The slab in the foreground, about 2' (c 60cm) high, is across the whole width of the path, presumbly to deter vehicular misuse of the public footpath. Access from Corntown Road is from the western edge of this http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4243905 former Baptist Church a few metres behind the camera.
Uploaded to Geograph by Jaggery on 30 March 2014
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