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...and Landscape Curiosities

BINGLEY, West Riding

Cuckoo Nest Dovecote                                     SE 091 387                         

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The dovecote is near to the 17th century Cuckoo Nest Cottages.

Field barn                                                                   SE 095 387

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A substantial building in the corner of two fields in Low Park may have been a picnic summerhouse and also an eyecatcher from Harden Grange.

Kitchen garden entrance                                    SE 094 389

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A curved tunnel leads to the early 19th century kitchen garden.

Old Harden Hall Gothic arcade                SE 093 389    

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Old Harden Hall was Gothicised by the addition of a Gothic arcade for Walker Ferrand in the early 19th century.

Lady Blantyre's Rock                                      SE 086 391   

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Lady Blantyre used to sit and sketch at a large boulder where there is a memorial tablet of stone and also a sculpture of her.

Nearby is an obelisk as a memorial to William Ferrand.


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William Ferrand's Obelisk                            SE 086 391     

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Near to Lady Blantyre's Rock is an obelisk erected after William Ferrand's death and inscribed with his achievements.

Packhorse Bridge                                               SE 090 389    

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The ornamental Packhorse Bridge was built in the early 19th century and spans a sunken path.

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Rockwork                                                                   SE 090 388

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