NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



SHIPLEY GLEN, BRADFORD. 

 The recent proposal of a committee of the Bradford Cor- 

 poration to ' improve ' Shipley Glen by making- paths on either 



side of the stream, in order to find work for the unemployed, 

 very naturally resulted in an outcry from those interested in the 

 preservation of natural scenery. To have spoilt this beautiful 

 natural glen would have been a serious loss not only to the present 

 but to the future inhabitants of Bradford. Whether as a result of 

 the expressed indig-nation or not, it is satisfactory to learn that 

 Shipley Glen, for the present at any rate, is to remain in its 

 natural state. The Bradford 'Jackdaw' joined in the campaign 

 and gave a sketch of the probable appearance of the glen when 



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