A Little Piece Of History...

[whiterose]

Thought you might enjoy this guys..went to a place called Wentworth with a few friends..steeped in history..it has one of the few remaining Bear Pits in the UK....apparently although baiting was abolished in the 19th century, there are recollections of Bears being their within living memory... I'm sure a few of you may of been here.

Wentworth House..



The Stable Block..



The dogs would of been kenneld here..the sizes varied as would of the dogs..but two of my Bulldogs fitted quite nicely..lol







They were then led through the gardens..to the pit entrance..




Passed various dog statues and numerous water troughs..is it me or is there a strong likeness to Bulldogs..












Then too the entrance...






The dogs would then be walked through this corridor..to the Pit..



The Pit..

A circular room..about 15 feet accross..it has a vaulted ceiling..





The bears would of been released from here..two large type holding areas in the Pit walls..



And above, the viewing gallery..only about standing room for four people..




www.wentworthgardencentre.co.uk/

Thanks for looking.

[bob]

What a great day out awsome....Thanks for sharing.

[relic]

looks a cracking place imagine all of the dogs that they most of got Throw

[Jessica]

Really enjoyed those photos Thank you.

[crazyhorse]

great pics most interesting cheers for sharing

[syd1]

Awesome best pics i have seen. Really enjoyed them got to love our history here in england

Thanks again

[grchmason]

Excellent pic's

Looks a top day out!!! Will deffo try and get there this summer

Tarren

[kager]

Kath it was a top day out.. ;D...even if you nearly got knocked half unconscious by a tree.. ;D
I would highly recommend it for a visit..well worth it I think..there is a farm there too to keep the kids busy..

[firefly]

Really enjoyed them how cool was that

[jjbulls]

great history...!! real nice pictures ....

[whiterose]

Thanks.

Its a great day out.