Nooklands

Settlement in Lancashire Preston

England

Nooklands

A6 North Road, Preston Credit: Colin Pyle

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Nooklands Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 53.780505/-2.7189063 or Grid Reference SD5231. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

A6 North Road, Preston

Colin Pyle

A6 Garstang Road northbound in Fulwood

Colin Pyle

Industrial Units on Fylde Road

View from Fylde Road Viaduct

Raymond Knapman

Moor Park

Mick Garratt

Old Milestone Marker 55-02 F (between bridges 15-14), Lancaster Canal (between bridges old marker)

Old Milestone located by the side of the Lancaster Canal This milestone is 2 miles from the centre of Preston and 55 miles from Kendal Inscription reads:- Preston / 2 :: Garstang / 15 (missing) Milestone Society National ID: LAN-02

Cactus Chris

Milestone Marker 55-02 F (between bridges 15-14), Lancaster Canal

Milestone located by the side of the Lancaster Canal This milestone is 2 miles from the centre of Preston and 55 miles from Kendal Inscription reads:- Preston / 2 :: Garstang / 15 Milestone Society National ID: LAN-02R

Cactus Chris

Milestone Marker 56-01 F (between bridges 11-10), Lancaster Canal

Milestone located by the side of the Lancaster Canal This milestone is 1 miles from the centre of Preston and 56 miles from Kendal Inscription reads:- Preston / 1 :: Garstang / 16 Milestone Society National ID: LAN-01R

Cactus Chris

St Thomas' Church, Preston

This grade II listed church was designed by John Latham and built between 1837 and 1839. It was declared redundant by the Church of England in 1983 and is used by City Church Preston, part of a Pentecostal denomination.

Stephen McKay

The Princess Alice, Preston

The Princess Alice on Cambridge Walk is a traditional Victorian back-street pub that has survived despite all the redevelopment around it.

Stephen McKay

Tom Benson Stone, Moor Park

Unfortunately the stone seems to have lost its plaque but it is here to commemorate the achievements of Tom Benson, a long-distance walker. Benson was a local man who set a world record in 1986 by walking 415 miles non-stop around Moor Park. He did this when he was in his fifties.

Stephen McKay

Moor Park

High pressure conditions have created a bleak grey day in Preston, with no sign of the sun at all, but there is still some autumn colour in Moor Park at the end of November.

Stephen McKay

Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory, Moor Park

This observatory in the north-west part of Moor Park was designed by George James Gibbs, at the time the honorary curator of Preston Municipal Observatory, and officially opened in 1927 to coincide with a total eclipse of the sun. It was named after Jeremiah Horrocks, a 17th century English astronomer who was the first person to show that the Moon orbited around the Earth in an elliptical pattern. Today the building belongs to the University of Central Lancashire although light pollution prevents it from being used for serious astronomy.

Stephen McKay

Moor Park Weather Station

The weather station, in the north-west corner of Moor Park, is adjacent to the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory.

Stephen McKay

Tennis court in Moor Park

This public tennis court has been fitted with a vandal-proof and weather-resistant steel net. We are unlikely to see these at Wimbledon anytime soon, but in a location like this it makes a great deal of sense. Beyond the court is the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory.

Stephen McKay

Moor Park

This view shows the path round the northern side of the park. Moor Park was created when Preston Council enclosed 100 acres of Preston Moor making it the first municipal park in the new industrial towns of north-west England. Improvements were carried out between 1862 and 1865 by garden designer Edward Milner using the labour of unemployed cotton workers.

Stephen McKay

Moor Park

This path winds round the northern side of the park with North Lodge in the background. Moor Park was created when Preston Council enclosed 100 acres of Preston Moor making it the first municipal park in the new industrial towns of north-west England. Improvements were carried out between 1862 and 1865 by garden designer Edward Milner using the labour of unemployed cotton workers.

Stephen McKay

The Serpentine, Moor Park

Autumn colours abound around this pond in the north-eastern section of Moor Park. The Serpentine was originally created in the 1830s but has changed its size and shape many times since. It is home to a variety of wetland birds.

Stephen McKay

Moor Park

A lady walks her dogs along the southern side of Moor Park. Moor Park was created when Preston Council enclosed 100 acres of Preston Moor making it the first municipal park in the new industrial towns of north-west England. Improvements were carried out between 1862 and 1865 by garden designer Edward Milner using the labour of unemployed cotton workers.

Stephen McKay

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Nooklands is located at Grid Ref: SD5231 (Lat: 53.780505, Lng: -2.7189063)

Administrative County: Lancashire

District: Preston

Police Authority: Lancashire