Orchard at Lowbands
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Orchard at Lowbands
Image: © Roger Davies Taken: 10 Oct 2009
An old apple and pear orchard growing in the Chartist settlement of Lowbands. Lowbands was the second Chartist estate created in 1846. Rows of fruit trees were provided for the 23 smallholders along with 22 working horses, firewood, manure and seeds.The estate was sold off in 1851 when the Chartist Land Company was declared illegal by a House of Commons Select Committee.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.980234
Longitude
-2.331769