYYA32

File size:

55.1 MB (2 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5421 x 3553 px | 45.9 x 30.1 cm | 18.1 x 11.8 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

2005

Location:

River Severn Gloucestershire England Great Britain UK

Photographer:

paul felix craftsmen

More information:

Nigel Mott a putcher Fishing on the River Severn

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