2021

SD7912 : Auke de Vries 'The Witches Hat' sculpture, Burrs Country Park, Woodhill Road, Bury

taken 3 years ago, near to Limefield, Bury, England

Auke de Vries 'The Witches Hat' sculpture, Burrs Country Park, Woodhill Road, Bury
Auke de Vries 'The Witches Hat' sculpture, Burrs Country Park, Woodhill Road, Bury
This addition to the Irwell Sculpture Trail was formally unveiled on Thursday 27 July 2017. Auke de Vries (b1937) is arguably Netherlands’ best-known sculptor with a reputation for creating unique and intriguing pieces all over Europe. The funding for this project has come through money paid by developers and allocated to be spent on art in the borough.
The Irwell Sculpture Trail

The Irwell Sculpture Trail is the largest sculpture route in the UK. It follows a winding route which extends for more than 33 miles from Bacup to Salford Quays and features more than 70 artworks from local, national and international artists.
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Burrs Country Park

Burrs Country Park lies on the River Irwell one mile to the northwest of Bury town centre.

The area now covered by the park has seen human activity since pre-Roman times when a settlement was established at Castlesteads. In 1752 a farmhouse was built on the north side of the river. The original farmhouse is still in existence and is now the Brown Cow public house.

Burrs Mill and Higher Woodhill Mill were constructed during the industrial revolution. Initially they were powered by water from the river Irwell and a weir and goit were constructed to carry the water to the mills. The construction of the Manchester, Bolton Bury Canal meant that a water supply was required to feed the header reservoir at Elton. To accommodate this, the canal feeder was constructed around 1803 and connected into the existing goit.

In 1930 Higher Woodhill Mill was demolished and in 1933 the depression caused the remaining mills to close. In 1952 the earliest part of Burrs Mill was demolished. The rest of the mill followed in 1982 leaving only the chimney and the workers cottages. The site was acquired by Bury Metro in 1986 and, since then, the area has been transformed from a derelict industrial site to a modern country park. Important historical features such as Burrs mill chimney, the mill floor and the water wheel pit have been retained so that the history of the site can be appreciated. In 2001 a purpose built agricultural show ground was constructed at Burrs where Bury Agricultural Society stage their annual show in each July.

Burrs features a wide variety of different wildlife habitats - woodland, open space, wetland, ponds and waterways. There is also a Caravan Club site. In 2016, the East Lancashire Railway opened a halt on the eastern side of the park, next to the caravan site.

LinkExternal link Bury MBC
LinkExternal link Caravan and Motorhome Club
LinkExternal link Friends of Burrs Country Park


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Geographical Context: Suburb, Urban fringe Park and Public Gardens Primary Subject: Sculpture
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SD7912, 114 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Jo and Steve Turner   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 16 August, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7984 1264 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:36.5953N 2:18.3706W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7985 1263
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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