Bracken Hill

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Bracken Hill

Kites over Heath Common Kites seem to be bigger than they used to be. The central one looks like a parrot and to its right an octopus or squid. Heath Common is very popular on a Sunday afternoon. There were at least two ice-cream vans. Luckily there are plenty of places to park. — Kites over Heath Common Credit: Humphrey Bolton

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Kites over Heath Common

Kites seem to be bigger than they used to be. The central one looks like a parrot and to its right an octopus or squid. Heath Common is very popular on a Sunday afternoon. There were at least two ice-cream vans. Luckily there are plenty of places to park.

Humphrey Bolton

Doorway and inn sign, King's Arms, Heath

Humphrey Bolton

Heath Common Trig Point Flush Bracket S4097

thejackrustles

Pocket park at the junction of Doncaster Road and Agbrigg Road

Formerly the grounds of Stoneleigh House.

Stephen Craven

Hand car wash and tyre sales, Doncaster Road

This business boasts 'the best hand car wash and tyres in England', without so much as a 'probably'.

Stephen Craven

Railway bridges over Doncaster Road

The nearer bridge carries a link line from Wakefield Kirkgate station to the main Leeds-Doncaster line. The second bridge, seen from the other side in SE3419 : A638 passes under railway bridges at Agbrigg, once carried a freight branch into Wakefield Power Station, a site now being redeveloped for housing.

Stephen Craven

Junction on Doncaster Road

A somewhat complex junction at the junction of A638 Doncaster Road and A6194 Neil Fox Way (Wakefield eastern bypass). Until 1953, Doncaster Road crossed the Barnsley Canal within this area; the canal is long since infilled.

Stephen Craven

Starbucks, Doncaster Road

A cafe with drive-thru facility, built on the site of the former Agbrigg Farm.

Stephen Craven

Southern end of Neil Fox Way

This is the Wakefield eastern bypass, opened in 2017 and releasing a large tract of land for infill development. There is nothing remaining of the original settlement of Agbrigg, which included the Jolly Sailor pub that was roughly where these cars are.

Stephen Craven

Trans-Pennine Trail at Agbrigg

The trail is just signposted 'North' and follows the northern edge of Heath Common to Heath village.

Stephen Craven

Western end of Heath Common

As well as the Trans-Pennine Trail (left) there is a low embankment (right) that runs straight for nearly 300 metres to Kirkthorpe Lane. I can't see anything marked on old maps online to suggest what it was; possibly a temporary access road or railway line used in construction?

Stephen Craven

Horse on Heath Common

Several people make use of the common right of grazing horses here.

Stephen Craven

Mystery stone structures on Heath Common

A pair of low circular stone enclosures, each about 2-3 metres in diameter, with a footpath between them. Too large to be gateposts, and no maps I have seen show any structure here.

Stephen Craven

Dame Mary Bolles' Water Tower

An unusual curiosity that served the former Heath Old Hall, dating from the 17th century and restored in 1985. The site consists of a water wheel, probably to pump spring water to a tank at the top, and possibly to serve a nearby ironworks. It also served as a viewing tower. Listed grade II* (list entry 1200499) but with no public access.

Stephen Craven

Rough ground on Heath Common

There are various ridges and depressions all across the heath, suggesting a variety of uses over the years, though the only one I can easily find reference to online is use of part of the common as a golf course in the early 20th century.

Stephen Craven