Paul's 7.5 mile walk took 13 members and guests from the LDWG across pasture and rolling parkland to three Leicestershire halls, Baggrave, Lowesby and Quenby.
The walk also passed the sites of four medieval villages, now no more than a series of bumps and depressions in fields. There are many such sites in the East Midlands most of which have become deserted through a combination of epidemics and the spread of sheep farming which required fewer workers than arable farming.
The walk also passed the sites of four medieval villages, now no more than a series of bumps and depressions in fields. There are many such sites in the East Midlands most of which have become deserted through a combination of epidemics and the spread of sheep farming which required fewer workers than arable farming.
Thanks Paul and Don for the photos.
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| Baggrave Hall, an 18th-century Grade II listed country house |
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| Baggrave Pond |
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| Lowesby Hall in the background |
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| Church of All Saints, Lowesby - "mainly constructed of Feruginous Limestone" |
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| Cold Newton Manor |
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| Sculptures in Cold Newton |
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| Quenby Hall, a Grade 1 listed building described as the most important early-seventeenth century |









