Swings in Grove Park
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Swings in Grove Park
Image: © Anthony O'Neil Taken: 5 Nov 2013
There has been a small recreational area hereabouts for over 50 years. Before Grove Park was created by the Council from an unredeemed portion of Hale Moss, this part was fairly rough land with a concrete slab where the previous swings were erected, oriented at 90 degrees to the present ones, and, I think, nearer to Grove Lane. (Perhaps some of the nearby houses were not yet built in the 1940s.) The old swings had solid metal rods - not chains - and unrestricted bearings, so very adventurous children could actually loop-the-loop if they had enough momentum and could hang on. I think there were accidents - which persuaded the authorities to change the design.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.381658
Longitude
-2.323929