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Leigh House Farm has fallen to the fate of many urban fringe farming and is now a housing estate on the edge of Bamber Bridge. The houses here have been built quite recently. The old farm hedges are still visible.

The Old Tram Road is now a path linking residential areas to Preston city centre and is also well used by people at leisure. At this point it passes through modern housing estates.

This pocket park is viewed from where the Old Tram Road crosses Hennal Lane

The Old Tram Road is now a path linking residential areas to Preston city centre and is also well used by people at leisure. At this point it passes through modern housing estates.

The Old Tram Road is now a path linking residential areas to Preston city centre and is also well used by people at leisure. At this point it passes through modern housing estates.

The name of the road changes from Wateringpool Lane to Leigh Brow at Leigh Brow Bridge. This narrow lane which once formed part of a through route from Lostock Hall to Walton-le-Dale is now restricted to non-motorised traffic. At the top of the brow is the Walton Park housing estate. The gate to the left provides access to the old railway foot/cycle path. Leigh Brow Bridge is just behind the photographer (see Image).

A former railway bridge which now only serves to carry a foot and cycle path over the road. The road is a narrow lane which once formed part of a through route from Lostock Hall to Walton-le-Dale. It is now restricted to non-motorised traffic. Its name changes from Leigh Brow to Wateringpool Lane at the bridge. The view back up Leigh Brow can be seen here: Image A short distance along Wateringpool Lane is a former gasworks. During the era when coal gas was used, coal wagons would regularly end up wedged under this low bridge on their way to the gasworks.

See Imagefor a view of the other side and for more information.

This pond is located in a bit of green space sandwiched between the Preston Junction Nature Reserve and the Walton Park housing estate. It was constructed as part of the development of the housing estate. The pond can also be accessed from Leigh Brow or via a woodland path from Old Tram Road. It falls within the area of the proposed South Ribble Central Park https://web.archive.org/web/20151005072030/http://www.southribble.gov.uk/sites/default/files/CentralparkMasterplan.pdf . A photo taken from another angle: Image

This pond is located in a bit of green space sandwiched between the Preston Junction Nature Reserve and the Walton Park housing estate. It was constructed as part of the development of the housing estate. The pond can also be accessed from Leigh Brow or via a woodland path from Old Tram Road. It falls within the area of the proposed South Ribble Central Park https://web.archive.org/web/20151005072030/http://www.southribble.gov.uk/sites/default/files/CentralparkMasterplan.pdf . A photo taken on the same day from another angle: Image Margaret Clough's photo from 2006 provides an interesting comparison: Image