WALSALL ARBORETUM (part 1)

Bored? Not a bit of it BA. What a tranquil place this is. I really enjoyed my armchair stroll.
However no matter which way I looked at it, I couldn't see the Otter in that sculpture :(
Never mind, the rest was wonderful, thanks for sharing it :))

Looked more like a serpent to me Waddy!

I love the arboretum Ba, so beautifully cared for, such pride, the trees will be changing soon and then bare, but still beautiful
Thanks for the walk on this cold wet and windy day x

Nice of you to show us round BA, must remember to take a dander come next spring.

Lovely walk . . . thanks Ba. Just wish the sculpture had a title! (Btw, think Phyl means a gander, lol.)

You're right Pamg, that's all I could see lol!

What a lovely place.

Now you lot ...the head on the right and his arm holding onto something.... no? ... must be me lol:-)
Thanks Waddy:-))

Yes I enjoyed it .
the Hatherton family were wealthy landowners Business men and politicians.!!

Cold, wet and windy here too Pam, only a few of the trees were changing colour. We did a canal walk this Wednesday :-))

Ay up Phyl, when you decide to visit ...creep up on it... or it will be torrential rain :-)))

Hi Sheila, lots of ganders in the lake area:-)

Waddy, you're just not trying:-))

Thanks Suey:-))

Thanks Bjs, glad someone knows about them .... the lake is called the Hatherton lake:-))

I'll be putting on part two tomorrow and you've all got to look at that too lol:-))

"Edward Richard Littleton, 2nd Baron Hatherton (31 December 1815 – 2 April 1888), was a British peer and Liberal Member of Parliament.
Hatherton was the son of Edward John Littleton, 1st Baron Hatherton, and Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley, eldest illegitimate daughter of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley. He was elected to the House of Commons for Walsall in 1847, a seat he held until 1852. He then represented Staffordshire Southern from 1853 until 1857. In 1863 he succeeded his father as second Baron Hatherton and entered the House of Lords. He was not so active a politician as his father and Hansard records only two interventions in Parliament - one in the Commons, and one in the Lords.
Lord Hatherton married Lady Margaret Percy, daughter of George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland, in 1841. He died in April 1888, 72, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Edward. Lady Hatherton died in 1897."

From wikipaedia

How grand to live near enough to visit it often! its lovely.

Thanks for that Andrew, now I'll have to 'search' the Joseph Leckie Sons Of Rest:-)

Hi Stera, I can be there on the bus in about 15 minutes, but it's like so many wonderful local places .... not often visited by me. It's odd isn't it, if I found this place while on holiday, I would rave about it:-)

BA - it's all explained at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walsall_Arboretum
along with a history of the park

There's also an entry on the English Heritage website at
list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1001534

Thanks Andrew:-))

It looks a nice place for a walk at any time of year :o)

Nope, still can't see it lol!

Definitely a serpent.......you been at the sauce again Ba? :0)))

I love this place,Ba..fancy you hadn't been there before.?.so many lovely places on our own doorsteps,aren't there? I love The Bandstand and amphitheatre ..great blog and pics..thank you..off to see part two now...and I see a Serpent too ! :o)

Thanks Hywel:-)

Flippin' 'eck, you lot have no artistic vision>:-[
I have been to the Arbo before Sandra, but not for quite a few years. Always lovely there, but this expensive revamp has really improved it:-))

I still see a Serpent Ba..so the new prescription in my glasses hasn't worked then? Lol

Should've gone to Specsavers? :-)

I did, but they wanted to board them up ! lol..(only joking) x

No jokes allowed on this blog:-))

Sorry,Mrs Misery ! :o)) x

I accept your apology:-)