The Dower House, Heath
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The Dower House, Heath
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 26 Sep 2021
This is one of several large houses around Heath Common. Presumably it was an attractive place for the wealthy people of Wakefield to set up home. The faint shadow across the grass is presumably what remains of the haha, made to keep animals grazing on the common out of the garden.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.67607
Longitude
-1.46211