Bacup: The solitary bowler
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Bacup: The solitary bowler
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 30 Jun 2011
On the day of the schoolteachers and other public services strike, the sole occupant of Maden recreation ground was one solitary pensioner, practising his bowls on the flat green.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.701272
Longitude
-2.208688