Autumn in Hanworth
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Autumn in Hanworth
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 3 Nov 2012
From the end of Forge Lane, by St Richard's church, I followed a footpath through scrub, coming out in a little open area - much of it occupied by a grassy mound. According to the map, both scrub and grassland are part of a nature reserve - though I saw no name-board. Just south of the mound is a tall chimney, partly covered in ivy. The chimney is clearly a relic of some former land-use, not in any way attached to the building just beyond, which is a house in a modern development. The name 'Forge Lane' might give a clue, but looking at a 1974 OS map, I see that in those days the area was occupied by commercial green-houses - so my guess is that the chimney had to do with a horticultural heating system. In the foreground is evidence of the heavy crop of rose-hips in November 2012.
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Image Location
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