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Southchurch Hall park.https://southendchesscongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250418_162354-1.jpg20250418_162354...but there are rather a lot of pigeons - only a few shown here! Southchurch Hall park.https://southendchesscongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250418_162114-1.jpg20250418_162114A splendid and one susects rather old weeping willow - unless anyone knows better - Southchurch Hall parkhttps://southendchesscongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250418_162056-1.jpg20250418_162056Southchurch Hallhttps://southendchesscongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250418_161947-1.jpg20250418_161947Southchurch Hallhttps://southendchesscongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250418_161850-1.jpg20250418_161850The lake from the level on which the house is built. 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