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The Estate Office, Haigh
The Estate Office, Haigh
Photo: Dennis Seddon
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Item #: 27386
The Estate Office as was, now called Lathom House.

Comment by: Loz on 6th January 2016 at 19:52

The wooded area in the right foreground was a curling pond (in winter when it was frozen).

Comment by: Carolaen on 7th January 2016 at 13:58

My Grandfather Born 1900 came from Top Loack New Springs. He used to swear he could remember curling matches on he Canal when it froze. I would love to know if this ever happened (as distinct from a "story" and he was quite a teller of tales) as presumably the canal would have had to have really frozen to quite a depth to bear the weight of people.

Comment by: AB on 8th January 2016 at 11:24

The only time in my lifetime I have seen the canal frozen enough to skate on was 1946/7 Even then it was taboo to go on.

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