Bear Pit, Botanical Gardens, Sheffield 11
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Bear Pit, Botanical Gardens, Sheffield 11
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 8 Apr 2014
Set into Birch Hill, the highest part of the botanical gardens, this is a view of the rim of the bear baiting pit. The pit ceased to be used for entertainment purposes in the 1870s after a curious child fell into it and was fatally injured by the two resident bears.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.371523
Longitude
-1.49962