2016
SJ9493 : Wildfowl on Pole Bank Pond
taken 9 years ago, near to Gee Cross, Tameside, England
This is 1 of 4 images, with title starting with Wild in this square
Wildfowl on Pole Bank Pond
The pond at Pole Bank has always attracted a variety of wildfowl.
Today I saw a couple of Canada geese and a moorhen. I suspect there were others hidden from view.
Today I saw a couple of Canada geese and a moorhen. I suspect there were others hidden from view.
Pole Bank
Pole Bank was originally the home of the Ashton and Beeley families. Thomas Kerfoot rented the property from 1912-19.
The hall and grounds were purchased in 1920 by George Frederick Byrom for £4200. He died in 1942 and in 1946 in accordance with his will Pole Bank Hall and Grounds were bequeathed to the Corporation of Hyde for the use and recreation of the general public.
The building is Grade II listed: Link
The hall itself is a care home, run since 1998 by the Laurel Bank Care group: Link
The grounds which includes a pond, walled gardens and woodland paths is a public park which for a time were in part maintained by a volunteer group, Friends of Pole Park.
Facebook group: Link
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- Grid Square
- SJ9493, 451 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Gerald England (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 17 May, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 10 June, 2016
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 9453 9312 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.0899N 2:5.0281W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)