Shipley Glen
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Shipley Glen by Mick Melvin as part of the Geograph project.
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Shipley Glen
Image: © Mick Melvin Taken: 6 Jun 2004
Immortalised in the song - "Meet Me Gwen In Shipley Glen." This wooded valley was a popular place for mill workers and their families in late Victorian times, and was the place to go for Sunday afternoon outings for families up to the end of the 20th century.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.851586
Longitude
-1.811469