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Friarwood Valley Gardens Pinhole Camera
Heritage Open Day: The giant pin-hole camera will be operational in the former summer house/aviary, giving the chance to see live images of the gardens, projected through the pin-hole. A brief outline will be given of liquorice growing in the Valley Gardens. Visit the Valley Gardens with planted Rose Gardens, children's playground and unique tree carvings. The Friarwood Valley Gardens is a public park and is a Grade II listed Historic Park: on the site of a medieval Dominican Friary and liquorice cultivation, it became a public park in 1950.
The former aviary building in Valley Gardens has been around since at least 1840 and was built in the Georgian period.
The former aviary building in Valley Gardens has been around since at least 1840 and was built in the Georgian period.
Saturday 13 September
Friarwood Valley Gardens, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 1PL
Sat 13 Sep:Access to the camera: 1030-1530; Free Entry.
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