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Grange Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST8 7RZ

The Egyptian garden at Biddulph Grange Garden

Viewed from its junction with Grange Road this is the entrance to Biddulph Grange Country Park and gives access to the fairly new development of dwellings close by, the entrance to the car-park is just visible on the right.

Looking north-east to the bridge over the brook at the bottom, the junction with Image can be seen on the left. This is an opposite view to Image

This bridge crosses a very deep gully with an unnamed stream running through it, this is an opposite view to Image There is a benchmark cut into the parapet on the right of the bridge, see Image for a close-up of the cut mark.

This is a close up of the benchmark on the Image Benchmarks are used by the Ordnance Survey to determine an accurate height above sea level, in this case the horizontal bar is at 157.7 metres. For more information visit http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm35572 .

Just a few metres downstream, and hidden amongst the bushes, from the Image are the remains of an old bridge. The British Listed Buildings website ( http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-488208-bridge-45-biddulph ) records an ornamental bridge here that was built at the same time as the one further upstream in Biddulph Grange Country Park (Image) and was part of an ornamental walk designed by James Bateman in the mid-19th century. The website also says that it was restored in the early part of the 21st century, therefore I am not sure whether it is the bridge pictured or the one I am standing on that is the "ornamental" one.

This lovely clump of Ox-eye Daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) was growing in the corner of the car park on Biddulph Grange Country Park. For a closer view of one of the flowers see Image

This is one of the flowers seen in Image The Ox-eye, or Moon, Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is a native perennial plant that can be found in hay meadows, road-side verges and on neglected waste ground. Flowering from June to September, it is easily recognised by its large white flowers with yellow centres on tall stems and thin, jagged leaves. It is also popular as a cultivated plant in gardens although it does have a habit of taking over the flowerbed.

The main entrance to Biddulph Grange Country Park is on the right and the pedestrian entrance is further on by the speed hump, opposite that is the pedestrian access to the car-park (Image).

This is the main car-park for Biddulph Grange Country Park. Although the surface of the paths between here and the visitor centre are good, there are kissing gates which make it difficult for wheelchair access. Because of this there are disabled parking spaces provided behind the visitor centre (see Image), but be aware a RADAR key is required to open the gates.