Open space with potential for play
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The photograph on this page of Open space with potential for play by Alan Hawkes as part of the Geograph project.
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Open space with potential for play
Image: © Alan Hawkes Taken: 9 Jun 2014
This piece of land is on the junction of Dawson Way and Thorncroft. When Thorncroft was built this was left as a play area for children. The developer left it as rough land. Vegetation moved in and local children, both boys and girls, developed imaginative games. A local busybody kept pressuring the developer to do something with it. The developer returned, levelled the land and erected two sets of small goalposts - the cheapest option. The consequence was that boys played football, girls were banished and imaginative options lost. The local authority financial cuts have meant that the grass has been allowed to grow and a wild-flower meadow is beginning to emerge.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.026503
Longitude
0.252999