Heaton Park

[poliphilo]

 

Heaton Park belongs to the City of Manchester and is one of the largest urban parks in Europe. The house- Heaton Hall- was designed by James Wyatt and built in 1772.

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[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Oh, that used to be one of my favourite places when I lived in Manchester! Do they still have the herd of Highland cattle?

Super shot of the lioness. Both the lions are so shiny from all the kids sitting on them. *g*

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

They still have the highland cattle- and the other rare breeds- and the donkeys...

I love the lions.

[momof2girls.livejournal.com]

Wow. I love your photographs; they're always very evocative. Thanks for sharing.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm so pleased you like them.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

That lioness is fantastic. She has a rather bemused expression.
Is the house used for anything these days? The wing on the right has the lower windows bricked in.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what's going on. The house can be toured- but not on mondays- so I haven't seen the interior. It does look very shut up. Possibly they're carrying out repairs.