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River Douglas

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One Man and His Dog
One Man and His Dog
Photo: DTease
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Item #: 32036
River Douglas, lower plantations

May 1995.

Comment by: Helen of Troy on 2nd April 2020 at 07:10

Another good one DTease. The scene is a little like an area in Sheringham Park, where we often walk.

Comment by: Veronica on 2nd April 2020 at 08:44

It's very similar to Hall Lee Bank Park where I live, I feel I have seen enough of it to last me the rest of my life, but thank God I can still go and listen to the birds singing and the stream babbling away ...

Comment by: Helen of Troy on 2nd April 2020 at 12:52

Thats lovely to be able to do that Veronica....what a nice turn of phrase...babbling brook.

Comment by: Veronica on 2nd April 2020 at 15:35

Not sure if it's a brook or stream Helen, I'm not 'well up' on the finer details,but it is a beautiful wood / park, gifted to Westhoughton by the Hulton family over a 100 years ago. It always reminds me of the woods leading up to Haigh Hall, it's keeping me fit any way!

Comment by: Bruce Almighty on 26th December 2022 at 20:19

" gifted to Westhoughton by the Hulton family "

Same old chestnut. In reality, no family has ever 'gifted' anything to anywhere. You'll find it now belongs to the Peel Group, along with anything else of the Hulton estate / British Coal land. Rather like Haigh estate.

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