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Silver Fir, in the Burn Walk. Girth at a height of 5 feet, 10 

 feet 8 inches : height, 91 feet. — (Sir A. E. Monck.) 



BRADLEY HALL, IN PARISH OF RYTON. 



Horse Chestnut, 50 yards N.E. of Hall. Girth at a height of 

 5 feet, 10 feet 6 inches. 

 A fine healthy tree, not otherwise remarkable. — (Oct. 9, 1872, 

 G. C. Atkinson.) 



Tulip Tree, on Lawn, 100 yards W. of House. Girth at a height 



of 5 feet, 6 feet 10 inches : spread of branches, 8 yards : 



height, 64 feet. 



Bole, with trifling branches, slightly decreasing in bulk ; top 



high, and then a poor unhealthy head. Decaying rapidly. — (Feb. 



17, 1873, ibid.) 



Crab, in hedge, 150 yards N.W. from House. Girth at a height 

 of 5 feet, 6 feet 5 inches : spread of branches, slight : 

 height, 28 feet. 

 A curious diseased tree, with knotty excrescences on all its 



branches like small walnuts. — (March 28, 1873, ibid.) 



Deciduous Cypress, about 15 yards from Burn, between it and the 

 House. Girth at a height of 5 feet, 6 feet : spread of 

 branches, slight : height, 62 feet. 

 Decaying at heart. A rare tree in the North of England. — 



(Ibid.) 



Silver Fir, 100 yards S.E. from House. Girth at a height of 

 5 feet, 8 feet 9 inches : spread of branches, slight : height, 

 105 feet 6 inches. 

 A straight, fine healthy tree. — (Nov. 5, 1872, ibid.) 



Oak, 20 yards E. of last. Girth at a height of 5 feet, 12 feet 4 

 inches : height, about 90 feet. 

 A fine, long, straight-bolecl tree. — (Ibid.) 



Silver Eir, 200 yards E.N.E. from House. Girth at a height 

 of 5 feet, 9 feet 1 inch : spread of branches, slight : 

 height, 105 feet 8 inches. — (Ibid.) 



