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Burrs Country Park: Industrial Heritage and Sculptures

Burrs Country Park: Industrial Heritage and Sculptures

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Burrs Country Park: Industrial Heritage and Sculptures

Name: Burrs Country Park: Industrial Heritage and Sculptures
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Location: Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Burrs Country Park & River Irwell Sculpture Trail loop

3.75km

00:59

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2. Burrs Weir on the River Irwell – The Brown Cow Pub loop from Brandlesholme

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3. The Brown Cow Pub – Burrs Weir on the River Irwell loop from Summerseat

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02:35

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Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Alex Foxfield

March 26, 2021

A triumph of regeneration, since 1986 Burrs Country Park has been transformed from an industrial waste ground to an attractive park. Reminders of its heritage remain in the guise of its Burrs Mill chimney, mill floor and water wheel.

It is home to three works of art that form a part of the Irwell Sculpture Trail. At the park's south-east entrance, artist David Kemp's Waterwheel represents the constant turn of the wheel of time and the change that the Irwell Valley continues to see.

Close together in the north-west of the park are Stone Cycle by Julie Edwards and Picnic Area by David Fryer. Stone Cycle is constructed from repurposed stone from a dismantled bridge on Bury's Market Street. Picnic Area is a mouse trap on a gigantic scale, representing the way the park has been transformed into a leisure haven to draw people in, like mice to cheese.

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Location: Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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Burrs Country Park: Industrial Heritage and Sculptures

1. Burrs Country Park & River Irwell Sculpture Trail loop

2. Burrs Weir on the River Irwell – The Brown Cow Pub loop from Brandlesholme

3. The Brown Cow Pub – Burrs Weir on the River Irwell loop from Summerseat

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