Wasteland into wonderland
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Wasteland into wonderland by David Long as part of the Geograph project.
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Wasteland into wonderland
Image: © David Long Taken: 29 Dec 2005
Looking west across the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, flashes and reeds are all that remain of the large-scale coal mining in this area. Park House Farm in the distance has seen it all come and go.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.517526
Longitude
-2.627349