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<< Our Photo Pages >> West Park (Wolverhampton) - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in West Midlands

Submitted by TimPrevett on Thursday, 24 May 2007  Page Views: 9698

Natural PlacesSite Name: West Park (Wolverhampton)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.69 km away from the location you searched for.

County: West Midlands Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Wolverhampton
Map Ref: SO90609912
Latitude: 52.589798N  Longitude: 2.140185W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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West Park (Wolverhampton)
West Park (Wolverhampton) submitted by TimPrevett : The huge glacial erratic from the Arenigs, part of the central arc of the Cambrian Mountains NW of Bala, found in Oak St in 1881 in Wolverhampton. Now pretty much in the centre of West Park, Wolverhampton. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in West Midlands

A glacial erratic in West Park, Wolverhampton, originally found in 1881 in Oak St. Grid ref applies to the park in general.
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West Park (Wolverhampton)
West Park (Wolverhampton) submitted by TimPrevett : The huge glacial erratic from the Arenigs, part of the central arc of the Cambrian Mountains NW of Bala, found in Oak St in 1881 in Wolverhampton. Now pretty much in the centre of West Park, Wolverhampton. (Vote or comment on this photo)

West Park (Wolverhampton)
West Park (Wolverhampton) submitted by TimPrevett (Vote or comment on this photo)

West Park (Wolverhampton)
West Park (Wolverhampton) submitted by TimPrevett (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SO9099 : West Park - Clock face by John M
by John M
©2010(licence)
SO9099 : Victorian clock in West Park, Wolverhampton by Roger  D Kidd
by Roger D Kidd
©2023(licence)
SO9099 : West Park Clock by Gordon Griffiths
by Gordon Griffiths
©2015(licence)
SO9099 : Victorian clock in West Park, Wolverhampton by Roger  D Kidd
by Roger D Kidd
©2023(licence)
SO9099 : West Park Stone by Gordon Griffiths
by Gordon Griffiths
©2014(licence)

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Re: West Park (Wolverhampton) by TimPrevett on Monday, 01 September 2008
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Extremely wet and dismal on my visit here, though a great restored Victorian park. Impressive erratic, nice Victorian ironwork and glasshouse, modern stone arrangements. Very typical but spectacular municipal flowerbeds too. Would be great to visit here on a better day.
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