The Lake, Gledhow Valley Woods, Leeds
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The Lake, Gledhow Valley Woods, Leeds
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 19 Sep 2021
This was part of the landscaping of the Gledhow Hall parkland, but was altered in the 1950s to provide flood attenuation, hence the elaborate outlet weir and screens. The bay and screen in this image puzzles me - is it an inlet or an outlet?
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Image Location
Latitude
53.825878
Longitude
-1.520051