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<br/>The former coach house on the St. Ives was built on land acquired by the Ferrands family in 1639, it is now a part of the Sports Turf Research Institute.
©Mick Melvin
Dist:0.3km north<br/>The black arrow on the post points the way of the Calder/Aire Route, a 17-mile link from Bingley to the Pennine Bridleway at Widdop.
©michael ely
Dist:0.3km north<br/>This large garden centre is at Harden on the B6429 to the west of Bingley. Near the entrance is this working scale model of an early Lion truck. The replica was built in 1984.
©michael ely
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Here we are looking north up a bridleway leading into the St Ives estate to the west of Bingley. The Calder/Aire Route is a 17-mile trail using bridleways and quiet lanes that links Bingley to the Pennine Bridleway National Trail at Widdop.
©michael ely
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©Joe Regan
Dist:0.4km north<br/>
©Joe Regan
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Small pond above Cuckoo Nest Cottages, on a stream running down from the much larger Coppice Pond on the St. Ives Estate. The pond was dedicated to John Baxter in 2004 in recognition of his work re-establishing the pond and to celebrate forty years of service to the St. Ives Estate and Bradford Council.
©Paul Glazzard
Dist:0.5km north<br/>These have obviously been altered from time to time, but were first built in the 17C. The belfry belongs to a former chapel, and the first floor doorway might have been an entrance to it. There is a dilapidated flight of stone steps to it, fenced off.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Now used as an equestrian centre.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Cascade below the small pond at Cuckoo Nest Cottages, on a stream running down from the much larger Coppice Pond on the St. Ives Estate. The pond was dedicated to John Baxter in 2004 in recognition of his work re-establishing the pond and to celebrate forty years of service to the St. Ives Estate and Bradford Council.
©Paul Glazzard
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Cottages at Old Harden Grange near the Sports Turf Research Institute, built by the Ferrands in 1680 and extended in the early 18th century. The cottages were possibly converted from a chapel and are now apparently used as store rooms and estate workers' rest rooms.
©Paul Glazzard
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Not surprisingly, the course was closed today. That might only be standing water on the fairway, but I had the impression, looking from Cross gates Lane, that a spring might have sprung. The crows might be looking for worms coming to the surface to avoid drowning.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.6km north<br/>This has a re-used 17C lintel, dated 1670, and a sill dated 1870.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.6km north<br/>This turbulent flow comes from the placid water at the outlet of the pond. (See [[954456]])
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.6km north<br/>The outlet is through a series of culverts, which join together downstream to pass under the driveway. It is guarded by a weir, which catches debris. Although there is only a shallow depth of flow over the weir, this results in a strong flow into the watercourse downstream (see [[954456]]).
©Humphrey Bolton

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