"very nice thanks".... grid ref: SJ 521 906 nearest postcode:WA9 4BA
See the map tool http://www.bigartmob.com/bigartmap/5221
click between map and satelite view.Its in the very middle of the greened area west of the central path and east of Jubits Lane.
It's on top of Sutton Manor (former colliery) now a woodland besides the M62 near Sutton.Good pedestrian access is via the enterance opposite the end of Forest Rd at the Jubits Lane mini roundabout.Park on Forest Rd or at the Smithy Arms pub (free) and enter via the side of the colliery's former metal gates.Follow paths on the flat round to the left (north) then right (east)till you meet a path (heading south) and up the middle of the central mound.You will see the sculpture on top of the hill.(its to the left of the diamond shaped path arrangement on the satelite view) About 500m from the enterance.It's really worth the trip!
Local map here!
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=union+bank++lane,st+helens&sll=53.407946,-2.721133&sspn=0.010438,0.02811&ie=UTF8&ll=53.407895,-2.722249&spn=0.010438,0.02811&t=h&z=15&iwloc=A
routefinder here:
http://www.dedicateatree.org/acatalog/SuttonManor_Finder.html
Don't forget to visit the local shops,chippies on and off Forest Rd, along Jubits Lane, or the Smithy Arms.Shops also in the precinct off Chester Lane and Four Acres Lane and Gartons Lane further north .....there's a pie shop too!!
will i get lost? not usually all the routes are pretty much around the hill and come back to your start point.The easiest gradient starts from the side of the Smithy Manor pub but disabled people may wish to access the site through the gate opposite King George V Playing Fields and note that gradients require either motorised vehicles or ablebodied assistance and that sufficient brakes or braking mechanisms to prevent accidents as some slopes are moderately steep and should be approached with caution.
See the map tool http://www.bigartmob.com/bigartmap/5221
click between map and satelite view.Its in the very middle of the greened area west of the central path and east of Jubits Lane.
It's on top of Sutton Manor (former colliery) now a woodland besides the M62 near Sutton.Good pedestrian access is via the enterance opposite the end of Forest Rd at the Jubits Lane mini roundabout.Park on Forest Rd or at the Smithy Arms pub (free) and enter via the side of the colliery's former metal gates.Follow paths on the flat round to the left (north) then right (east)till you meet a path (heading south) and up the middle of the central mound.You will see the sculpture on top of the hill.(its to the left of the diamond shaped path arrangement on the satelite view) About 500m from the enterance.It's really worth the trip!
Local map here!
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=union+bank++lane,st+helens&sll=53.407946,-2.721133&sspn=0.010438,0.02811&ie=UTF8&ll=53.407895,-2.722249&spn=0.010438,0.02811&t=h&z=15&iwloc=A
routefinder here:
http://www.dedicateatree.org/acatalog/SuttonManor_Finder.html
Don't forget to visit the local shops,chippies on and off Forest Rd, along Jubits Lane, or the Smithy Arms.Shops also in the precinct off Chester Lane and Four Acres Lane and Gartons Lane further north .....there's a pie shop too!!
will i get lost? not usually all the routes are pretty much around the hill and come back to your start point.The easiest gradient starts from the side of the Smithy Manor pub but disabled people may wish to access the site through the gate opposite King George V Playing Fields and note that gradients require either motorised vehicles or ablebodied assistance and that sufficient brakes or braking mechanisms to prevent accidents as some slopes are moderately steep and should be approached with caution.
