tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74390133864149039352024-03-19T11:01:04.900+00:00A Blog on the Landscape!AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.comBlogger850125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-12340514540221586222024-03-02T14:13:00.000+00:002024-03-02T14:13:01.159+00:00The Gateway to the Southern Pennines.<p><b><i><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">Wednesday 28th February 2024 </span></u></i></b></p><p>Or so the area board says. </p><p>I for one had never considered it to be the gateway but there are certainly lots of nice gates on the walk around the reservoirs and beyond.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJOCO2VChkq-JZ_sgrQrt5qMzU7O9GcWkBhn-9G4oj404LKyNF_XqEHOjgGZztop6aFS_viwB5aIiXyLw_0Ie71hn18nOjzQD68Q_Ix2ql-mUpMxND12k6PsV9k_wb3P3LCnCx-pAErxIxD4IgWKgyEtmSo9SSsiog_h5OcZeClvEX2o54bqno28sviU/s1569/840E8B26-F7A1-4CEE-8EB5-BC1CD4613279_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1569" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJOCO2VChkq-JZ_sgrQrt5qMzU7O9GcWkBhn-9G4oj404LKyNF_XqEHOjgGZztop6aFS_viwB5aIiXyLw_0Ie71hn18nOjzQD68Q_Ix2ql-mUpMxND12k6PsV9k_wb3P3LCnCx-pAErxIxD4IgWKgyEtmSo9SSsiog_h5OcZeClvEX2o54bqno28sviU/w640-h440/840E8B26-F7A1-4CEE-8EB5-BC1CD4613279_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>It was good to find the car park adjacent to Ogden Reservoir was free and the toilets open from 8am to 8pm also free. Well done Oldham Council. </p><p>We set off east along a narrow road passed the old Spring Mill. The mill looked shut but maybe repurposed as a storage facility. I don't think the mill is too old as it isn't on the 1840-1880 OS map and neither is the Ogden Reservoir.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJSzCw7OvhO3j9oZU2UxrXezYD2hLrxCOxjWAi3cR6HRbt5A2J1NWA-EmocbCctUEmSTwq8bFeJXP4daqFeHRm9ax_e9PQ-D-Nw40imqkDIkQ4KUz1dqKgZmklMJZhoOxveT159Pe4hEiKK9SdBjMilyMjOl9YMYGypFdGzpVrW3haG2wUwiH4KpvpZQ/s4396/93634FA5-C03F-4D9C-B1AB-0AB2E7C9AE6F_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2821" data-original-width="4396" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJSzCw7OvhO3j9oZU2UxrXezYD2hLrxCOxjWAi3cR6HRbt5A2J1NWA-EmocbCctUEmSTwq8bFeJXP4daqFeHRm9ax_e9PQ-D-Nw40imqkDIkQ4KUz1dqKgZmklMJZhoOxveT159Pe4hEiKK9SdBjMilyMjOl9YMYGypFdGzpVrW3haG2wUwiH4KpvpZQ/w640-h410/93634FA5-C03F-4D9C-B1AB-0AB2E7C9AE6F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring Mill.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A little further along we came across a spring which had been nicely built around. Did it have any relevance to the name? I have since found out that this "spring" is actually part of a culverting system.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHzs0MXI14V6zvM3iNjKAauSsmo6HMo1QghQUdaT_vdXvdXhldHFioXm7BiTFdkwgsAAxqCiAH-p88zCDLfk8NTWcF9AyckGFcfV7L38auK9zxMTUz4FOXjyIWeGAK_Jgsb_Y1kwd08nS-7pjrHpvyCGdaKvaw9CltEQM-VaEcCTBekzvJD5lpSylTyI/s4608/93770259-DD85-4AE2-9CA9-D366F132CB47.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHzs0MXI14V6zvM3iNjKAauSsmo6HMo1QghQUdaT_vdXvdXhldHFioXm7BiTFdkwgsAAxqCiAH-p88zCDLfk8NTWcF9AyckGFcfV7L38auK9zxMTUz4FOXjyIWeGAK_Jgsb_Y1kwd08nS-7pjrHpvyCGdaKvaw9CltEQM-VaEcCTBekzvJD5lpSylTyI/w480-h640/93770259-DD85-4AE2-9CA9-D366F132CB47.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Notice the stone footpath arrows above the spring. There are many of these fantastic signs along the route. Never need replacing. Another good move from Oldham Council.<div>We chatted to three local dog walkers who were impressed with Sheila looking at a map. Very professional they said, blind as a bat, I said. We had a good laugh about navigating with the sun and the stars and then we bade farewell.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDhpI8xYDXiarvI3c0tnRuNvUhf_ffa3Lj6pRO3N62YiJ5tvOLpXFHNySQY9unwoe4nVx1g2TwWYG1kyGN4qR7tXvg_QVOq91VDAuuiP5cbcu1ocOAJUxf_BO6CI1ttguBNRuoIupFPe1AIQLYr-zjr8ihBdoM1EbwJZy8nYtElsddqkFRhIBTixwP6Y/s4608/05ED668F-D368-49CA-91CF-E23BB4EF7637.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDhpI8xYDXiarvI3c0tnRuNvUhf_ffa3Lj6pRO3N62YiJ5tvOLpXFHNySQY9unwoe4nVx1g2TwWYG1kyGN4qR7tXvg_QVOq91VDAuuiP5cbcu1ocOAJUxf_BO6CI1ttguBNRuoIupFPe1AIQLYr-zjr8ihBdoM1EbwJZy8nYtElsddqkFRhIBTixwP6Y/w640-h480/05ED668F-D368-49CA-91CF-E23BB4EF7637.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Signage on the trees gave me a bit of an impression I wasn't welcome to advance.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Our only view of Ogden Reservoir was through the woodland. We would have to wait until we got round the other side before getting a full view.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYn_22ktxIWJvl480ucaUhUYRRAoswgSfLJxWXDd3qRB8c1AwWRT9EIcWLnhO5pJK1kIThdncCtZNP-6Ekfk0WDZLDbYqcMF2yxEZirdrImeowY-wIudUyPmUx2ytF3YPgZXnVx_HdYvqMh-juXBkJa2lHRvinXj9wxwnRKm-IR4bjf0kY5RPO_IwCpQ/s4608/7FADB13E-62EE-4CCD-8748-7C3C5A9D7077.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYn_22ktxIWJvl480ucaUhUYRRAoswgSfLJxWXDd3qRB8c1AwWRT9EIcWLnhO5pJK1kIThdncCtZNP-6Ekfk0WDZLDbYqcMF2yxEZirdrImeowY-wIudUyPmUx2ytF3YPgZXnVx_HdYvqMh-juXBkJa2lHRvinXj9wxwnRKm-IR4bjf0kY5RPO_IwCpQ/w640-h480/7FADB13E-62EE-4CCD-8748-7C3C5A9D7077.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first view of Kitcliffe Reservoir.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are six reservoirs in this area which were built during the late 19th centuries taking advantage of the vast amount of rainfall and sodden moorland. Built to supply power to the mills, six I believe were in this vicinity and also to supply water to Oldham and Manchester. They were built following the Oldham Corporation Gas and water act of 1855. Strangely, the lowest reservoir and nearest to the mills was built last.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Norman Hill Reservoir</li><li>Hanging Lees Reservoir</li><li>Piethorne Reservoir</li><li>Kitcliffe Reservoir. </li></ul>The above were built between 1858 and 1866. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Ogden Reservoir</li></ul>Was built 1872-1878</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Rooden Reservoir (which we didn't walk past today)</li></ul>Was built 1894-1901.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A footpath follows Ogden Reservoir boundary wall down to Kitcliffe farm which prior to the reservoirs being built was a Fulling Mill with its own water supply. It may be interesting going down to see if anything remains of the old mill but today it wasn't in the plan.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Carrying on eastwards the large expanse of Piethorne was next. There was a resident fly fisherman which we watched for a few minutes. He didn't seem to have caught anything. Fly fishing has always fascinated me but I've never had a go at it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMofiNA-FkI5jHCASjLrGdXdGOQ7vzamGYkbyRgduBZixF_XDKu23BSj90X42NJy1HQv_KGQgEfmoXoy5ZNQ3C41DEOPClhyE3iIwSBi6wMfmCBTzZAAFD3kIkzkUGfj2kDgFUk1re-sHvDPz1j_-tALFFNF7Lo7c0R6JJ3dKVpHjMw5QcBBnK8aYeyiw/s4118/A7CA7694-4745-47DB-9C19-F86180204235_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3377" data-original-width="4118" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMofiNA-FkI5jHCASjLrGdXdGOQ7vzamGYkbyRgduBZixF_XDKu23BSj90X42NJy1HQv_KGQgEfmoXoy5ZNQ3C41DEOPClhyE3iIwSBi6wMfmCBTzZAAFD3kIkzkUGfj2kDgFUk1re-sHvDPz1j_-tALFFNF7Lo7c0R6JJ3dKVpHjMw5QcBBnK8aYeyiw/w640-h524/A7CA7694-4745-47DB-9C19-F86180204235_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You will notice on the left gate post the OS bench mark. This was the first we had spotted but the OS listing shows a couple that we had missed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV-35FZTnhyphenhyphenVMq2Bmu_tcFHLKWJfWEKogXNxIqX7cOV0Bbkxear9GIH87SIg4DaLMm9Fub88WVSOye06viOxhbIijRtiKvV-eDbSrcppSYzovCvgpNxzSD8BT-w0doIupcch4iJaaOcdwVcNM5L9HOptYxKgRu4ghZytiBgQDbvxvTbIf7mkeD4FfSPo/s4608/A43273F1-B048-4462-BF5F-B8107944296F_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV-35FZTnhyphenhyphenVMq2Bmu_tcFHLKWJfWEKogXNxIqX7cOV0Bbkxear9GIH87SIg4DaLMm9Fub88WVSOye06viOxhbIijRtiKvV-eDbSrcppSYzovCvgpNxzSD8BT-w0doIupcch4iJaaOcdwVcNM5L9HOptYxKgRu4ghZytiBgQDbvxvTbIf7mkeD4FfSPo/w640-h480/A43273F1-B048-4462-BF5F-B8107944296F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ornate sluice system.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">it was quite a pleasant day. Where was the forecast rain? I wanted it to rain to test out a new walking jacket that I had purchased from Decathlon. The clouds in front of us looked ominous but over the next 10-15 minutes we only had a very light shower. </div><div style="text-align: left;">We got to Hanging Lees reservoir and spotted another bench mark and more ornate gates. Also, but quite a distance away was a pair of Tufted Ducks. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCDXh3hvxhyKAQ0e20Xy04ljHnBFPJEz4rzwzjQMRUoBpsackQiTkFptsGiBWC57jM969qqvgqcNZmXl08vVHWRrxBdL7RHrjIpox1K4jFeZfrdMR0ClId6ZwBsf4iWiYAsxWhrle31ApXjwQ-BaTpCF8FWMBeIELsz9mhsU7pbNbFPld1OhDsDbTdYA/s4608/502EE110-1A12-49BD-8FF6-73530E7E52B3_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3100" data-original-width="4608" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCDXh3hvxhyKAQ0e20Xy04ljHnBFPJEz4rzwzjQMRUoBpsackQiTkFptsGiBWC57jM969qqvgqcNZmXl08vVHWRrxBdL7RHrjIpox1K4jFeZfrdMR0ClId6ZwBsf4iWiYAsxWhrle31ApXjwQ-BaTpCF8FWMBeIELsz9mhsU7pbNbFPld1OhDsDbTdYA/w640-h430/502EE110-1A12-49BD-8FF6-73530E7E52B3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nK3wtJGzYdGp9Q-itfVtaYGGr2a6VVogZ3sQ5k6lDj7LqDrjHOsBad6GIDTynu6rHByJBBQSK1JhcTM5ribkYJlpMHI-vNpP23kPHGfjvxjegnSxVATiAXk5oIYLM-TqRNQTeuHt500BmcmtWUnU2eViMpaI8nInkFo2p-Yu4P8N6hJG3eaqy8YiWXY/w640-h480/CAD4BF42-83CD-42DF-A72C-86DDFC5BECCE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Our path crossed between Piethorne and Hanging Lees and led up to a junction with the Pennine Bridleway. We met three mountain bikers who were finding the gradient tough but all credit to them they did it with a bit of huffing and puffing.<div><br /></div><div>We couldn't get directly up to Norman Hill Reservoir because there is no public footpath around it, so we had to make do with a photo from behind the boundary wall. Norman Hill was originally a farmstead which disappeared with the building of the reservoir. It must have been a bleak spot in winter years ago.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VsVo3kIWOP7zV6NeJa3jOtYpw8mU26cJcR8K12kb565uxxMib-ApdBn6Ckr83v5O4-j0qzr6KPGpDz99VUuAzXR5ngE4qhQoaz3NyhLXlcjIL0GbBmg4PAL9bisFXoflqCDjyWMq-IW3tW5luPCA4zRfeGyZslXGsnNYGetPcUxWXwcmpvRfyH5AjFg/s4608/5C3810DA-00B1-4392-B88D-5574B056DD3E_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VsVo3kIWOP7zV6NeJa3jOtYpw8mU26cJcR8K12kb565uxxMib-ApdBn6Ckr83v5O4-j0qzr6KPGpDz99VUuAzXR5ngE4qhQoaz3NyhLXlcjIL0GbBmg4PAL9bisFXoflqCDjyWMq-IW3tW5luPCA4zRfeGyZslXGsnNYGetPcUxWXwcmpvRfyH5AjFg/w640-h480/5C3810DA-00B1-4392-B88D-5574B056DD3E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Norman Hill Reservoir with Holme Moss mast in the distance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29NhuFefFHaCMsRPLKnN51lIuW-o2TfjYUMOIMwQgJZivtlqiMu52G_1UWuDTD9mcg_VayelHMiPtjLpZkArwLVp_zWauxMStFn_EZRsUWra_J71P6ipAuqLQsxiiG5ywb6uPxjBG2uADfj50LKwaf09-s6bIv4xHu5lAARTdFUKxBP7YaD26VjAXZns/s4608/60D84A3A-85F2-4054-A489-68D06F14788D_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29NhuFefFHaCMsRPLKnN51lIuW-o2TfjYUMOIMwQgJZivtlqiMu52G_1UWuDTD9mcg_VayelHMiPtjLpZkArwLVp_zWauxMStFn_EZRsUWra_J71P6ipAuqLQsxiiG5ywb6uPxjBG2uADfj50LKwaf09-s6bIv4xHu5lAARTdFUKxBP7YaD26VjAXZns/w640-h480/60D84A3A-85F2-4054-A489-68D06F14788D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQCkglf4v2X5QyodNf0PWsRmYZN_iaMV3BEC1-0vqGcgW3QgDPciKsong40Hbho_tb5pguCywbdvyhq3UzsL34b8reMGIUjf_ocKbgTn6hC7moWgbvmvGc2OZ7nwE6bznbvVGuiuOQIM0I3cE0eeHiIXUtCwmxQ4U7DYaO5JWpZJOYfz22bXGT3b5PKU/s4371/81C04192-4A27-4C5C-99D8-A24F7073B598_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="4371" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQCkglf4v2X5QyodNf0PWsRmYZN_iaMV3BEC1-0vqGcgW3QgDPciKsong40Hbho_tb5pguCywbdvyhq3UzsL34b8reMGIUjf_ocKbgTn6hC7moWgbvmvGc2OZ7nwE6bznbvVGuiuOQIM0I3cE0eeHiIXUtCwmxQ4U7DYaO5JWpZJOYfz22bXGT3b5PKU/w640-h438/81C04192-4A27-4C5C-99D8-A24F7073B598_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuLUG_X4B4WSChufomaxX1sOY6C-edfFpDJ9y4gy_W_6E1Pcnj0AYE90_nMMkxbTEKsoRJV4d2NWUPTov4QG3mNNreojTaZJXYEQoDJsSuG7izNCU1ou9lGO1zY0mpKRpivUcVGX07PbJ8CbmgxW5cjkKrcWc9uG5zeCnzY_0IvtiSioFPdY2c3XOruA/s4608/830E44FF-A339-4E57-B587-9B3A286E6335_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuLUG_X4B4WSChufomaxX1sOY6C-edfFpDJ9y4gy_W_6E1Pcnj0AYE90_nMMkxbTEKsoRJV4d2NWUPTov4QG3mNNreojTaZJXYEQoDJsSuG7izNCU1ou9lGO1zY0mpKRpivUcVGX07PbJ8CbmgxW5cjkKrcWc9uG5zeCnzY_0IvtiSioFPdY2c3XOruA/w480-h640/830E44FF-A339-4E57-B587-9B3A286E6335_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aeration waterfall from Norman Hill to Piethorne. </div><div>Piethorn gets its name from Magpies and Hawthorns of which many were in the area.</div><div><br /></div><div>Through a gate we steadily made our way up hill passing three more ruined farmsteads, First Roughfield farm with Piethorne off to the right then a little further the farm called Close. Not much is left to see apart from some fragments of stonework if you look hard enough.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9dy1nAjLitTS35PWD8iLcycCWxX_KOinMTYPFpKKVIPq-tO7Oipccj1nGpG0uS-gi0dQ-NLrqe5JgiVhuqB_OsageSL5Hx-OlrrU2_YXGA1KtwoUdc_mr4q6uTEt_w1WO0Gynz0hOhiVyB8mrNtve-89G-o2wCk9mskxI7toTtaK1WZt4EwmFjNgIxg/s4608/4837A85F-7B76-4A22-94BE-CD1C14D9124A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9dy1nAjLitTS35PWD8iLcycCWxX_KOinMTYPFpKKVIPq-tO7Oipccj1nGpG0uS-gi0dQ-NLrqe5JgiVhuqB_OsageSL5Hx-OlrrU2_YXGA1KtwoUdc_mr4q6uTEt_w1WO0Gynz0hOhiVyB8mrNtve-89G-o2wCk9mskxI7toTtaK1WZt4EwmFjNgIxg/w640-h480/4837A85F-7B76-4A22-94BE-CD1C14D9124A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What was left at Close farm with Rooden reservoir in the background.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmBqKwQ1I0sYLgWXlDhwxmY7LBNANMgy1gPGFB8_8InbwSXZOxPG6l7MVXx4gIL7w3p2ojBrecFuqYN4gmxy-nsdN3bcqZLc2_gDppErhbue5Kx3i4jwl0JN4AxyZpPuvQAJqT_kZi0G0CJQHlVkHQVKRr_88H68HI0pv0VPazg7Qaem4pV4EbgEIxtM/s3502/66552009-A66F-4804-8D03-ACA3C256F524_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="3502" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmBqKwQ1I0sYLgWXlDhwxmY7LBNANMgy1gPGFB8_8InbwSXZOxPG6l7MVXx4gIL7w3p2ojBrecFuqYN4gmxy-nsdN3bcqZLc2_gDppErhbue5Kx3i4jwl0JN4AxyZpPuvQAJqT_kZi0G0CJQHlVkHQVKRr_88H68HI0pv0VPazg7Qaem4pV4EbgEIxtM/w640-h500/66552009-A66F-4804-8D03-ACA3C256F524_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A kestrel searching the ground around Piethorne.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We were on a good path called Tunshall Lane which is an ancient pack horse route with high walls on both sides. Approaching Town Hill we noticed the destruction caused by off road bikes. We was going to go up there but decided it was too muddy and so stayed on the green lane.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzgdg7n_c6vNAkrKyXBQCBINwkSXumG1-x72-6kM4H-0FPyBJA1dPTREB8diXjdtH6N7SnKdZ7pEvb2fNpM3NzRjhHJ_7EmVljyuHo_XDK2u269sX_9zNdWLz97fOjXNyAd5fdJxqdMgDJgR8iXaHpSbhUb3yjy_PKzq-gbJp9rs_f1gHQyS69oia2p8/s4608/6C3D9AF7-4AAF-406E-AA5F-9DDA6CC7A4EB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzgdg7n_c6vNAkrKyXBQCBINwkSXumG1-x72-6kM4H-0FPyBJA1dPTREB8diXjdtH6N7SnKdZ7pEvb2fNpM3NzRjhHJ_7EmVljyuHo_XDK2u269sX_9zNdWLz97fOjXNyAd5fdJxqdMgDJgR8iXaHpSbhUb3yjy_PKzq-gbJp9rs_f1gHQyS69oia2p8/w640-h480/6C3D9AF7-4AAF-406E-AA5F-9DDA6CC7A4EB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red lichen covering the old walls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqp7fsjEGLnJJqOmh9mUtFdBnO4_rFO7rzAerY57uMQw29zCXzc2Q1rWIEb8dHQA-pDHVUKmRfvRj-QsMz6btPQPitCuNvf87I6t9P_6AYoJtjPK7p3rs6bGPNjRNDl1A1JIb9LCPWVCdJNdoqcSiocl5sffhSD7Ndy_fqaetzuQybKf1knWHytSsvJs/s4608/C59E28B5-B9C2-4173-B979-8F352B97C4E0_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqp7fsjEGLnJJqOmh9mUtFdBnO4_rFO7rzAerY57uMQw29zCXzc2Q1rWIEb8dHQA-pDHVUKmRfvRj-QsMz6btPQPitCuNvf87I6t9P_6AYoJtjPK7p3rs6bGPNjRNDl1A1JIb9LCPWVCdJNdoqcSiocl5sffhSD7Ndy_fqaetzuQybKf1knWHytSsvJs/w640-h480/C59E28B5-B9C2-4173-B979-8F352B97C4E0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sheila on Tunshall Lane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mubstktrT-bzqgS9GhEaVE02icuU3Gb4oNceWPaI5T3onBaTnKR5SvLdLnw7g3anUligZhx4YMntvj_U4QYYfDuQRDMDj8HzT-UYKTTcEdEtPZyt1_Agiqu779yhGjVZbFWILnXeYhM2jzO0JrWKBqzebxLwKB2Heq54n35igx2jl4M_rH9PX85E0K4/s4608/E2BE729E-4DD1-41E4-A4B4-D8FD122F1C94.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mubstktrT-bzqgS9GhEaVE02icuU3Gb4oNceWPaI5T3onBaTnKR5SvLdLnw7g3anUligZhx4YMntvj_U4QYYfDuQRDMDj8HzT-UYKTTcEdEtPZyt1_Agiqu779yhGjVZbFWILnXeYhM2jzO0JrWKBqzebxLwKB2Heq54n35igx2jl4M_rH9PX85E0K4/w640-h480/E2BE729E-4DD1-41E4-A4B4-D8FD122F1C94.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hillside destruction.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another shower didn't last long but the wind as we approached the highest point of the lane was bitterly cold. We got a move on. Good views were had looking north towards Littlebourgh, with the M62 motorway bridge in the foreground and Hollingworth Lake in mid ground.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5GPYbOE4o2R6G2JXgoyvIe0fwgVeTLLtAUrWjDwX7Qb1pY8K_o1gSd-DXP7Drf-CJ8zHmrhloLl3laWZyvAgap-ZqlP7sxERp3l-lrTcjvtf5tcZBSkbY2pIBq8H8bc9risLo9_DIrTej3PoHBT5mMkFidy59AfUz0_0gf1kon9kAn-bwXFQ32A1B_k/s4608/8DF6FF36-B6B6-4A3D-BA4B-5C8AC8E818CF_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="4608" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5GPYbOE4o2R6G2JXgoyvIe0fwgVeTLLtAUrWjDwX7Qb1pY8K_o1gSd-DXP7Drf-CJ8zHmrhloLl3laWZyvAgap-ZqlP7sxERp3l-lrTcjvtf5tcZBSkbY2pIBq8H8bc9risLo9_DIrTej3PoHBT5mMkFidy59AfUz0_0gf1kon9kAn-bwXFQ32A1B_k/w640-h414/8DF6FF36-B6B6-4A3D-BA4B-5C8AC8E818CF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The lane headed off towards Milnrow but we headed down, back towards Ogden Reservoir. On the way we stopped to look within the remains of another farmstead called Rag Hole. This farm was a busy place in the mid 19th century where it grew crops. By the 1940's thinks were changing and the farm was almost derelict.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaMqA5u9F7Vx2wm4M6gpLOXWn-RajLtIES0YzDx88I_8Bc53QRIxTcOn4fFtjaio1RZLzah3FEndsjiRDHvGdR6Q3BArOq1y_eJrtx0XsvLuf0-e72DaSbip4GiKini8-RyAlwPh8scxI4lfmDDlYUsAati0ABrF7hMGAVsvpzZi-kFzs9Q1zKe_BCUA/s4608/8F479E9F-7A34-4F64-A020-9DEAC5038195_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaMqA5u9F7Vx2wm4M6gpLOXWn-RajLtIES0YzDx88I_8Bc53QRIxTcOn4fFtjaio1RZLzah3FEndsjiRDHvGdR6Q3BArOq1y_eJrtx0XsvLuf0-e72DaSbip4GiKini8-RyAlwPh8scxI4lfmDDlYUsAati0ABrF7hMGAVsvpzZi-kFzs9Q1zKe_BCUA/w640-h480/8F479E9F-7A34-4F64-A020-9DEAC5038195_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above and below, 2 shots of Rag Hole farm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Pity it didn't rain as forecast but that the fickle weather we have.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our route. Anticlockwise from the flag marker.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHmnjX-1SiVYy_otn1CgzWlBkMwI6dQ7B-IUpg9P9RXNLVmpNVi03sJUI2yJLwls2jzTbLefExH1BryqJghaBmRzpZu39qX__Abgy2Xcy1vJ8wcWhcdYVPwdO12gp2VlmTssjkKQDCwn9xrIkJ8RHuCiki0u2M7gDo4x8mIxaSH5TyF7wNOSHps5aeR8/s905/Screenshot%202024-03-02%20at%2014.11.15.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="905" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHmnjX-1SiVYy_otn1CgzWlBkMwI6dQ7B-IUpg9P9RXNLVmpNVi03sJUI2yJLwls2jzTbLefExH1BryqJghaBmRzpZu39qX__Abgy2Xcy1vJ8wcWhcdYVPwdO12gp2VlmTssjkKQDCwn9xrIkJ8RHuCiki0u2M7gDo4x8mIxaSH5TyF7wNOSHps5aeR8/w640-h400/Screenshot%202024-03-02%20at%2014.11.15.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="page" title="Page 12"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><ol start="10" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><br /></p></li></ol></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><u><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></u></i></b></p></div></div></div></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-20429805345413288042024-01-30T21:07:00.013+00:002024-02-03T11:13:49.727+00:00Ashworth and Naden Valley circular.<p> Tuesday 30th January 2024.</p><p>We took advantage of a forecast good weather day to walk an area which we had never been to before. I picked a circular route and I admit it turned out tougher than I had envisaged when I originally planned the route a couple of weeks ago. </p><p>We parked up at the southern end of Ashworth Road at SD 852123, adjacent to a road bridge over Cheesden Brook.</p><p>Walking back along the route a 100 metres, the track we wanted entered a wooded area through where a signed pointed out that there was a danger of steep cliffs. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirbnqip00DvHzjA9EaMyBfjLFby9UNfKpSLDfiIU_WCM4qj3zTddoeWUUGcRZpL9rvCO6NwH1psmmH2Ex3ZPlv5QGTx1Hpbef6KRdBL8ylUcGjsJISdmS2lLV3HwKE8Z3DzZf4D8u7kXIqlZPBjAURWNTRNeXcS4o-qKGkWTtHJPMUQBsIrg2hukk_Ljk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirbnqip00DvHzjA9EaMyBfjLFby9UNfKpSLDfiIU_WCM4qj3zTddoeWUUGcRZpL9rvCO6NwH1psmmH2Ex3ZPlv5QGTx1Hpbef6KRdBL8ylUcGjsJISdmS2lLV3HwKE8Z3DzZf4D8u7kXIqlZPBjAURWNTRNeXcS4o-qKGkWTtHJPMUQBsIrg2hukk_Ljk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />The path up to the top of the escarpment was not that steep but quite slippery. It led onto farm land with a permissible path skirting Dobb wood. Good views were had towards the outskirts of Bury and further on the skyscrapers of Manchester City centre. <div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDqibC0kqFVoWp7fXFQgTGIzr_klTAwi7WZx0wxv0fY7HwXZdpVPe1sc4Zf8uUwXBsCsGJVdYooBfRYEmMCRnnD9YPvUttyoSxe5jl42logxix_1b3lrwii4InDlujn2ufqwqQynaUJ9tNfdgqIR8k6NlDH9_6x43FI6VP8mZvzJbD8SS9aA3eEQHMyEc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDqibC0kqFVoWp7fXFQgTGIzr_klTAwi7WZx0wxv0fY7HwXZdpVPe1sc4Zf8uUwXBsCsGJVdYooBfRYEmMCRnnD9YPvUttyoSxe5jl42logxix_1b3lrwii4InDlujn2ufqwqQynaUJ9tNfdgqIR8k6NlDH9_6x43FI6VP8mZvzJbD8SS9aA3eEQHMyEc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />We followed the path until at a cross road of paths we found a stile taking us back into the woods. Our path took us down hill to a footbridge over the brook. We saw our first person of the day here. He was a bush crafter and was heading to a makeshift shelter a hundred metres further on. He was staying here for the night and gave us some interesting facts about the area. </div><div>We wished him well and carried on to a point where we had to cross Cheesden Brook. </div><div><br /></div><div>The brook was swollen with all the resent rain and although it could have been waded if absolutely necessary, we were not prepared for it. No over trousers, no gaiters, no walking poles and so decided to go back to the bridge and find a route on the other side of the brook. After a bit of searching and bramble tripping we did find a route which put us nicely back on track with dry feet.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOhbVyN8fqOmptUQy8v8VZw3lsyDykk9dW42dYtubxJJRhlBbDAhw6e1w3G-bO2uiTyXuGvugApPwgEdcoc2A8Rh95I14YDn6kJyZBk_gUCQy8DAWAlVjifv4dNXoaGsqWd2dH8XHUS2WXrsGRtsYNBNpN9vxNJXKnMCWYfLhp-nqOt3ff7J1YMZjyD2k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOhbVyN8fqOmptUQy8v8VZw3lsyDykk9dW42dYtubxJJRhlBbDAhw6e1w3G-bO2uiTyXuGvugApPwgEdcoc2A8Rh95I14YDn6kJyZBk_gUCQy8DAWAlVjifv4dNXoaGsqWd2dH8XHUS2WXrsGRtsYNBNpN9vxNJXKnMCWYfLhp-nqOt3ff7J1YMZjyD2k=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Footbridge over Cheesden Brook</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Uib2UO4WdBmD_XpKJxmSvGX2e5t6S513gP460BBwZrTUXqWJUz_rmbi2HbqQQyLkERhcLBLtxAJ8-Axp1SVdw6CkPObD_h4SrfsrgMox5Xguuje3rwv-SHN7YBvI9B3R_24O0SjmXS6pkTfVUPdAqF0kVhcmMOUMq9V8zngpIoBXIHvZFPItDxS_7CY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Uib2UO4WdBmD_XpKJxmSvGX2e5t6S513gP460BBwZrTUXqWJUz_rmbi2HbqQQyLkERhcLBLtxAJ8-Axp1SVdw6CkPObD_h4SrfsrgMox5Xguuje3rwv-SHN7YBvI9B3R_24O0SjmXS6pkTfVUPdAqF0kVhcmMOUMq9V8zngpIoBXIHvZFPItDxS_7CY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheesden Brook, a little too deep to cross today.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The path climbed back up to the escarpment edge with great views down to the brook, the drop was around 120 metres. Eventually we came to habitation in the form of property converted from what used to be an old dye works at Kershaw Bridge. There were far more buildings here than what survives today.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Prior to being a dye works, the buildings which now are few was built as a fustian mill by Thomas Allanson in 1780. By 1840 the buildings were a dye works until being sold to the Whitehead family and converted to cotton production.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoEt2-h6l8fCkT95dygueWiR-xGcVbQioWh_nEpwBy6H5N5jOmoC-p-whv5BApeR7Ll3bcyxY5Q1QYo7Xzf6iUZr2XccHLYj0TkDVvONlRrRzn6XcIGs6OsxufK1bA5TieTJJ2eSGs4gQV36jM8t-2Ah8xYivZijk87BvR16WAqnAS_Ep9xTTqww7uh38" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoEt2-h6l8fCkT95dygueWiR-xGcVbQioWh_nEpwBy6H5N5jOmoC-p-whv5BApeR7Ll3bcyxY5Q1QYo7Xzf6iUZr2XccHLYj0TkDVvONlRrRzn6XcIGs6OsxufK1bA5TieTJJ2eSGs4gQV36jM8t-2Ah8xYivZijk87BvR16WAqnAS_Ep9xTTqww7uh38=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Entrance to the now demolished Kershaw Bridge dye works.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>With hindsight I wish I had walked through the path above but our trail today headed off to the right down a well made ancient track which led to Kershaw foot bridge. Thousands of stones located on edge provided good footing for folk probably wearing clogs all those years ago. At the bottom of the path and just before the bridge we came across an old mill stone. Rather strange find considering Kershaw Bridge works didn't grind {flour}? I guess other mills here were working and using water power. (at this moment I cannot suggest where the stone came from).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVr63bj8Osph-2QYRtSxUnlWBZfKhYVO4otAD0aY5UiKKYbLaTU3xsH0xmV0--40C-ia_ASElWsFQZCHxojhtgd5tgm-DdqKNfi304yJtRGZdCVHl0h1KypI39Rml-ptNHinUCw2TS_dj9IShNeXSBP12_JLJfUneIulE4ZkHlNozRBcCpmPVppMp9VsA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVr63bj8Osph-2QYRtSxUnlWBZfKhYVO4otAD0aY5UiKKYbLaTU3xsH0xmV0--40C-ia_ASElWsFQZCHxojhtgd5tgm-DdqKNfi304yJtRGZdCVHl0h1KypI39Rml-ptNHinUCw2TS_dj9IShNeXSBP12_JLJfUneIulE4ZkHlNozRBcCpmPVppMp9VsA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ancient track. Probably made around 1780</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXr0D4r-mn6-qdsPzR3qskf4eB8njBXTsfHJTGcF0cbk2WelL6_dZ1giaw5Wcy97J8p0hN0y7XhypnJ2wKHC88KoutcI_HlWkXmeiDKBpVaoRtkjuHjXP83wlqxL9f7gbeAF2A_mqu0iLqdQ9wOF1OwMMygdpTMPF9KXOIrj2TEg7NHZAtnc0GMH7Gc9s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXr0D4r-mn6-qdsPzR3qskf4eB8njBXTsfHJTGcF0cbk2WelL6_dZ1giaw5Wcy97J8p0hN0y7XhypnJ2wKHC88KoutcI_HlWkXmeiDKBpVaoRtkjuHjXP83wlqxL9f7gbeAF2A_mqu0iLqdQ9wOF1OwMMygdpTMPF9KXOIrj2TEg7NHZAtnc0GMH7Gc9s=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kershaw Bridge over Cheesden Brook.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKtpa2yrSbWjF9UQL0WMDgfZHugyuxZz6w2Z7JAYqQbu-yDChtBTVGir_me2z6cM6BLtSdsIX_u64ztjTVH94rtNySYb-YWEM2_cHG-Xytw2-K02gr206ZIdVhL2Cair7iQ1iLJW1dgyHhaihVgw-M8lcPeUNiKaAicLhUn_zv9Ht2vOaBmmz_GusT4oM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKtpa2yrSbWjF9UQL0WMDgfZHugyuxZz6w2Z7JAYqQbu-yDChtBTVGir_me2z6cM6BLtSdsIX_u64ztjTVH94rtNySYb-YWEM2_cHG-Xytw2-K02gr206ZIdVhL2Cair7iQ1iLJW1dgyHhaihVgw-M8lcPeUNiKaAicLhUn_zv9Ht2vOaBmmz_GusT4oM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mill stone located near Kershaw Bridge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The area around Kershaw Bridge looked very interesting and worthy of a revisit in the future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYF9eCmAphdxdHR-ztCFu2IiUMPKymFyzhgxv0fhlzqSSFEfOUOZzNi1l_IrHmWeVh5bvR99tb3bu6EwjWLj4cPUUHHqfgRZXjuxekt-oqr6goTY2_ceWX6l5OTPPII6gMM9OWP6Cs5hWiNcOQDD8mZliavem_3kR_cK23CkysQloBDbJU7eKTs5C4S2Q/s4608/0F6EBEC2-D960-4B1B-BE7A-2235FA67C786.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYF9eCmAphdxdHR-ztCFu2IiUMPKymFyzhgxv0fhlzqSSFEfOUOZzNi1l_IrHmWeVh5bvR99tb3bu6EwjWLj4cPUUHHqfgRZXjuxekt-oqr6goTY2_ceWX6l5OTPPII6gMM9OWP6Cs5hWiNcOQDD8mZliavem_3kR_cK23CkysQloBDbJU7eKTs5C4S2Q/w640-h480/0F6EBEC2-D960-4B1B-BE7A-2235FA67C786.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheesden Brook.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjcbS7HvlAGt-OlILRM9ofd_-fBMImE_WKTe9hVnp6BeLHsAlQievEvv92yNOH3A6k6z6isU1zp-9BUl9W_VIA8FF4atuCGgrQJBy92uLWpORp5FT8PXlW7Ny59wQVXqhwJkvh-z0i4VOfYP7tefi7nvdcMxG_k2ZppTS3NdmafBBXGX0a-_P6SqQaZg/s4608/04DDAF22-CAFF-451D-8C12-44C0932CF5DF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjcbS7HvlAGt-OlILRM9ofd_-fBMImE_WKTe9hVnp6BeLHsAlQievEvv92yNOH3A6k6z6isU1zp-9BUl9W_VIA8FF4atuCGgrQJBy92uLWpORp5FT8PXlW7Ny59wQVXqhwJkvh-z0i4VOfYP7tefi7nvdcMxG_k2ZppTS3NdmafBBXGX0a-_P6SqQaZg/w640-h480/04DDAF22-CAFF-451D-8C12-44C0932CF5DF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kershaw Bridge from the north bank.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The weather was holding out but black clouds loomed from the north west. One minute we had sun and the next we thought it was going to rain. Fortunately we didn't get rain.</div><div style="text-align: left;">From the north side of the bridge we headed up a good track where we were startled by a mountain biker who came behind us at a fair pace. There was an apology for making us jump and no harm done.</div><div style="text-align: left;">At the junction with a minor road we turned left until we came to the entrance way to Green Gate Hill Farm.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupwZlStZFiLKHu7f-36chugawlFKZ0i1bLNZgQMSCpbUd2TVAn0ZBR33iQvDMu8yNiwc2c05cPF6_9ymuxOz1UGN8m97VGr0ziZQMFBWqZyFh9dAJxraxJnC3ThkAKK0i4SET7wr9OjSm0uO-RDxKdPWjwaaQB2NKzxq3gXc1pTPPk81HN08KZvA3UOM/s4608/98096F63-41BF-4EBA-859B-3F8D82C878DA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupwZlStZFiLKHu7f-36chugawlFKZ0i1bLNZgQMSCpbUd2TVAn0ZBR33iQvDMu8yNiwc2c05cPF6_9ymuxOz1UGN8m97VGr0ziZQMFBWqZyFh9dAJxraxJnC3ThkAKK0i4SET7wr9OjSm0uO-RDxKdPWjwaaQB2NKzxq3gXc1pTPPk81HN08KZvA3UOM/w640-h480/98096F63-41BF-4EBA-859B-3F8D82C878DA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheesden Brook.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XgHAe2O8Sxoru0eA8LJR2OpLAcDyHGWrElxa7wtJkaMWy_A1MIH3ZcCuX28CExM9cUFqy2KBGjqDNcItY5Vb_Y9b7GBOmLFYQTpfRTjLoAj8CRQq2D-TzoGy9vjryIC4-Muocx-JfKISPagyep7NP4_eHPs3Eits72yll6wpMGo0_8q-rVi7U9WquN0/s4608/92FFEFE0-BD6F-4518-8BA8-7978CB45B0EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XgHAe2O8Sxoru0eA8LJR2OpLAcDyHGWrElxa7wtJkaMWy_A1MIH3ZcCuX28CExM9cUFqy2KBGjqDNcItY5Vb_Y9b7GBOmLFYQTpfRTjLoAj8CRQq2D-TzoGy9vjryIC4-Muocx-JfKISPagyep7NP4_eHPs3Eits72yll6wpMGo0_8q-rVi7U9WquN0/w633-h474/92FFEFE0-BD6F-4518-8BA8-7978CB45B0EA.jpeg" width="633" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sheila crossing an unnamed tributary of the brook.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWf526c7Fm3JYBEg0E9DIdow5GNuZ_ADuPuXXCbRYCsPNx1Ouit65S9U_-cFe5oVqlyLU3JOblDEng6F4d-cxByAOuaGYYBM3ZsdHW9xL3qrg9pzWGw2rsNLuMvhjvx9-9PqbEwTeTD8pmKhqJQZ_MT0yMOu8SFRTkXwbOUO6gXCBg8V-1ucNLMHzhH0/s4608/41FC5D97-AE84-4B6F-8D49-B8C3A03AAADF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWf526c7Fm3JYBEg0E9DIdow5GNuZ_ADuPuXXCbRYCsPNx1Ouit65S9U_-cFe5oVqlyLU3JOblDEng6F4d-cxByAOuaGYYBM3ZsdHW9xL3qrg9pzWGw2rsNLuMvhjvx9-9PqbEwTeTD8pmKhqJQZ_MT0yMOu8SFRTkXwbOUO6gXCBg8V-1ucNLMHzhH0/w640-h480/41FC5D97-AE84-4B6F-8D49-B8C3A03AAADF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next section is one of those sections that you wish you hadn't planned and there was no alternative once we had got started.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We checked the map as we were going through a farm and wanted to make sure we were on the right "path". To the left of the buildings the map showed the route, but this looked like we were crossing a lawn, there were no other footprints and no diversion signs. We did our best not to cause damage as the ground was very wet. A tall double gate was in front of us and a high bank on the opposite side to the house. An old stile appeared at the top of the bank but looked like it hadn't been used for years. With difficulty we ascended the double gate and got onto the bank and over the stile. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now where do we go from here? It wasn't obvious. Down hill to a stream looked a quagmire. Check the map. The path shows this side of the stream. Another double gate, no stile. We had to climb the gates and headed east towards a wooded gully. We came to a narrow path, it could be a footpath or could be a sheep path, anyway we found a crossing over another stream with a kind of stile on the other side. I checked the map and it looked good. We got the impression rightly or wrongly that the owners were not enamoured by walkers. It would be section we would try and avoid next time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FPitSdP_283JelXLe0ZuZ905ZWp-R5PCs4JuzNDzzKFsYiTqyxtil-Gft5CQJs5nRe81V2pF0tiQfakawSItFcybZrX-WClxq2Drp5wsqfQpFO7NajDAScwnLKkZSOs_OzHl1tD9bSa5GX92kQXaG6NkgeTvqM2zL2gLOZIFshfCE6DQZ-3STWzT3G4/s4608/D124B27C-A81E-4AEB-9E6C-9B770B32C48A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FPitSdP_283JelXLe0ZuZ905ZWp-R5PCs4JuzNDzzKFsYiTqyxtil-Gft5CQJs5nRe81V2pF0tiQfakawSItFcybZrX-WClxq2Drp5wsqfQpFO7NajDAScwnLKkZSOs_OzHl1tD9bSa5GX92kQXaG6NkgeTvqM2zL2gLOZIFshfCE6DQZ-3STWzT3G4/w640-h480/D124B27C-A81E-4AEB-9E6C-9B770B32C48A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It looks easier in the photo than it actually was.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96R17l6k9T52T5XotH6fmE-BFaU8GRB5rI9JX0Gpep-vcC2wLhcaVJY18xx31bi32QDRNItqGUn1QiScyKZFf5fgSt2Oi5ULx1f1YnLWwq90pBK1GWMcEc6k2SEtxTPdk7jjM2ffASZHLputBU_O0LIk3U3JaWPjAVBW35dlFtw6lN9MhMBtKa5N-ZpQ/s4608/2E8C099F-BF2E-469A-8C99-525D2111A178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96R17l6k9T52T5XotH6fmE-BFaU8GRB5rI9JX0Gpep-vcC2wLhcaVJY18xx31bi32QDRNItqGUn1QiScyKZFf5fgSt2Oi5ULx1f1YnLWwq90pBK1GWMcEc6k2SEtxTPdk7jjM2ffASZHLputBU_O0LIk3U3JaWPjAVBW35dlFtw6lN9MhMBtKa5N-ZpQ/w640-h480/2E8C099F-BF2E-469A-8C99-525D2111A178.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">No stile, couldn't open the gates. No indication that the path went this way.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVxCHo_Qf3xpvcN7Ey_F15AvckIrvr7-_p2hLtc76F05IUl6Pmsj4NOMVSErOv1f5FSlEp-l70Kv4gFhKVL6F5S4VMBLO3o0CkSrGpMhlYo3XxHI7ZiYCtSq3uqVZsd0y_ojrzxg5e_-zZYjQzVDXHmdQCkxNw2GZ8BUSYu5w5CUzq5cDDU4TBvzafbw/s4608/D642343D-2FEF-4A93-9690-965A06E0B692.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVxCHo_Qf3xpvcN7Ey_F15AvckIrvr7-_p2hLtc76F05IUl6Pmsj4NOMVSErOv1f5FSlEp-l70Kv4gFhKVL6F5S4VMBLO3o0CkSrGpMhlYo3XxHI7ZiYCtSq3uqVZsd0y_ojrzxg5e_-zZYjQzVDXHmdQCkxNw2GZ8BUSYu5w5CUzq5cDDU4TBvzafbw/w640-h480/D642343D-2FEF-4A93-9690-965A06E0B692.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The stream and stile on the other side. We did get wet feet on this one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The path on the other side led us to Lee Holme farm and it was supposed to be a bridleway. A good gate takes us to the north side of the building and again no signs leading you through the yard. We didn't go through a high cattle gate just past the farm house because we thought it just led to a holding pen. As it happened we should have gone through it and avoided 100 metres of deep cut mud fest. Regaining the right path and another mud fest we hand railed a small beck on our left which brought us down to a newly fitted footbridge across Mill Croft Brook.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCoBaq0QTwH6KK8cVjRReFNb2iIlz2nUXgiPy2j0DxE9zcCabzIQNSaieJnvslgGMDVw_XlDXLO3y4564DMiQA_GGD8Umcdu-337jAHSsvgVKNLApS4uIxGKByi7aX1MCgWDRQGkHz5R6ePMZNyw74zS3nafSU73E3spfAP35KRJ39hbqBcD0kKaU59w/s4608/9B4FF82F-C24E-4439-9C0D-9A338FDA9B1B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCoBaq0QTwH6KK8cVjRReFNb2iIlz2nUXgiPy2j0DxE9zcCabzIQNSaieJnvslgGMDVw_XlDXLO3y4564DMiQA_GGD8Umcdu-337jAHSsvgVKNLApS4uIxGKByi7aX1MCgWDRQGkHz5R6ePMZNyw74zS3nafSU73E3spfAP35KRJ39hbqBcD0kKaU59w/w640-h480/9B4FF82F-C24E-4439-9C0D-9A338FDA9B1B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Just beyond this new bridge the mud fest ended for a while. The gorge became more picturesque and there is much history here. Much more than I have time for in this blog post. However, just round the corner from this bridge we passed a modern curved bridge and the remains of an old mill.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The mill turns out to be what is left of Coal Bank Mill.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cGNCX-YGKKc-8RgpB0EC4J9s7TWtCnclDsOiQJeTbL4cbyWudXG4qbNCwLNVB4oWcgykg4Qv4Xcxepxvdfo1UFtSB-bIXC2af-JUVVhuOZ-225bCc4GZI-qNcRTfkBJIhMJFdZpMMcxuDdnd_ZAikoJyOwI88T4ByV2ctHl1U7q7kBCyp9d2IhgAXSM/s4608/D0B162F6-11E4-4C7D-8CB8-56D9B6A459F0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cGNCX-YGKKc-8RgpB0EC4J9s7TWtCnclDsOiQJeTbL4cbyWudXG4qbNCwLNVB4oWcgykg4Qv4Xcxepxvdfo1UFtSB-bIXC2af-JUVVhuOZ-225bCc4GZI-qNcRTfkBJIhMJFdZpMMcxuDdnd_ZAikoJyOwI88T4ByV2ctHl1U7q7kBCyp9d2IhgAXSM/w640-h480/D0B162F6-11E4-4C7D-8CB8-56D9B6A459F0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQUFiCUQGahc60gi6Mf0BlRH6nUwNIOmm0EZM9ZT2SsXt46a0zkNg_GNMrULCeJwIfHLbc2w_TjivWk4hkc7OLVvENnKWyaX39nwIT8deOsesXpnjJGmt2bVuWTtjM92X3UPQkqQvEB6wkWv-Q4QeqxZkP_r5PDWLr5hXp94soUeAI3DhPzkN_GDt3go/s4608/A9CA41A9-64A7-4073-BC30-CA68D6C00295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQUFiCUQGahc60gi6Mf0BlRH6nUwNIOmm0EZM9ZT2SsXt46a0zkNg_GNMrULCeJwIfHLbc2w_TjivWk4hkc7OLVvENnKWyaX39nwIT8deOsesXpnjJGmt2bVuWTtjM92X3UPQkqQvEB6wkWv-Q4QeqxZkP_r5PDWLr5hXp94soUeAI3DhPzkN_GDt3go/w640-h480/A9CA41A9-64A7-4073-BC30-CA68D6C00295.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Old York stone cart tracks leading to the mill from School Lane.</div><div style="text-align: left;">It was a good path down to school lane and lovely views following the brook. Looking at the water courses with deposits of iron oxide I guess there were also coal mines here too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Turning left and sharp right before the bridge over Naden Brook we walked through smart high gates. A new house was being built and the path skirted the left boundary leading to another mill and waterfall. It was lovely here. The mill was the remains of Ashworth Mill.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkT_Rj6V4453ZqRc8Bd_JRkSyL6E5rx4u7WfSgLqEAoyRMMnw1mn-IfkRtoysBxBFTGL3_r8FKyMVbKdjOw8Vylc9wnslos4HBlwzoObWOG-m3xUro4iyJiL6A1xvptQjnHth9dHnCbIEZ1q1Poo6qDZsuyGE_SVHiB1VOQHYorTwo7UOO8I4D-436-I/s4608/6CB3127C-1716-425D-96C9-2C4D9E66A7C9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkT_Rj6V4453ZqRc8Bd_JRkSyL6E5rx4u7WfSgLqEAoyRMMnw1mn-IfkRtoysBxBFTGL3_r8FKyMVbKdjOw8Vylc9wnslos4HBlwzoObWOG-m3xUro4iyJiL6A1xvptQjnHth9dHnCbIEZ1q1Poo6qDZsuyGE_SVHiB1VOQHYorTwo7UOO8I4D-436-I/w640-h480/6CB3127C-1716-425D-96C9-2C4D9E66A7C9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ashworth family mill. Remains of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfDKJ_BldKbw2UrRp5RfJ_cXrjej1CsO4508rS_deYneokLiryFp_Y-TDvaMtgSciKXQHNTlnicj9kFuntKNZqpaz0Xudw7a22nUoexAkp-ZGYnTqhz2uv1Mj4ZdEV34CnVNJ5ytIseNtNXM98OYW5tolCbO_OF1TKlI52NCA7LG4pl9ID64-f8U5GRM/s4608/C039E8DF-6378-4E1C-91BC-9A2F7B886853.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfDKJ_BldKbw2UrRp5RfJ_cXrjej1CsO4508rS_deYneokLiryFp_Y-TDvaMtgSciKXQHNTlnicj9kFuntKNZqpaz0Xudw7a22nUoexAkp-ZGYnTqhz2uv1Mj4ZdEV34CnVNJ5ytIseNtNXM98OYW5tolCbO_OF1TKlI52NCA7LG4pl9ID64-f8U5GRM/w640-h480/C039E8DF-6378-4E1C-91BC-9A2F7B886853.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waterfall adjacent to the mill. (Man made for the mill)</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">There is a water wheel here but on this occasion we didn't search for it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzzyejRn4rZIh781YbQ9S2ZK5D8eji4ARy_hZX6qIZKuedksO2d4t4UhL-KCuDjiDBtH2oDrdxmUIx_K2uqq_fMQsKwxQgVq_B0HZPYVPdzvRB5dUKZ2RKMiyFvPgofB-jP3kJbTmgxn9Geqv4yNPvBXgQXF-fghxvuSQfzSgWQJYeuN6S9xHSgRtkvg/s811/1AA47B82-6CBE-43F9-A303-E806744A80D9.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="811" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzzyejRn4rZIh781YbQ9S2ZK5D8eji4ARy_hZX6qIZKuedksO2d4t4UhL-KCuDjiDBtH2oDrdxmUIx_K2uqq_fMQsKwxQgVq_B0HZPYVPdzvRB5dUKZ2RKMiyFvPgofB-jP3kJbTmgxn9Geqv4yNPvBXgQXF-fghxvuSQfzSgWQJYeuN6S9xHSgRtkvg/w640-h306/1AA47B82-6CBE-43F9-A303-E806744A80D9.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Just beyond the mill the os map is wrong. It shows a path heading upwards through the trees and dropping down through Carr Wood. This path does not exist. The path follows the course of the brook and I have shown the route on the maps at the end of the post.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The route is a lovely one with many falls, twist and turns etc. A fine stretch.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are photo's of the walk down this bucolic gorge.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CrOL5R86CsqwrljxQjOUmnQCdmVsvqIQsqdcdj3v8EX_Wky3eOYNiRhEQKXN4pcRLIQ1eT5704_qndEI6QC9QVMcy6Wg5awoQfda93yaUTuCSmy77mFICdDBU1tHH4x0Exmlp10LrEz-idQgBVd5bAlCD_BpIm-ymCGSVb7WR4-SRRxXLg5BIFdF7NU/s4608/0EF633C4-F083-4E50-901F-EA394C85E35C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CrOL5R86CsqwrljxQjOUmnQCdmVsvqIQsqdcdj3v8EX_Wky3eOYNiRhEQKXN4pcRLIQ1eT5704_qndEI6QC9QVMcy6Wg5awoQfda93yaUTuCSmy77mFICdDBU1tHH4x0Exmlp10LrEz-idQgBVd5bAlCD_BpIm-ymCGSVb7WR4-SRRxXLg5BIFdF7NU/w480-h640/0EF633C4-F083-4E50-901F-EA394C85E35C.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This path doesn't exist in reality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So through the park we went and so back to the car.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPdOt4mB8rPAHGhhz6Tgtsil4jxFpT8ewjvClx7XK5Dw0BiT74wVMXRwag5r_Lp5Ab80jNNnH-u076VMwXKiHCSecfYZHQ154-3TQW8sBNjwVIGduDxiHKwIp1zHbc8d1XxFh62Vs70LDIOwT33iYqSkRmQUjs1xs8lGlrDhkZ23fZ-SkU6A-RY5r_fw/s4608/5471B7BE-7D51-4C3F-A638-957740E77A2A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPdOt4mB8rPAHGhhz6Tgtsil4jxFpT8ewjvClx7XK5Dw0BiT74wVMXRwag5r_Lp5Ab80jNNnH-u076VMwXKiHCSecfYZHQ154-3TQW8sBNjwVIGduDxiHKwIp1zHbc8d1XxFh62Vs70LDIOwT33iYqSkRmQUjs1xs8lGlrDhkZ23fZ-SkU6A-RY5r_fw/w640-h480/5471B7BE-7D51-4C3F-A638-957740E77A2A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking back from where we had come. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Through the little side gate and to the end of the home on the left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtafaoP4RBdItvVAPeqq2Ygq56TtDW1-tmrd0t61D1V_U6kJvZwnlMT3aBUDtbaJwKG45lDnF5wsY_WOpf2toP9NEKAT5xKFk9Ltb4fYGIxyvIvGu8O5SV1KD56gN38f4H1cotRgBA-m63C_0EPSf4f0C_ZSq02lMuM5z_HplLcbZ2iRqrp__DucfC9P8/s715/7D078E8C-4AE7-4E4D-850E-2FC46E2D2B9E.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="715" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtafaoP4RBdItvVAPeqq2Ygq56TtDW1-tmrd0t61D1V_U6kJvZwnlMT3aBUDtbaJwKG45lDnF5wsY_WOpf2toP9NEKAT5xKFk9Ltb4fYGIxyvIvGu8O5SV1KD56gN38f4H1cotRgBA-m63C_0EPSf4f0C_ZSq02lMuM5z_HplLcbZ2iRqrp__DucfC9P8/w640-h588/7D078E8C-4AE7-4E4D-850E-2FC46E2D2B9E.png" width="640" /></a></div>The purple line path between "A" and "B" is the OS map route whereas the path on the ground is actually the red dashed line.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhyphenhyphenNj2TcSRhezBcmexSp-Ovggn7JdEZGLzRF711Z7vaCjpEfvKPhX4W6iU9zzICxvkvgg3_gELhAKdYEtmBafU2HHS79y8QoeHWRrfyhSCeN5EgOu_zmwPZr4P0_8NVy4sKPi5cIr71gN0a6xZETpm7Yzgk1KBp6ImdriyI7nEFtvkdk5XwlRXFyDd2w/s592/86B7BBE7-3EA7-474F-8869-0E5E84AD886E.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="592" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhyphenhyphenNj2TcSRhezBcmexSp-Ovggn7JdEZGLzRF711Z7vaCjpEfvKPhX4W6iU9zzICxvkvgg3_gELhAKdYEtmBafU2HHS79y8QoeHWRrfyhSCeN5EgOu_zmwPZr4P0_8NVy4sKPi5cIr71gN0a6xZETpm7Yzgk1KBp6ImdriyI7nEFtvkdk5XwlRXFyDd2w/w640-h482/86B7BBE7-3EA7-474F-8869-0E5E84AD886E.png" width="640" /></a></div>The purple line between point "C" and the flag (E), is non existent and you have to take the route in red between "C" and "D".</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVF4Js6WZ6QpaR-_04fcdxIc5qYLDqxClhMox6EVpPzf3EwusbspiMqDiTWAtNNT890Y4kn1fNCw0U-4HBGKa7_rFTAjgu-SGwOPVUDOO1G3nSI-Xodapjq09MoDkGfL_PT7fvCQO8tgQHCmdLMZy5bRT_kphD3SyTCDG6oosKeNDd0hyphenhyphen1aBxXKxIXdS8/s626/17ADFD09-8848-45CA-AF22-6FAC0E94A667.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="506" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVF4Js6WZ6QpaR-_04fcdxIc5qYLDqxClhMox6EVpPzf3EwusbspiMqDiTWAtNNT890Y4kn1fNCw0U-4HBGKa7_rFTAjgu-SGwOPVUDOO1G3nSI-Xodapjq09MoDkGfL_PT7fvCQO8tgQHCmdLMZy5bRT_kphD3SyTCDG6oosKeNDd0hyphenhyphen1aBxXKxIXdS8/w518-h640/17ADFD09-8848-45CA-AF22-6FAC0E94A667.png" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our route. 9km. 3hrs. (seemed longer due to the mud and the back tracking). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A worthy route if very muddy in places. I can't wait to go back to investigate all the old mills and industrial revolution sites.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-43244819678065782412024-01-16T19:58:00.003+00:002024-01-16T19:58:40.018+00:00The first snows of 2024.<p><u>Tuesday 16th January 2024 </u></p><p>We were warned by the news that a yellow ice and snow warning had been released. </p><p>What! No. It can't be? It's global warming, how can we possibly have snow and ice?</p><p>Oh yes, it's winter in the UK isn't it. Before you know it there will be leaves on the line to go with the train strikes. Have folk forgotten that winter means, cold, ice and snow, freezing fog, frozen pipes and roads, delays on the roads and other transport systems. All the UK comes to a complete halt as soon as the ground is covered by 2cm of the white stuff.</p><p>Ignoring the dangerous weather Sheila and I decided to get our "winter gear on" and brave the elements.</p><p>Within 100metres we were confronted with a dumped car and a milk wagon that couldn't squeeze passed it to get up the hills to the farms. Luckily a tractor was also in the area and dragged said car out of the way. Nobody knew who the owner was. Incredible inconsideration by the car driver.</p><p>We did 8km and here are a few photos the our snowy adventure. Thankfully even though it was the depth of winter we made it home without rescue. 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You cannot miss it. </p><p>We have said many times that we must go up there and today we finally found the time to do it. </p><p>We parked the car in the small area within Ford Park and paid our £1 donation. The track is well used and obvious for most of the way. The final 100 metres or so the stony track gives way to grass and the 360 degree views are stunning on a good day. We had picked a good day if a bit chilly. </p><p>Sir John Barrow had a varied life and it all started when he was 13 yrs old, leaving school to start helping local under privileged children. Going onto the Admiralty as second secretary and being involved with artic exploration and the northern passage. He was a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society and travelled to China and Africa as a diplomat.</p><p> His life is such an exploration I am going to find his book. </p><p>Even though the monument is in the shape of a lighthouse, there has never been a light at the top. On certain days volunteers open the monument to the public. When it is open a flag flies from the adjacent flagpole. </p><p>Anyway, here are a few of the photographs taken. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmIiNOIbRuAmYhYAD1eeEQAhWYjXhFaL5csLfLc0V8McPdchHm3orB9PWpVmjSzFlGM12zqwJrRL3xZ9jRF6IaNQDUJ1rZhgA6Kr_r7af7YokQZ5zbLA7szqRPR8AXjWDJ4cmeIMYYQTzVIaAPovSIYLGo9dYR0imE_ziFz7rf4qiyQx2RxOknLKPsSQ/s1532/IMG_1625.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1532" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmIiNOIbRuAmYhYAD1eeEQAhWYjXhFaL5csLfLc0V8McPdchHm3orB9PWpVmjSzFlGM12zqwJrRL3xZ9jRF6IaNQDUJ1rZhgA6Kr_r7af7YokQZ5zbLA7szqRPR8AXjWDJ4cmeIMYYQTzVIaAPovSIYLGo9dYR0imE_ziFz7rf4qiyQx2RxOknLKPsSQ/w640-h452/IMG_1625.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRNC-5seUIQDN1h47CGv3JtO0JDdxsby85gf4nJ3Ob2qcbfG2_kWfP4c88ncY-3-_7Jbk8HhidvDnR12KlYZLFvIBMSGbaETEql9A-9DEv2mNqkqOZXTnol01pDO_ZLZhl92foT_yiap57GtyHwwMQXjIUpTRU9UWzSZyWLrcYIcfWa0H9GNXrhiITfQ/s1920/IMG_1626.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was built by public subscription, costing £1200 in 1850 to commemorate Sir John.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoekJazKqKBVhnJSB_ucnOC_g3wvvP58XRm3UfhcPDFlpsL4XJqf-eSw6lDDAGSIuFoKSaoCGWLrQT5otp5darvf3v-vM26FSaGsOMXMqJRgh_tkayV4UK-hP1MKL0-4d_Snev2woxu_qGLf8JKBV39TLd4QD5szf6Xe37SrdbFXCJiaXiJOqfiGq9r4/s1920/IMG_1640.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoekJazKqKBVhnJSB_ucnOC_g3wvvP58XRm3UfhcPDFlpsL4XJqf-eSw6lDDAGSIuFoKSaoCGWLrQT5otp5darvf3v-vM26FSaGsOMXMqJRgh_tkayV4UK-hP1MKL0-4d_Snev2woxu_qGLf8JKBV39TLd4QD5szf6Xe37SrdbFXCJiaXiJOqfiGq9r4/w640-h480/IMG_1640.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Zoom to Heysham power station. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdpxQEvEilFJaS47eE5_AFtD_m9R2mb3Oz8y26UbRM-tAAF8FmzBXejYIBlK3rXTBafg2jSeAk6R9kTgZBr1ZLnmoRTjcjyXepcGUt7HCfWhlLPSerE0lAoy_GouuX0_g9LO-rpv1Y4gx8neOB-w6OYmApTJcACLs6_fZ2m4KMT5YEYLme2E9twCp-iY/s1920/IMG_1641.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdpxQEvEilFJaS47eE5_AFtD_m9R2mb3Oz8y26UbRM-tAAF8FmzBXejYIBlK3rXTBafg2jSeAk6R9kTgZBr1ZLnmoRTjcjyXepcGUt7HCfWhlLPSerE0lAoy_GouuX0_g9LO-rpv1Y4gx8neOB-w6OYmApTJcACLs6_fZ2m4KMT5YEYLme2E9twCp-iY/w640-h480/IMG_1641.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leven railway viaduct. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNao3D_BeEP9DK4frHA3kYIEMEgU65D3B0qfog0N4McWZ1kpAYuvgtQRF4iTbeID73Ptci4yXerpBrFUcahUwLy3VbaaRcuYJ2_a38ODPxBCS4tbAmHS61g0k1wRXcwJwelz5DnxmcPST76PP5_sJfgs_zoGdm1LmC0wMuo-zF4roiDAU8Cv5hsTk2G0g/s130/IMG_1643.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="130" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNao3D_BeEP9DK4frHA3kYIEMEgU65D3B0qfog0N4McWZ1kpAYuvgtQRF4iTbeID73Ptci4yXerpBrFUcahUwLy3VbaaRcuYJ2_a38ODPxBCS4tbAmHS61g0k1wRXcwJwelz5DnxmcPST76PP5_sJfgs_zoGdm1LmC0wMuo-zF4roiDAU8Cv5hsTk2G0g/w640-h630/IMG_1643.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think this is a Dart 2 seater trainer. (I could be wrong of course). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6Fv7P22E9IBhV_f6tuATPX6v0LapeHu2HUsha4X5CDJcUBWSgDPRC-O1fW4SuTpOlfU7Ygj-xtdjGx8sNUCx0dPd3Dtq_vMde1qqUI5auIbHdjHCOHTQMQB4co_YDntZoyPtIhVxQogDnEV0w-twbpXJ7mlrTbyf23muaPZWjVbgYAEpnH_olGcQu5o/s1920/IMG_1647.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6Fv7P22E9IBhV_f6tuATPX6v0LapeHu2HUsha4X5CDJcUBWSgDPRC-O1fW4SuTpOlfU7Ygj-xtdjGx8sNUCx0dPd3Dtq_vMde1qqUI5auIbHdjHCOHTQMQB4co_YDntZoyPtIhVxQogDnEV0w-twbpXJ7mlrTbyf23muaPZWjVbgYAEpnH_olGcQu5o/w640-h480/IMG_1647.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-89610187215585720212023-09-29T16:20:00.005+01:002023-09-30T10:47:29.215+01:00Home on the range ----- but roofless.<p> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Public Sans;"><u><b>Thursday, 28th September 2023.</b></u></span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Public Sans;"><u><b>A circular walk from Crowthorn including Holcombe Moor.</b></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">We parked the car at the side of the road adjacent to some smart apartments just at the start of our walk up the aptly named dead end road "THE RISE". More smart houses on the left, then Crowthorn reservoir on our right soon had us getting a touch warm. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">The day was mild, a little windy and autumnal with grey skies edged with dark clouds. We looked back from where we had come, you soon gain height, the views open up across to Winter Hill, Jumbles reservoir, Darwin Tower, Entwistle and Wayoh reservoirs.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfzoQVbHQD-LSkuz85HVQRdPbnn2Hvz67ctOLzL6Ftg4xIgldQICufV-jCmv5koBATcgt0QGmnRc0VkYQhZclFyirRcDzCOuJBJRAl-jl-t1iXk-CNn8L6JXF40Iwo1RtWCQG-hM3WxjhdqtF_kKlnAtCM5QggJXdznK15njmWYA4_1RinxPrISnuaug/s4608/4141EE09-9EA9-475A-95C8-011496926009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfzoQVbHQD-LSkuz85HVQRdPbnn2Hvz67ctOLzL6Ftg4xIgldQICufV-jCmv5koBATcgt0QGmnRc0VkYQhZclFyirRcDzCOuJBJRAl-jl-t1iXk-CNn8L6JXF40Iwo1RtWCQG-hM3WxjhdqtF_kKlnAtCM5QggJXdznK15njmWYA4_1RinxPrISnuaug/w640-h480/4141EE09-9EA9-475A-95C8-011496926009.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Crowthorn Reservoir. Still misty on the hills behind.</span></div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Once passed Crowthorn End Farm we crossed a cattle grid and took the left track on a rippled concrete path which led us up to a small quarry. This was our first and only meander of the day. It seemed the obvious route but we had fell for the obvious and not the right path.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">We returned and picked up a path before a wire fence going left towards a modern looking unit. Once passed a gate post we turned a little to the right along an old wall. From here we could just see a post sticking out of the mire with a badge nailed to it. It looked about right so we headed for the post, it was right. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">From here much work has been done to provide a good flagged path across the bog. I'm not a fan of these pathways but I have to admit that without it we could well have been waist deep in the mud. Well done the builders.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5_Bz5JzpFavVc1nQrD6rGBnSy4wfaFirmuwyflpwTA1VhSMkc2Oga-ECPmaoRQ7uD65b7vgGA2hXsV39QD5LzASSbpGZSAwcOKuSYyq30Nf6-BMtCBIO80X0d7Bte3rrwDZls0YstAB1KOtWXhKMY_wfjbzaCRBOxVP08Pz4u1Ppvg-fkPivbE1-5oM/s4608/5F7F078E-77F0-428D-A18E-8E54401759CC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5_Bz5JzpFavVc1nQrD6rGBnSy4wfaFirmuwyflpwTA1VhSMkc2Oga-ECPmaoRQ7uD65b7vgGA2hXsV39QD5LzASSbpGZSAwcOKuSYyq30Nf6-BMtCBIO80X0d7Bte3rrwDZls0YstAB1KOtWXhKMY_wfjbzaCRBOxVP08Pz4u1Ppvg-fkPivbE1-5oM/w640-h480/5F7F078E-77F0-428D-A18E-8E54401759CC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxMt7ftam8f-PQI53rgDBLP_DAfmDzUcTXU45ZIxR9HC10Ne7Qj1i5z2MGT6wfICbU1azj5B1oYK3sbvvY-qrma8evnxfhEsGTrKMysK7rRsBi2RNMU-SAKuRzxzIGZsJ8RWYrXCKgSWLHEuyPqDhvhEmPYszPJ_gU8hDnaLb52iQiAOubWZ2gwN-DjQ/s4491/2793C020-6345-41BA-B9E0-3A74C6AC2E87_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2621" data-original-width="4491" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxMt7ftam8f-PQI53rgDBLP_DAfmDzUcTXU45ZIxR9HC10Ne7Qj1i5z2MGT6wfICbU1azj5B1oYK3sbvvY-qrma8evnxfhEsGTrKMysK7rRsBi2RNMU-SAKuRzxzIGZsJ8RWYrXCKgSWLHEuyPqDhvhEmPYszPJ_gU8hDnaLb52iQiAOubWZ2gwN-DjQ/w640-h374/2793C020-6345-41BA-B9E0-3A74C6AC2E87_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxArWxO2cFJpQ3zytNoFLKMgQ31aUJHfMUPR66HcVO3e7rx0D1gPfbuBHox1i-oshHHWDO6HNDjnJlkWdIBMMoHbBtFOY_t04BSWxInWkuWwivsCo3PqYbIl-esfg3N_3BFEy9n89_g0KGDWr3hFKgI2bzteLuP1rVIw8t1r71RgxsNeRGXHLNSW2Lxs/s4608/D5648661-78AE-4939-B569-38E45A22FED0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxArWxO2cFJpQ3zytNoFLKMgQ31aUJHfMUPR66HcVO3e7rx0D1gPfbuBHox1i-oshHHWDO6HNDjnJlkWdIBMMoHbBtFOY_t04BSWxInWkuWwivsCo3PqYbIl-esfg3N_3BFEy9n89_g0KGDWr3hFKgI2bzteLuP1rVIw8t1r71RgxsNeRGXHLNSW2Lxs/w640-h480/D5648661-78AE-4939-B569-38E45A22FED0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Public Sans";">The path meanders, like the yellow brick road, almost to the base of the hill leading up to the trig point on Bull Hill. Here we passed a National Trust vehicle but there was no sign of anyone around. This area is a section of Holcombe Moor military shooting range and so access is not always possible. If red flags are flying access is prohibited. I checked the Gov. web site and found that no shooting was happening today.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Good views in all directions, south to Peel Tower, West to Winter Hill, North to Haslingden, Oswaldtwistle Moor and Pendle Hill in the far off gloom, east to Scout Moor and Knowle Hill. The distance was hazy and didn't do anything for photography, especially with zooming in, but that's the outdoors.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquYHPT9cumU2sfH5LzKGqCTgyfiXgZegJs8589Nchdyo_MegYQnLarysGeffVODvKDO9sn4wTMmYPd_49318LUUalDCZO8rx8oL33tOlCb58gdEiht5JJPh3zyFWLoBBbrRyUJ1YEIFWcLk_5yohDI6WrUSfbOmq8lt4mXI2JxL51Yjpnge5av84gKB8/s4584/B949AF30-3A38-427D-AAA6-834CFC848DB7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2364" data-original-width="4584" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquYHPT9cumU2sfH5LzKGqCTgyfiXgZegJs8589Nchdyo_MegYQnLarysGeffVODvKDO9sn4wTMmYPd_49318LUUalDCZO8rx8oL33tOlCb58gdEiht5JJPh3zyFWLoBBbrRyUJ1YEIFWcLk_5yohDI6WrUSfbOmq8lt4mXI2JxL51Yjpnge5av84gKB8/w640-h330/B949AF30-3A38-427D-AAA6-834CFC848DB7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Peel Tower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jQ9t9Hd3uYNzCZomMUgQ178C235dplAF8hLcWM02DKUdPdWCUPnSphOUYYvnjOfF554y4qguIbJMmhvIhF4qQPb0SvULEOjNH-9WJZ9kTJacxkmPZnMHYpd40SdW7ourBHn2hGSiqq2__L-Xlk2yrGTDgaZc-qQ20Z4O6dvsRl8kews2W79Fl0LVgC0/s4608/E546CBAE-51C9-46F1-8C1E-52CA12998837.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jQ9t9Hd3uYNzCZomMUgQ178C235dplAF8hLcWM02DKUdPdWCUPnSphOUYYvnjOfF554y4qguIbJMmhvIhF4qQPb0SvULEOjNH-9WJZ9kTJacxkmPZnMHYpd40SdW7ourBHn2hGSiqq2__L-Xlk2yrGTDgaZc-qQ20Z4O6dvsRl8kews2W79Fl0LVgC0/w640-h480/E546CBAE-51C9-46F1-8C1E-52CA12998837.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6lIAwKzv2svez7Nf-S7prLFkzqOK5G6MBsJmBNrI9Kq7hBGM2tlEamsbD5JaCsweIJaqZRRQxwIWFLtJMb934B1Gy2cXNu5PVM1AONwWjySIK0mYohA5WDE3g9QUmzSAmkgvGkiQh_T7lMicQzQez2odGItUGqI6x0VRA5Zfzg6uW7Q67DHc1Q1jK5Q/s3839/E8389390-BADA-4CED-BE36-BE7E7E1F150A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="3839" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6lIAwKzv2svez7Nf-S7prLFkzqOK5G6MBsJmBNrI9Kq7hBGM2tlEamsbD5JaCsweIJaqZRRQxwIWFLtJMb934B1Gy2cXNu5PVM1AONwWjySIK0mYohA5WDE3g9QUmzSAmkgvGkiQh_T7lMicQzQez2odGItUGqI6x0VRA5Zfzg6uW7Q67DHc1Q1jK5Q/w640-h416/E8389390-BADA-4CED-BE36-BE7E7E1F150A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Public Sans;">Trig Point and OS Flush bracket on Bull Hill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8XTr8BS41M0bpGRcrHn39JTiEaoJMnkNU_0NUUG3Ao11ONSvYnqy15AIA7SzxxPc6xbpDKXPq4-A5H9FM-xH9nejb9KQgs3AJnktZMJtWqnpz5reZEGiGgp2V3YjjageN1NR46YofSjPH8V_fGhwLVHRTBza2yGwOu5nOlkf72A-fzW69lOLYXG33zU/s4032/IMG_4558.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8XTr8BS41M0bpGRcrHn39JTiEaoJMnkNU_0NUUG3Ao11ONSvYnqy15AIA7SzxxPc6xbpDKXPq4-A5H9FM-xH9nejb9KQgs3AJnktZMJtWqnpz5reZEGiGgp2V3YjjageN1NR46YofSjPH8V_fGhwLVHRTBza2yGwOu5nOlkf72A-fzW69lOLYXG33zU/w640-h480/IMG_4558.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">From the trig point a path runs away to the north east towards Beetle Hill and that was our route. It drops away gradually and I was thinking to myself "I'm giving up well earned height here". At a height of 360 metres a path contours round to the left and joins a wall. At the wall corner there was a footpath signpost erected on behalf of BBC Radio Manchester and it says "For All Outsiders".</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8etRqtkweO3ZEY6-T_WJRVBPIwLRNsPqMMNs4vG87YXQ5dxgjvX29-cZBMs-NaMosJ2U4t2Z9fePo0kiyIbcqORDHwvAfiSfcDoon8me9MdfFZ1Qc2coqQDXZL2NtCFEDdoVtuzbleLQkrgCuidDx92-vk0tft6MRrMcBT-yp9NC-grB5h6ZARxNGCb4/s4608/3A14D221-43D3-4C70-A7FC-BB6513B69FA9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8etRqtkweO3ZEY6-T_WJRVBPIwLRNsPqMMNs4vG87YXQ5dxgjvX29-cZBMs-NaMosJ2U4t2Z9fePo0kiyIbcqORDHwvAfiSfcDoon8me9MdfFZ1Qc2coqQDXZL2NtCFEDdoVtuzbleLQkrgCuidDx92-vk0tft6MRrMcBT-yp9NC-grB5h6ZARxNGCb4/w640-h480/3A14D221-43D3-4C70-A7FC-BB6513B69FA9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">From here there are two tracks, we needed the lower one which contours around to the head of Alden Brook. This is a magnificent Clough with lots of rocky ledges and small water courses with strange names, whatever Alden Ratchers are?. I bet it's spectacular here during heavy rain. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Here we spotted three ruined buildings within the Clough and I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't more hidden away in the undergrowth. The climate here is a damp one and was perfect for the growth of the cotton and linen trade. From the 1790's this Clough had numerous small mills. These were eventually redundant as the larger mills opened up in the surrounding towns like Helmshore.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Looking closely we spotted another old piece of history, in a couple of places we could see the ridge and furrow farming process and the field systems that typical small holdings would have used. 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We passed an ancient line of Hawthorn trees and a little further on a larger ruin with a gable end that looked precarious. I haven't found a name to this ruin but as a guess I will say "Spring Bank farm". It was here we saw the only person of the day, a runner going in the opposite direction to us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Handrailing a wall on our left we passed through Fall Bank Farm with a nicely manicured lawn. Then on a good track a probable new build or conversion called Trickling water Barn, what a lovely name and a lovely house. It even had a robot lawn mower.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Just before Great House Farm there is an old water trough and here we left the car track, over a stile and into a field with two friendly horses where we found a gate in the far left corner. Dogs were constantly barking at Great House Farm for some reason.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmBV3YpZILcJWxm8rbfBxn_TWBXrELA10kpfyKPNYwNMhzMf1fQ18uYp3Pl1G8tnW9o0scI4XCfzWzjhKSJmLiyOks7gPPWrwPaiBDdyOvM7xMcsoMaiGkbFdGpG06h15hx7dnMwqyrvlOVdYynTifkwF5tjUaUykoh0C1K-28nvkhyphenhyphenhrXyW27Ou3vrc/s4608/BE245945-0093-486D-9933-9EF4BC001CA2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmBV3YpZILcJWxm8rbfBxn_TWBXrELA10kpfyKPNYwNMhzMf1fQ18uYp3Pl1G8tnW9o0scI4XCfzWzjhKSJmLiyOks7gPPWrwPaiBDdyOvM7xMcsoMaiGkbFdGpG06h15hx7dnMwqyrvlOVdYynTifkwF5tjUaUykoh0C1K-28nvkhyphenhyphenhrXyW27Ou3vrc/w640-h480/BE245945-0093-486D-9933-9EF4BC001CA2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvv5d50JNvIStPAkEi5RzWMPVtijUQKDCZwDWD-u0PznSeiZHuDvDIOHTSYz_dQxeAS-1WNfqQJTzfiU3redL53sdIItb8iG9VGbXzP0gpqS8cYJCVkdmX6NdS9-7VaInaBHchXwqlEo-rSEitV8Lxr1lU9mmhwwxLrBHJcgD0LUojhN1c3x6s0J5wIlU/s4608/816AAB87-9BCD-46ED-B6B5-9A73388782F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvv5d50JNvIStPAkEi5RzWMPVtijUQKDCZwDWD-u0PznSeiZHuDvDIOHTSYz_dQxeAS-1WNfqQJTzfiU3redL53sdIItb8iG9VGbXzP0gpqS8cYJCVkdmX6NdS9-7VaInaBHchXwqlEo-rSEitV8Lxr1lU9mmhwwxLrBHJcgD0LUojhN1c3x6s0J5wIlU/w640-h480/816AAB87-9BCD-46ED-B6B5-9A73388782F5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Musbury Tor.</span></div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVIJMgH4z_ggRLscUvtaGMSc_0Aw9cYUF04GyZZUEqLT1fR99X_ZSyUI_cARieTq4ka_7PcXOnSOE6P3676k4QKglSLHmPDUZ8dx1b9BYfvr6dl-Bu5tKwLnYJeppkhsA_HO7Zb9zWCGi3DguVkkCptP7HNP1CBtjOnViDPnoPnniG8Au5NPqH3IarhM/s4608/79D625A7-E054-4F99-B13D-E108424699E4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVIJMgH4z_ggRLscUvtaGMSc_0Aw9cYUF04GyZZUEqLT1fR99X_ZSyUI_cARieTq4ka_7PcXOnSOE6P3676k4QKglSLHmPDUZ8dx1b9BYfvr6dl-Bu5tKwLnYJeppkhsA_HO7Zb9zWCGi3DguVkkCptP7HNP1CBtjOnViDPnoPnniG8Au5NPqH3IarhM/w640-h480/79D625A7-E054-4F99-B13D-E108424699E4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ClPnYXjDzAtdzIaauZnAD0Q-RSjh4LxkuEuNuAhlwEWFVZ4eKh10Q1tjtymueKfAOpYCoua61a9lKAKS7vp-Di5n9CnHgo9iyztGfxtFiA8be9QwiX9GrT3v2Qr2KQ2Q65nCtOGqCKQoEAQtMm70JtE-ImZDnOs0-NI4ulEUgqxx05L3V4ZWkdb4HwM/s4019/0813F47F-D12A-4F2E-B437-681FB1E1C12B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="4019" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ClPnYXjDzAtdzIaauZnAD0Q-RSjh4LxkuEuNuAhlwEWFVZ4eKh10Q1tjtymueKfAOpYCoua61a9lKAKS7vp-Di5n9CnHgo9iyztGfxtFiA8be9QwiX9GrT3v2Qr2KQ2Q65nCtOGqCKQoEAQtMm70JtE-ImZDnOs0-NI4ulEUgqxx05L3V4ZWkdb4HwM/w640-h458/0813F47F-D12A-4F2E-B437-681FB1E1C12B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Public Sans";">Joining the Rossendale way and cutting sharply back on ourselves, we first had a metalled track and then farm intakes full of sheep. The walls around this section are quite special and I cannot say I have seen this type before. Maybe it was the wall builders speciality so that other farmers would know just who had build them. Like a trade mark.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv69Dmo5kr-yhJRcmlGpcqaA7XSqiytd7Y0fbQBiU5Wlj7cCmDDrLcBRkDTh5zJUT0y4qwi9Z3lNxQi14N5DllQx93nQ4tRcwk0aLUQuDPmBDwF0oOQqxKr35ErTTKDYoirc3QZg4XZpVfspK7LAx61re-TeImPmsBj5imzi5KS_JP-zj_-oyZudA3RZw/s4608/5B77F3A2-71D3-4657-8FA7-53A28D9B6BFD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv69Dmo5kr-yhJRcmlGpcqaA7XSqiytd7Y0fbQBiU5Wlj7cCmDDrLcBRkDTh5zJUT0y4qwi9Z3lNxQi14N5DllQx93nQ4tRcwk0aLUQuDPmBDwF0oOQqxKr35ErTTKDYoirc3QZg4XZpVfspK7LAx61re-TeImPmsBj5imzi5KS_JP-zj_-oyZudA3RZw/w640-h480/5B77F3A2-71D3-4657-8FA7-53A28D9B6BFD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKufg8xr-H2tGmdh5WGq7_RoGhBrvEPRS9edZ0peYZzM2hbLcNDNmzdVpsn_X5L2QzizhspKZsx2YLKhkrAfN1bfef_8JFM6_d4hv0pXtKzT_otsR83I_HGweGSCk_1pNQF5ZqZ0gwxkuLUylhNB6NkVIfVF2nc0KW2Ao0dNfMaICfaWNRLvqsDznAuM/s4608/77B256C8-AD98-44A1-A6BB-A39E805AE057.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKufg8xr-H2tGmdh5WGq7_RoGhBrvEPRS9edZ0peYZzM2hbLcNDNmzdVpsn_X5L2QzizhspKZsx2YLKhkrAfN1bfef_8JFM6_d4hv0pXtKzT_otsR83I_HGweGSCk_1pNQF5ZqZ0gwxkuLUylhNB6NkVIfVF2nc0KW2Ao0dNfMaICfaWNRLvqsDznAuM/w480-h640/77B256C8-AD98-44A1-A6BB-A39E805AE057.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tX7t2wNfXj3McIPrpJEKnu878aHPKC40KgGcNWVnn4chvyEr0RzCON-4pB09Sbq_bzM_k0BBLSJu9Gwxrqo04WJThSZHfemJXh_h37XXCfEonS2mcFWOGIRcNJcuQw5grAVlhwqPcAUoTAS-JZWGTrIUi_koSqnVu7PBua7Oo6I8AxKoPTl7w-bRDbQ/s4608/5476F261-4EFC-4299-B8E6-7681323D0B40.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tX7t2wNfXj3McIPrpJEKnu878aHPKC40KgGcNWVnn4chvyEr0RzCON-4pB09Sbq_bzM_k0BBLSJu9Gwxrqo04WJThSZHfemJXh_h37XXCfEonS2mcFWOGIRcNJcuQw5grAVlhwqPcAUoTAS-JZWGTrIUi_koSqnVu7PBua7Oo6I8AxKoPTl7w-bRDbQ/w640-h480/5476F261-4EFC-4299-B8E6-7681323D0B40.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFkNgGm3KIgMk3Qy6NgzbRI1oTA2_bgxX56Rf6gAM0Udu-WC33lpb0B9zn6RKhz-3dTWSxsFSHYlaKzbi_TyaSXGHzlv79b3U0Jw3kAnvqI6S5gSV1KdSGdW33S7F4dV5gVk-arf8KuXCBNAHg79EftRp0JKK5nXt5HlQ95gufWBcg51ab8qdhIAHPsQ/s2967/95015A31-34F4-47AC-A2E7-89B3C208716A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="2967" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFkNgGm3KIgMk3Qy6NgzbRI1oTA2_bgxX56Rf6gAM0Udu-WC33lpb0B9zn6RKhz-3dTWSxsFSHYlaKzbi_TyaSXGHzlv79b3U0Jw3kAnvqI6S5gSV1KdSGdW33S7F4dV5gVk-arf8KuXCBNAHg79EftRp0JKK5nXt5HlQ95gufWBcg51ab8qdhIAHPsQ/w640-h492/95015A31-34F4-47AC-A2E7-89B3C208716A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Public Sans";"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">On the other side of a marker post and stile was an old green lane leading in the direction of Burnt hill. It's a bit overgrown considering its still the Rossendale way. Here it could have been easy to take a wrong track, as there were two, but I knew we had to be heading for the head of Musberry Clough and not up hill. Again this is a lovely Clough to walk with splendid views. A large stone wall is followed around the head of the Clough and again ruined buildings.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Ahead of us we could make out Causway End, another ruin with a strange name. It was there we decided to stop for lunch but we weren't there just yet. The path is obvious and it goes through a field with cows and calves. They were contented beasts and showed no interest in us whatsoever. Even posing for a photograph. Once over a washed out stream gulley we came to another ruined building where we had to change direction again. This sloping ground really took its toll on our legs, it doesn't look steep but because of the rough and thick marshy grass we were soon huffing and puffing and very pleased to get to Causeway End. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdOddD7PVFHu3gBGPAw3ILHY2xUbvTCYV0Eyg84D5UDyNJZOYNbFBq9vjMW2Hnfv8SDA7cnL8s0YzNGjBvAWtdXMCl1IvbAkiJEuRKg-Shwm6ABskd2hwddbl8KgP5c_VMyt-JmwpwUMOWU4CKMy4UeGkMKEWVjRonTydPB4iMh0tftcL3tZATScEvH8/s4608/1ACD210D-13D6-44FC-AD01-F282A79438F3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdOddD7PVFHu3gBGPAw3ILHY2xUbvTCYV0Eyg84D5UDyNJZOYNbFBq9vjMW2Hnfv8SDA7cnL8s0YzNGjBvAWtdXMCl1IvbAkiJEuRKg-Shwm6ABskd2hwddbl8KgP5c_VMyt-JmwpwUMOWU4CKMy4UeGkMKEWVjRonTydPB4iMh0tftcL3tZATScEvH8/w640-h480/1ACD210D-13D6-44FC-AD01-F282A79438F3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYT6NNm9Wvevz5mANnqrzbjN29JK6HUyQaPm9zf-oSqAjCs0QI6-jAFhoOv5099hViuOXVOw1bBrB3RlJ4J53DQlguak2cjwdt2UI-Uu8QFeRWx5WbXdap0cibRIf72zsRXXJr19aQszcTC1u66EGUObgpReNKTUID_5ml8GNDe3T2rdQZpOV-2Uk3PE0/s4608/9E9A8AAA-C128-4324-BFE1-20CC908B220D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2687" data-original-width="4608" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYT6NNm9Wvevz5mANnqrzbjN29JK6HUyQaPm9zf-oSqAjCs0QI6-jAFhoOv5099hViuOXVOw1bBrB3RlJ4J53DQlguak2cjwdt2UI-Uu8QFeRWx5WbXdap0cibRIf72zsRXXJr19aQszcTC1u66EGUObgpReNKTUID_5ml8GNDe3T2rdQZpOV-2Uk3PE0/w640-h374/9E9A8AAA-C128-4324-BFE1-20CC908B220D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFr8VaiOl5_EhMfzfDf3y1eQBtdmHgu0OqVpSHsbxL9FeE8sv2VaJm_VyZ_do3sx-YuOsMtMOSzri1yDYbqtutdT7k-y9FJ4U17gGzYu_d1PLVrMlhB-87RxM8aD64uIRBG064q7Bw-cwblxPb4FSiBPsmGOjNsGGpV2lBW2pv2QSc9e5SypuVy4xMWk/s4608/813BC837-3FE2-4B76-8B09-E35EA1E245D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFr8VaiOl5_EhMfzfDf3y1eQBtdmHgu0OqVpSHsbxL9FeE8sv2VaJm_VyZ_do3sx-YuOsMtMOSzri1yDYbqtutdT7k-y9FJ4U17gGzYu_d1PLVrMlhB-87RxM8aD64uIRBG064q7Bw-cwblxPb4FSiBPsmGOjNsGGpV2lBW2pv2QSc9e5SypuVy4xMWk/w640-h480/813BC837-3FE2-4B76-8B09-E35EA1E245D8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">The building is in a wonderful location with views you would pay a fortune for today. We were glad to sit down and lunch was accompanied by a friendly Robin and Wheatear. It was here I spotted a couple of marked bricks, one from Heys Brickworks and the other more well known from Huncoat Accrington Stock brick.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibURvcNfHv4agLDfzVZxTjZCJsQaKlqM7cpn304QFoWdrjVMl55jA0HJLRKwiCoejbLYENzPWYak8rUJTtGTae5WCjVKHqDkcPkjU9VDYHGu5XG-I8yLfn-leubjNj2KXAfO5x4m-qm6nutjjk_B5W5ba1DaU5cmNJhCl0iN8Y3PS778Pb2roX8i_wC_Q/s4608/1B4E11E8-068D-49F2-AB43-F67200CDE3D2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibURvcNfHv4agLDfzVZxTjZCJsQaKlqM7cpn304QFoWdrjVMl55jA0HJLRKwiCoejbLYENzPWYak8rUJTtGTae5WCjVKHqDkcPkjU9VDYHGu5XG-I8yLfn-leubjNj2KXAfO5x4m-qm6nutjjk_B5W5ba1DaU5cmNJhCl0iN8Y3PS778Pb2roX8i_wC_Q/w640-h480/1B4E11E8-068D-49F2-AB43-F67200CDE3D2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Public Sans";"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Sheila heading up to Causeway End. Looking a bit forlorn.</span></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5sFdX8YW5hkPp20gh-LibYXM_qdUPSrZ0OsHwPkxJjUbAFxtDQC1AiDROziMMRjxQvu1ixak7uVXipvgiJtY7eDVMZ4NnGzjmtyyyVAfiyog3ZvN5S4o1XvzW5rp7j_w4eyXUrHV7PjaR3qRW1Prh0zpxPJM0ASWKZNoQay4Qy7CTwbV2G7TqmMKNkM/s4608/5DEF3171-6ED3-466C-9543-020D52E2715B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5sFdX8YW5hkPp20gh-LibYXM_qdUPSrZ0OsHwPkxJjUbAFxtDQC1AiDROziMMRjxQvu1ixak7uVXipvgiJtY7eDVMZ4NnGzjmtyyyVAfiyog3ZvN5S4o1XvzW5rp7j_w4eyXUrHV7PjaR3qRW1Prh0zpxPJM0ASWKZNoQay4Qy7CTwbV2G7TqmMKNkM/w640-h480/5DEF3171-6ED3-466C-9543-020D52E2715B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdljA63gDvkOpFL997jBxXSpEPLz7tuLi_H9wza3_I_49aliMc7ZPureNx6XV4UC_-rdoHKmtafdlvSlwAYFORE5LKHmw2bCHhQN6VE_qnJSqSquUTX_o-91TmiiFcleaVx2R0ebNjbw9OliNPOn-mkKxeHN5J9eh7_C1IqBSw01wrt1n-dum-w1hSdg/s3648/95E5FE50-F978-48BE-A836-536B9A0E83DB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="2688" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZhDPJDFkzAG6clSmA7HTP8eVEOIQXfRacwxN2KAgj48APaaHASNdt_0dZg9gfdt4-sXee_WTYnnnZdlcw4KbsiQKQfJeUUfkCYn_UB7Gz9bz88bCIXF5XvPcDt_KgC2sOK8tmeAnvIi9sYDPfgmHVcqYXI4kHMqf2wZor2VLUbbpnZyTCtNTzCdSseI/w640-h612/6BC18484-3361-4557-AEDA-87036E02E535_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Heys, pre dates Henry Heys and Co Ltd which was a company owned by the founders son also called Henry. Heys was a quarry owner. The brickworks closed around 1915 and was demolished in 1917.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Huncoat Accrington bricks are well known for being long lasting and extremely hard. Huncoat was superseded by the word "Nori" on bricks. It was iron spelt backwards.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">From our lunch spot at the ruin we crossed the wall above and followed it west to a gate. At the wall end the path is a wet one going west to a fenced off area with more warnings about shooting. I'm not sure why this warning is here as there is nothing on the OS maps to show any firing range. We were not that far away from Hog Lowe Pike with its trig point but decided to leave it for another day. Anyway we crossed the wooden stile and gradually descended to another stile. Here we stopped and I checked the route map. The route doesn't cross this second stile but handrails a good fence heading south. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4EDcc-pFUbon_3Na1WU7wzzpy-KdGVuACDmrR84_Nm_ki7NliWFNQo1YOQZYMwORz1cptB8c7pzbYGjdtOzsKkVbMdMx_QzJ2k1TEQ0JIQs-cTrgbhiZdzbwprGSm1inFWn_tuKzAFoRoj5QvZ0u7YK7aa3yGlE3kIR2DGXHA6Uh1h1wLtQFFvwiE30/s4608/FB2C990B-9DD9-4FB9-B1A8-B1D0030D72A4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4EDcc-pFUbon_3Na1WU7wzzpy-KdGVuACDmrR84_Nm_ki7NliWFNQo1YOQZYMwORz1cptB8c7pzbYGjdtOzsKkVbMdMx_QzJ2k1TEQ0JIQs-cTrgbhiZdzbwprGSm1inFWn_tuKzAFoRoj5QvZ0u7YK7aa3yGlE3kIR2DGXHA6Uh1h1wLtQFFvwiE30/w640-h480/FB2C990B-9DD9-4FB9-B1A8-B1D0030D72A4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9T0v-a6C6jp-kVQNuSbzb2ozwem__UOnI4yU-bNDG95wrRRLqNo9AkwYECwlaEjKLLJa0WzhOBBju6TXtHDwRFTIaj3hw09uVQWn4-Si0cQXVYbN52QLFSsp0WwVL2O0eGsXfbg16Mj1Bhy2P9Vr55FJys7LMy-_fO7cVnXXlkFEoerPneGGkhqyJg0/s4568/8D933710-49D7-4EDD-B27B-7A8563E6AC74_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="4568" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9T0v-a6C6jp-kVQNuSbzb2ozwem__UOnI4yU-bNDG95wrRRLqNo9AkwYECwlaEjKLLJa0WzhOBBju6TXtHDwRFTIaj3hw09uVQWn4-Si0cQXVYbN52QLFSsp0WwVL2O0eGsXfbg16Mj1Bhy2P9Vr55FJys7LMy-_fO7cVnXXlkFEoerPneGGkhqyJg0/w640-h362/8D933710-49D7-4EDD-B27B-7A8563E6AC74_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJrIjN6sWUf0KDh01UJSkSUWPi4EZzmUhn7pxAOepoddHm3hUqI10Mdsvfv4gCDSEqWur0DdUYJdcCrCIO7l86Y0d-hPm4bthXRWJXH_OKQz4v-qpkxmpY0PbFUGTc1Bt3i7vd7pOut0mOMoGzWaslOrdaK-VbbpY1RQj3_6otM9rmBFLn3I9X2MthZQ/s4608/C948AE4B-CA1B-40A9-A341-70D68EE7B55C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2873" data-original-width="4608" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJrIjN6sWUf0KDh01UJSkSUWPi4EZzmUhn7pxAOepoddHm3hUqI10Mdsvfv4gCDSEqWur0DdUYJdcCrCIO7l86Y0d-hPm4bthXRWJXH_OKQz4v-qpkxmpY0PbFUGTc1Bt3i7vd7pOut0mOMoGzWaslOrdaK-VbbpY1RQj3_6otM9rmBFLn3I9X2MthZQ/w640-h400/C948AE4B-CA1B-40A9-A341-70D68EE7B55C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8wp-7Y3JI7uIAzIYB5JXx4oGQlKwIQa1UaKwUFxmbwH-UAdpptMAcwHJ2FBfT0UJNrHgrifnMv1cx2ebQpSnNShSZRxq0hrFY0GGmIj2NTCdf7eihmXfBV9ZGlz-6NGaRLi3XiBhbiV_Kph8cIFC9NkudfWIFRfKPEAj4iK0WNNBMYMbZD6pdwInvoc/s4608/09D8571C-C040-4406-A29B-6ABCD2B6E65B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8wp-7Y3JI7uIAzIYB5JXx4oGQlKwIQa1UaKwUFxmbwH-UAdpptMAcwHJ2FBfT0UJNrHgrifnMv1cx2ebQpSnNShSZRxq0hrFY0GGmIj2NTCdf7eihmXfBV9ZGlz-6NGaRLi3XiBhbiV_Kph8cIFC9NkudfWIFRfKPEAj4iK0WNNBMYMbZD6pdwInvoc/w640-h480/09D8571C-C040-4406-A29B-6ABCD2B6E65B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Home with a roof.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13j0UnqSATgW6Wg0wZJ3Ry9NhbrCyFLJr_YdMi9J3eKIBGLjecAQUfieGXlW_wzQsULtMQ6PS_UL_xQexMSITz-Ot_qJZbqG_8ll64e8Elg4TA-eJIeKezoiavq8d5ENyDj4d61v6DDnrQHWJg5JUO552bN6_TF5uyH83VX4hmhNeQKd79dYy4pQtZ-4/s4608/11DEBEAB-EB5D-499D-A69E-2665CA1EA744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13j0UnqSATgW6Wg0wZJ3Ry9NhbrCyFLJr_YdMi9J3eKIBGLjecAQUfieGXlW_wzQsULtMQ6PS_UL_xQexMSITz-Ot_qJZbqG_8ll64e8Elg4TA-eJIeKezoiavq8d5ENyDj4d61v6DDnrQHWJg5JUO552bN6_TF5uyH83VX4hmhNeQKd79dYy4pQtZ-4/w640-h480/11DEBEAB-EB5D-499D-A69E-2665CA1EA744.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Whowells Farm.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Public Sans";">This "path" is torturous and care has to be taken with every step to avoid a broken ankle. The "path" is more a sheep trod with numerous hidden hollows full of water and tussocks that give way. This has to be negotiated for quite a distance until we came to a gate just before Whowells Farm. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">The path doesn't go through the obvious gate but a style 10 metres further on is the way. The path heads diagonally south west towards the left hand side of the farm and the field is no better than the previous treacherous path. Here I went down a hollow covered by high grass and was so lucky to stay on my feet. Today, a day later, I can still feel a bit of a sprain to my ankle.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Whowells farm doesn't seem to be a working farm any more and looks to have been split into a number of nice properties. A new build is also going up and will probably be finished in about 6 months or so. It looks very expensive, but what views it will have.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Here, the planned route goes between the out buildings of the farm and heads south towards the Toby Inn pub. However having got to the end of the farm buildings the fields were high in nettles and building rubble so we gave this a miss and headed for the road.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">The walk along the road is fine and a quiet one. We had no problems with traffic, who gave us plenty of space when passing. There is no footpath. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Sheila offered to buy the beers in the Toby Inn but when we got there it was closed. I think she knew this......</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">It wasn't long before we were back at the car after what had been a delightful walk.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH0C99665BkKnh6_x6ohr2198pbhdPHV7GS4o5aPAf3koKhNxj8D4D-84pnoLi6F84IXnZ3CnqRRZGFwQkpKFD_6KLM_Ab7_JmRriI6B1z0BgdV6cL3jPIemREmgGDU53ZtcCwQlOAQpg_2rc03aUobFMxHmAQQqKVFSMlrzVJizn51vWE2sKDiK8SlQ/s4608/2E445872-D294-4607-B3C1-B57FE35E368F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH0C99665BkKnh6_x6ohr2198pbhdPHV7GS4o5aPAf3koKhNxj8D4D-84pnoLi6F84IXnZ3CnqRRZGFwQkpKFD_6KLM_Ab7_JmRriI6B1z0BgdV6cL3jPIemREmgGDU53ZtcCwQlOAQpg_2rc03aUobFMxHmAQQqKVFSMlrzVJizn51vWE2sKDiK8SlQ/w640-h480/2E445872-D294-4607-B3C1-B57FE35E368F.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">Tired feet.</div></span><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">It was 16km all together and it took us 4hrs including stops for photographs and lunch.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bFb9w5lNfDfZxxz7RIpkrfleRtWAa3KEdxBg0-IBSQ6GL_c2_mvcqesQMXHh7cx0SBPMJKcDfwgpuwfa-Ih3OJ-qypLBpFhyeolZjSaSR_WSNRM4Qb25NwpcALWeTD_QdvKy-smjLgX_mteWU6oFhSkzUyACOkXbkhMGXjCA46QLuA_gcZjpRR3tio8/s758/Screenshot%202023-09-29%20at%2010.17.24.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="758" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bFb9w5lNfDfZxxz7RIpkrfleRtWAa3KEdxBg0-IBSQ6GL_c2_mvcqesQMXHh7cx0SBPMJKcDfwgpuwfa-Ih3OJ-qypLBpFhyeolZjSaSR_WSNRM4Qb25NwpcALWeTD_QdvKy-smjLgX_mteWU6oFhSkzUyACOkXbkhMGXjCA46QLuA_gcZjpRR3tio8/w640-h572/Screenshot%202023-09-29%20at%2010.17.24.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Start and finish was at the two blue circles. Bottom Left. We walked in an anti clockwise direction. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-3001577080604818702023-09-20T14:45:00.001+01:002023-09-20T14:45:43.406+01:00Rooley Moor, Ding Quarry Mystery.<p><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <span style="font-family: Public Sans;">20th September 2023.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Going back many many moons into the depths of 2013, I did a walk which was a route on Rooley Moor, Hail Storm Hill and the abandoned Ding Quarry. Click <a href="https://alanrayneroutdoors.blogspot.com/2013/04/sheep-folding-at-naden.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to take you there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">So it was more than a surprise when I received an email from Alan Parkinson.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Alan is a structural engineer and has more than a passing interest in the Ding Quarry area, with it's industrial architecture and wants to find out what the structures and marker posts were.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">His email was very interesting and as you know I am a bit of a sucker for history of this nature, so I thought it might be beneficial to "everyone" if I used Alan's email and put his words into a blog post. Hopefully somebody who reads this can "shed" some light on the questions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">So here goes. (In Alan's words)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">I recently came across an old demolished precast concrete building that lies on the eastern outskirts of Ding Quarry. The building is at grid ref 53.66466 N, -2.22244 E, or in OS speak <span style="color: #cc0000;">SD 85399 18709. </span>and is accessible from the old quarry access road off Rooley Moor Road at grid ref. 53.66228 N, -2.21769 E, <span style="color: #cc0000;">SD 85712 18443</span>.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkECLg0D2jSsz06Kwq0j2xEetOh0XoXirRMtSO-NcmknzFvoF77hxWg44cQFefYyv0gzGDpjRxLnaHGRObXZ7NK_Ird5I73-3Q9N5h2fO7VOgH9MrInsWHz_44a_JGYnFg6BZ3dmjpQACTsDqPvXilinrkyCV3NHZM_uf_KVdKibZX9dA8W5kQArRVop0/s1613/DEB0ADBE-2E60-42DD-8473-D69BBDA0AB6E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1613" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkECLg0D2jSsz06Kwq0j2xEetOh0XoXirRMtSO-NcmknzFvoF77hxWg44cQFefYyv0gzGDpjRxLnaHGRObXZ7NK_Ird5I73-3Q9N5h2fO7VOgH9MrInsWHz_44a_JGYnFg6BZ3dmjpQACTsDqPvXilinrkyCV3NHZM_uf_KVdKibZX9dA8W5kQArRVop0/w640-h364/DEB0ADBE-2E60-42DD-8473-D69BBDA0AB6E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Even though the building now lies demolished I have determined that it measured about 20ft x 10ft x 12ft 9 in high and probably dates from the 1940's. It is certainly not Victorian and therefore not associated with the quarry when it was working to full capacity. The building also had a pre-cast concrete roof with a heavily reinforced inset concrete topping and ash felt waterproofing. This was a substantial roof for such a small building, and it was clearly designed as a secure or blast-proof structure. See photos below.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj1QSf-LOrXiQ3_aWC48yzt-bEIQHVtUECBSrJ_sws0wNzuCBPAQeBtEOyVjmWj8_zVu6tLD9gjFzt0TtqZhOQM1NB7s7lKuGuXJlt92iYdA8QCZK65REbjC3phmQsBAQRRE9KIc5RepPS8TtvcMDZhrmKS3lAwW5R7TzraLV0C1iADyEWpQkf0ApBJc/s2826/0F4942EC-D341-48B1-A17F-D4B2CEA1A1FA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1610" data-original-width="2826" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj1QSf-LOrXiQ3_aWC48yzt-bEIQHVtUECBSrJ_sws0wNzuCBPAQeBtEOyVjmWj8_zVu6tLD9gjFzt0TtqZhOQM1NB7s7lKuGuXJlt92iYdA8QCZK65REbjC3phmQsBAQRRE9KIc5RepPS8TtvcMDZhrmKS3lAwW5R7TzraLV0C1iADyEWpQkf0ApBJc/w640-h364/0F4942EC-D341-48B1-A17F-D4B2CEA1A1FA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsDPSR2qP1YFW9MeHMb21nX4rC680s-WmQ_1BoCQD_h4UtpbLw5-skelzWZlpqq0_B_UoMsyfooQ0q3BEv4bcOZn48utqVxVsLHiOLA40k0-o-eK5HgL2K-P1GKbNq5x_KfB26yu1aV51dunvnVTXbG5wGvWW7hQ8QZ70zZtHMmJxfcVR9ym88GUbI78/s4080/90ADD8DF-C6ED-4AAC-B557-030D51DBF0EB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsDPSR2qP1YFW9MeHMb21nX4rC680s-WmQ_1BoCQD_h4UtpbLw5-skelzWZlpqq0_B_UoMsyfooQ0q3BEv4bcOZn48utqVxVsLHiOLA40k0-o-eK5HgL2K-P1GKbNq5x_KfB26yu1aV51dunvnVTXbG5wGvWW7hQ8QZ70zZtHMmJxfcVR9ym88GUbI78/w640-h480/90ADD8DF-C6ED-4AAC-B557-030D51DBF0EB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrrakm6k9e4ycBAYv_7gL5pX1r77XlBQ-cx8_MtpPakbL5r239O1UM0wkSPVzsWQrigoTTH9-Wz47fW-na5Zt1x8f7kZpDg2UyQ8VVrhJHhatja_3E___bpY4EDqqBwVWsAzP7zY54UUbQXZNs-mqlo3Bk_fAPI1n1Z7c7FTrNmzuXv5XKb2E7T1hQw8/s5960/1148E61E-4E4D-45A5-BD8B-786EB3FF060A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4194" data-original-width="5960" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrrakm6k9e4ycBAYv_7gL5pX1r77XlBQ-cx8_MtpPakbL5r239O1UM0wkSPVzsWQrigoTTH9-Wz47fW-na5Zt1x8f7kZpDg2UyQ8VVrhJHhatja_3E___bpY4EDqqBwVWsAzP7zY54UUbQXZNs-mqlo3Bk_fAPI1n1Z7c7FTrNmzuXv5XKb2E7T1hQw8/w640-h450/1148E61E-4E4D-45A5-BD8B-786EB3FF060A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Perhaps the building was associated with a Star Fish Decoy site during the WWII, but I cannot find any reference that Ding quarry was used as such a site although it cannot be ruled out considering it's proximity to Accrington Munitions Factory.</span><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Ding Quarry ceased main operations in the 1920's but perhaps the quarry was operating during the war providing stone for airfield bases; was this building associated with a weigh bridge station? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">The building might have been used as an Orlit Post after the war, but it is not listed in the Royal Observer Corps database.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">The height of the building at 12ft 9in puzzles me - it is unusually tall for a single story building; was it perhaps used for storage of tools or equipment or a generator house?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">There are several dense concrete blocks strewn around in the vicinity of the building - these may have formed an external blast-proof wall or perhaps were simply used to "brick up" any openings after the building became redundant and before it was demolished.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">One clue might be able to help is that there are a number of reinforced concrete marker posts close to the building (I have found 4 so far) that stand about 2 ft above the ground and are inscribed <span style="color: #cc0000;">"BDWB",</span> and there are also several pre-cast concrete planks (perhaps acting as trench covers) strewn on the ground locally; perhaps the posts marked the line of a service run which to to/from the quarry face about 100 metres from the building.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">The posts appear to be simply marker posts - I have recorded several boundary posts up on the moors and all are either sandstone or cast iron. Perhaps "BDWB" stood for; -- Weighbridge Building; -- Water Board; -- Bomber Defence Warning Building; -- Builders Duct: -- etc. See photo of post.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); clear: both; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4zb16z6xjP-PuXkdzvW2pn9yRachfSi14YAOOtPysiEITJn4WBaCbF2aoxgedvsn-AnhSa00v8c-QMAfRl5oXu0ub8vV_6Yi19X11JlYGe_OGCP3lETkcqr_CyS7FfLOjoPvpWcC0U90jd06DnFglOnrJY_Po2Arj8gJt4EZB2EXJ1mTdwDpkKm_87s/s3118/C4819280-32AA-4C7E-A3C3-7FA15F0ADA28_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3118" data-original-width="2315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4zb16z6xjP-PuXkdzvW2pn9yRachfSi14YAOOtPysiEITJn4WBaCbF2aoxgedvsn-AnhSa00v8c-QMAfRl5oXu0ub8vV_6Yi19X11JlYGe_OGCP3lETkcqr_CyS7FfLOjoPvpWcC0U90jd06DnFglOnrJY_Po2Arj8gJt4EZB2EXJ1mTdwDpkKm_87s/s320/C4819280-32AA-4C7E-A3C3-7FA15F0ADA28_1_201_a.jpeg" width="238" /></a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">BDWB Concrete Post</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">From my visual inspection, there is no evidence of any guttering or rainwater goods to the perimeter of the roof. This is not surprising for a building with such a small footprint - any surface water would simply be allowed to shed onto the surrounding ground, which is predominantly blanket bog. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">There are no openings in the pre-cast wall units - there is however a wide front opening, which is shown in the sketch above, and there are several pre-cast wall panels and RSJ's lying on the ground which possibly trimmed door and or window openings on the front elevation.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"> There is no evidence that anything sat on top of the roof, nor fixings for racking or shelving on the inside of the pre-cast wall panels. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">There is no evidence of conduits or fixings for lighting or any other services on the underside of the roof slabs. I assume there was a concrete floor slab and that the wall units were built off some sort of foundation but this point is hidden by demolition debris. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">There is also no evidence of timber, brickwork, glass or asbestos amongst the debris. The fact that there are no roof openings probably disqualifies the building as an Orlit Post, but it certainly could be associated with a Star Fish Decoy site, perhaps as a fuel store. It certainly seems to shout out storage place, but for what?</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">I feel that the four marker posts etched with "BDWB" must hold the clue, if only we could figure out what they stood for.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">All very intriguing.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">When you consider everything above is within the last 100yrs when documentation had to be done, you would think it wouldn't be too difficult to find out the history. Alan and I would be very grateful if anyone reading this has any knowledge of the site and knows any more information that could clear up the mystery for us. It would be fantastic to get to the bottom of it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">For the record, previous contact has been made with Rooley Moor Neighbourhood Forum, The Valley of Stone, Greater Manchester Archeological Advisory Service and Rochdale MBC, but alas so far nothing is forthcoming from them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">So please don't be shy, if you just have a thought, an idea, anything at all, just leave a comment below.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">Thank You.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: black; caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); color: white; font-family: Public Sans; font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-size: 16px; outline: none;"><p class="yiv0807996351ydp1681c7eMsoNoSpacing" style="outline: none;"><br /></p><p class="yiv0807996351ydp1681c7eMsoNoSpacing" style="outline: none;"><br /></p><p class="yiv0807996351ydp1681c7eMsoNoSpacing" style="outline: none;"><br /></p></div><p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-41302208468845130472023-09-13T09:33:00.004+01:002023-09-19T19:45:27.904+01:00A bit of trivia fun. <p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;"> Wednesday 13th September. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">While I have been away I came across this old piece of equipment. Can you guess what it is? I have blurred out the manufacturer’s name so that it’s not too easy. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Public Sans;">Let’s see who gets it first. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdJpWJ8X44xHAa59ADOR2gDDrrzQqvTLN9cxMBx5mHXeGhJZ7d5AwjtS3sTjjAAhaQK-04rCkPkCkd7RS5ba1SeXuHQKQRITb3OhfwTHT4FVgeZosUhfwUtyk2vP864c6V_wtXqXB05xbDXvYFdCI_i9RCGfD0IIpG8ZxGtipVxxnyq8QJw0imOa2GGc/s1046/IMG_1402.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="757" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdJpWJ8X44xHAa59ADOR2gDDrrzQqvTLN9cxMBx5mHXeGhJZ7d5AwjtS3sTjjAAhaQK-04rCkPkCkd7RS5ba1SeXuHQKQRITb3OhfwTHT4FVgeZosUhfwUtyk2vP864c6V_wtXqXB05xbDXvYFdCI_i9RCGfD0IIpG8ZxGtipVxxnyq8QJw0imOa2GGc/w464-h640/IMG_1402.jpeg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-66779642134306105702023-09-08T15:47:00.007+01:002023-09-11T13:15:28.206+01:00High Haume trig and Beacon circular. <p><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;"> 8th September 2023</span></u></b></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">On this humid and overcast day I thought we would do a bit of a hill. I hadn’t picked a complete days route before we set off but I had looked at the map for a way up to the trig point and Haume Beacon. High Haume has quite a bit of history that isn’t particularly obvious. It was a hill fort with a fosse no less, it was a medieval beacon and later it had lime kilns. It lies to the south of Cumbria in the outlying hills, north of Barrow in Furness. Probably one of the "fells" frequently overlooked except for the locals and the trig point baggers.</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A quick walk along Askam’s Lots Rd brought us to the A595. This is the main road into Barrow and is a fast and busy road to cross. We waited for our chance then dashed across to the cycle way/walkway where we nearly got knocked down by a bike. That would have been ironic, but we survived. </span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Not far down the trail we came across an old high brick wall. Standing back it looked very much like an old railway bridge and in fact the cycle way looked as though it could have been a railway also, but it was narrow, so maybe an old tramway. Something to investigate later. <span style="color: #cc0000;">**</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6RRjxFkAkG9u1m2qPqpAUOc35ISHdAAsdlEApxHftzgaUsg9lPB02zCYYa4hDbClijFOZ4SHn8bSuzMrDWw6yIH15aTOUdgZq6cR85t1HprAYhwGwHEgdGDTeM8-kzjF9D0vTP9jVcypBd1VpWlAxPLtC8IoNFhJkxagsdbLC4oCHtriB326Q_BPfaQ/s1920/IMG_1321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6RRjxFkAkG9u1m2qPqpAUOc35ISHdAAsdlEApxHftzgaUsg9lPB02zCYYa4hDbClijFOZ4SHn8bSuzMrDWw6yIH15aTOUdgZq6cR85t1HprAYhwGwHEgdGDTeM8-kzjF9D0vTP9jVcypBd1VpWlAxPLtC8IoNFhJkxagsdbLC4oCHtriB326Q_BPfaQ/w640-h480/IMG_1321.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qeZFf-KpYQpF5RWn8OIxjlA3Vhv1mAtgnB7jl7XxlhnxqnH6Ttz3Cn1MFY1vpy_LIY6EIhuyxFSCeZRLGf6Y0bVs8dTSUUehIsSMDowTXPCIrj4ItDIdIPONpM8nCrbF7RH9ttEs9USF4J-PSty9PHEmBSm8obrwzNbkX2rpC6OWkyg1mbsiivABApg/s1920/IMG_1322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qeZFf-KpYQpF5RWn8OIxjlA3Vhv1mAtgnB7jl7XxlhnxqnH6Ttz3Cn1MFY1vpy_LIY6EIhuyxFSCeZRLGf6Y0bVs8dTSUUehIsSMDowTXPCIrj4ItDIdIPONpM8nCrbF7RH9ttEs9USF4J-PSty9PHEmBSm8obrwzNbkX2rpC6OWkyg1mbsiivABApg/w640-h480/IMG_1322.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The curious brick wall.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitO_NxPw2cREIr7AK687CGztqbuBMyhY6adb9K3CQYDaDopkHTLmE5_nFf__R4iaFdJg9SmZ3ls1TMOfF7we4tMCG8N1psAiAlDgo1cIgem0-Uw5-7qTE8vVuJP3W8kJNZjMeH_b6TSOMRHmUOyw-HYpFlHq2XjLcgIZYTYNVQQjGWi6gIWb_YRtHWFrg/s791/AD52958C-2D21-4055-A17F-0EF9156ADDFA.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="791" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitO_NxPw2cREIr7AK687CGztqbuBMyhY6adb9K3CQYDaDopkHTLmE5_nFf__R4iaFdJg9SmZ3ls1TMOfF7we4tMCG8N1psAiAlDgo1cIgem0-Uw5-7qTE8vVuJP3W8kJNZjMeH_b6TSOMRHmUOyw-HYpFlHq2XjLcgIZYTYNVQQjGWi6gIWb_YRtHWFrg/w640-h440/AD52958C-2D21-4055-A17F-0EF9156ADDFA.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;">**</span>Within the red circle, the blue dotted line is the footpath we are on and not a tramway as I had thought, and the purple line is the old railway line which went from the numerous iron works just north of Dalton, to the furnaces in Askam and then through to Askam Pier. The bridge parapet is a remnant of that old line and would have closed in the 1930's..<p></p><p>My route left the track as we reached the old main road and we took a left passing Greenscoe farm. We were greeted by two goats, a dead rat and a lovely grey cat who wanted to walk the route with us. A gent sitting in a large window with views looking over the Duddon Estuary gave us a friendly wave as we passed.</p><p>The metalled lane soon became a land rover track and then as we gained height into what must have been a very old green lane. A footpath on the left had a fine gate and this would have been the main path for the workers coming from Ireleth many years ago.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPRS3QEdMgzJU2q85qCZF-1hLkJGoDf6Ky3MFIMkUmUlq2DlhIeGe1V_ZTYqKzCiNFu_Hq0NtJE1WwndfJLFp5Q87ZZrYGpN-OOGHkodTc9o-YSbtiDeWB1LdzEb13uGBiy_eCT-_4HrLEvHtsRDXECnmMNhorBWItLgqZOSmypqz2BsNq4kI1gomvE0/s1920/IMG_1324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPRS3QEdMgzJU2q85qCZF-1hLkJGoDf6Ky3MFIMkUmUlq2DlhIeGe1V_ZTYqKzCiNFu_Hq0NtJE1WwndfJLFp5Q87ZZrYGpN-OOGHkodTc9o-YSbtiDeWB1LdzEb13uGBiy_eCT-_4HrLEvHtsRDXECnmMNhorBWItLgqZOSmypqz2BsNq4kI1gomvE0/w640-h480/IMG_1324.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dt4gAqCKsPIE_g9BVbD-ROxOCv71ljpfvNBKsWMh-YeHnT9p3oFuoC33Ee2FSC4gmM1tkDWzjLMmfqQPGr9so1D_9ady4CWqMeLgiDRsCzXP0QozOC_KaOqXF2mLe7PbKXkiAjgACL-HuuMiOIFdU_DjmYKyfn9OR9_0oIRS3uqSA_fMIynxyBF4YLU/s1736/IMG_1325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1736" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dt4gAqCKsPIE_g9BVbD-ROxOCv71ljpfvNBKsWMh-YeHnT9p3oFuoC33Ee2FSC4gmM1tkDWzjLMmfqQPGr9so1D_9ady4CWqMeLgiDRsCzXP0QozOC_KaOqXF2mLe7PbKXkiAjgACL-HuuMiOIFdU_DjmYKyfn9OR9_0oIRS3uqSA_fMIynxyBF4YLU/w640-h380/IMG_1325.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5ZQikIfYAoNL65RcyHlNL0_7YnaDs-u5gpfWz5wL20bko8Y4j7pGvij32WRqZX-XLfdicXbcUL8aHetYR35fyYkLxUR_DupSa3oGKxRH-p1LB9qifnwdnJlfpXb5WcieV9EwnX4FxbshHaDc2EQzH0nk4G0Ef3L8jQyvw-cONSr4b6AU-wKDWhKxJDo/s1920/IMG_1326.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5ZQikIfYAoNL65RcyHlNL0_7YnaDs-u5gpfWz5wL20bko8Y4j7pGvij32WRqZX-XLfdicXbcUL8aHetYR35fyYkLxUR_DupSa3oGKxRH-p1LB9qifnwdnJlfpXb5WcieV9EwnX4FxbshHaDc2EQzH0nk4G0Ef3L8jQyvw-cONSr4b6AU-wKDWhKxJDo/w640-h480/IMG_1326.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Medic!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our view today would be very different to what those workers would have seen a hundred yrs ago. It is very hard to even imagine. Surrounded by industry and chimneys, quarries, iron works, railways everywhere, blast furness's, lime kilns, brick works, smoke and noise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbkMTWosb8re7coKO6lZb68sZVfn-M1Yh-coB7Lwcj9suXcaOVB2-E7VAU8GqBFRH4qfRbkmEV3S7XHD8A7QHukN2gTn1vtibE-E-hVDSpwJuQTBzOS-R0jWVmc6ETFhWnRtQhXubwje2Y3_UCH346CHVtH8izUjugjbOiyzfKbWNatpyT8MXeuAC9SY/s1920/IMG_1327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbkMTWosb8re7coKO6lZb68sZVfn-M1Yh-coB7Lwcj9suXcaOVB2-E7VAU8GqBFRH4qfRbkmEV3S7XHD8A7QHukN2gTn1vtibE-E-hVDSpwJuQTBzOS-R0jWVmc6ETFhWnRtQhXubwje2Y3_UCH346CHVtH8izUjugjbOiyzfKbWNatpyT8MXeuAC9SY/w640-h480/IMG_1327.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The end of the metalled track and start of the green lane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZ0m-nUofnGcKI-rSCHNf8gIGYuSrEgGoZl1ksGAV94-at10jVOX3-Si2RReRiizo6A2AcWMZIQqZ61NBIdQ4O3XyPymdQavM3A72PEcS8u4YwzAoIWe2SUBffONA2jRXxyAr6RDHjperRrh_hq-hpi4hlFKivwRImBWh8C86mxYAcB7mSwpVxxxtsL4/s1920/IMG_1330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZ0m-nUofnGcKI-rSCHNf8gIGYuSrEgGoZl1ksGAV94-at10jVOX3-Si2RReRiizo6A2AcWMZIQqZ61NBIdQ4O3XyPymdQavM3A72PEcS8u4YwzAoIWe2SUBffONA2jRXxyAr6RDHjperRrh_hq-hpi4hlFKivwRImBWh8C86mxYAcB7mSwpVxxxtsL4/w640-h480/IMG_1330.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view from the green lane today. (I wish I could find one from 100yrs ago as comparison)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At the end of the green lane we exit onto a fairly quiet fell road, no footpaths but we only had to walk 100 metres or so before a stile is reached back into farm land. Sticking to the right fence line and following a narrow path we had to seek out a couple of hidden stiles which brought us adjacent to the trig point. The trig point is on private land, there is no public right of way shown on the map. However it is close to the footpath and I think many locals use this route. We headed up to the trig point and then along the short ridge line to the "Beacon".</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There isn't much to see today, an obvious hollow with surrounding mound. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Then it started to rain and we didn't bring waterproofs as rain was not forecast. But it didn't matter as it only lasted 5 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqGoarKyVBULrZZXvtDXf1CN-RBABicd-8i9re7m_AH6E3gSmLxMw9AcZfvgczx6i4INVRIp4GVmvlXZTXhhRrlXEnDoacYGSSJ2_kQJnUb5_Dv99QhukQwkFdrXnak-YA6ooLrMPfSdOZ4tFk-dMZz_92SorqIlGK9RmijFNg8JzR6u1AxdQKGZwrzc/s1920/IMG_1336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqGoarKyVBULrZZXvtDXf1CN-RBABicd-8i9re7m_AH6E3gSmLxMw9AcZfvgczx6i4INVRIp4GVmvlXZTXhhRrlXEnDoacYGSSJ2_kQJnUb5_Dv99QhukQwkFdrXnak-YA6ooLrMPfSdOZ4tFk-dMZz_92SorqIlGK9RmijFNg8JzR6u1AxdQKGZwrzc/w640-h480/IMG_1336.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the stiles we had to search out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWq08Fu4oV72ehM8NP07q1tLNVRAWT3_aTxKKT9ioh6Fho7zZbVfgNuVGn_c5WZw59gctVZ6CCoKKqkYWewukn-51hjRGbNiHvBwHARQzzGjkCTSLOe9epnzttIxWE-IguiOHjBd38n2cdEkGUCCMU6JgQ87pitYyB6aSwcEd9yM0tFYekSQL9vV7hkKk/s1432/IMG_1339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1432" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWq08Fu4oV72ehM8NP07q1tLNVRAWT3_aTxKKT9ioh6Fho7zZbVfgNuVGn_c5WZw59gctVZ6CCoKKqkYWewukn-51hjRGbNiHvBwHARQzzGjkCTSLOe9epnzttIxWE-IguiOHjBd38n2cdEkGUCCMU6JgQ87pitYyB6aSwcEd9yM0tFYekSQL9vV7hkKk/w640-h546/IMG_1339.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Askam Brick works, still in use today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRBgG-z2M0V6FgLTgzaOu0lQ7UdFleGJBpeFCNbTz1TS4QBWYujQK_sT1k3_TmcBlsppaHLvTkS5QzE_z7PwXb9xJBzIoph7_wAL-1rPNKCMtaZ_o_FKannY5jizCcWnJ8bDR4vo_T91_zLbLrAxwJhnQwsDEwx_8n1607gDmIFuuHFMOPWzKtVPLEXs/s868/IMG_1342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="868" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRBgG-z2M0V6FgLTgzaOu0lQ7UdFleGJBpeFCNbTz1TS4QBWYujQK_sT1k3_TmcBlsppaHLvTkS5QzE_z7PwXb9xJBzIoph7_wAL-1rPNKCMtaZ_o_FKannY5jizCcWnJ8bDR4vo_T91_zLbLrAxwJhnQwsDEwx_8n1607gDmIFuuHFMOPWzKtVPLEXs/w640-h628/IMG_1342.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Almost at the trig point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OZ81OH7C7mg8HE4OIp7vPwuWJN-9KD3fIp8rSzdIWbcQOqR52crlpG5U5JwZRhBbgBr5RbmMdhYTNpObtLucBvAMVbF2VqfJYHyU8jsw0hyGkL129z_cDC25V5Z8FcjjZBww3OlgJNvjpSDO5rXy6tynjXpegBFpk6nbqUlIgrDgEVakghcF4bE2BBY/s1043/IMG_1343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="718" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OZ81OH7C7mg8HE4OIp7vPwuWJN-9KD3fIp8rSzdIWbcQOqR52crlpG5U5JwZRhBbgBr5RbmMdhYTNpObtLucBvAMVbF2VqfJYHyU8jsw0hyGkL129z_cDC25V5Z8FcjjZBww3OlgJNvjpSDO5rXy6tynjXpegBFpk6nbqUlIgrDgEVakghcF4bE2BBY/w440-h640/IMG_1343.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flush bracket S5373. Bagged!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLL2ffb-VvZosgTPDYxa96o4oZEXdieWSgEUGodAaF8CXCxjnpSYVLTZM7tKK8ctM86GlteZLCsWq5mPbXO4WuW6eIg_s9JZCna_UdPtPCxbg4YTsxGhz1bmNJxBI--DtPus95ePHuKhpc7CLhgk_XztofdqEOjzJHeqkfx6xnSMWLeXkbwjBiXWiaWI/s4032/9ACD7C8A-38D0-4634-AAC9-2BF21BE60BB7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLL2ffb-VvZosgTPDYxa96o4oZEXdieWSgEUGodAaF8CXCxjnpSYVLTZM7tKK8ctM86GlteZLCsWq5mPbXO4WuW6eIg_s9JZCna_UdPtPCxbg4YTsxGhz1bmNJxBI--DtPus95ePHuKhpc7CLhgk_XztofdqEOjzJHeqkfx6xnSMWLeXkbwjBiXWiaWI/w640-h480/9ACD7C8A-38D0-4634-AAC9-2BF21BE60BB7.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqErzAetI3oOzLIY5RUY9wlc4g6b8DP_BQhBbjd205QxZiA_jpbv3sbXbpV7d5CNeNXPJbXxEsmGLewvwOYHMo_nwjm4sfHBkeUNOCqvOv7jT4wx3L3Jcsq5dpIjeSr4_1oMk6JJT3UwetmhHPR5z0f7BJbiqHFMWvlM3KaZmoWgd6lTlS2nK0bA3X__g/s1635/IMG_1345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1635" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqErzAetI3oOzLIY5RUY9wlc4g6b8DP_BQhBbjd205QxZiA_jpbv3sbXbpV7d5CNeNXPJbXxEsmGLewvwOYHMo_nwjm4sfHBkeUNOCqvOv7jT4wx3L3Jcsq5dpIjeSr4_1oMk6JJT3UwetmhHPR5z0f7BJbiqHFMWvlM3KaZmoWgd6lTlS2nK0bA3X__g/w640-h472/IMG_1345.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the heavyweight watchers as we headed for the Beacon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTD4sT_tz_gLDk2OYkhi-ukU3HMoaa6mkiBwIG-fTwK3Xviwcdx5v-L9ttKLoz3sf9CgRs9tx8ZchRkMCf_qSoTagED9xkYnVYQBq5jTN1zJWgqjmvmXKYlIuxlNGZ8eGTrjfzp7RU9Dw7x3i_w7fhBBl2kwrm_SeONTWJvmfCekszN_33jlEmas5GANs/s4032/B1870C06-E2FF-475C-B88B-3524E6F4B22E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTD4sT_tz_gLDk2OYkhi-ukU3HMoaa6mkiBwIG-fTwK3Xviwcdx5v-L9ttKLoz3sf9CgRs9tx8ZchRkMCf_qSoTagED9xkYnVYQBq5jTN1zJWgqjmvmXKYlIuxlNGZ8eGTrjfzp7RU9Dw7x3i_w7fhBBl2kwrm_SeONTWJvmfCekszN_33jlEmas5GANs/w640-h480/B1870C06-E2FF-475C-B88B-3524E6F4B22E.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stood on the remains of the hill fort, beacon and lime kiln!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To rejoin the right of way we headed off diagonally towards the telecoms mast where a gate was. In the way was another couple of heavyweights. One with no head so it seemed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVb7JnciT3eKusUOqnlmE1KZYNHwuLlsKuK2fKLDAsWV45RIvbHAYF6JdjeM1BiW2kVetMTrK9mDl8OtF1hBilctqv9OULyCvLtMofXFrizGQsfIPmCqtgfkcHjVw3jEOyi_VyFspGOkGi6vtfrIyG4DXLiBZU7gBp-FTERHNcyGNQYKFHS5JVWzEij0/s1280/IMG_1347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1280" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVb7JnciT3eKusUOqnlmE1KZYNHwuLlsKuK2fKLDAsWV45RIvbHAYF6JdjeM1BiW2kVetMTrK9mDl8OtF1hBilctqv9OULyCvLtMofXFrizGQsfIPmCqtgfkcHjVw3jEOyi_VyFspGOkGi6vtfrIyG4DXLiBZU7gBp-FTERHNcyGNQYKFHS5JVWzEij0/w640-h598/IMG_1347.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvyga-IA8D6zUGh1zqoz7DczN6-mEqgmeNeVTs2k7QrkvUrxyZmWY7Dxp123IdijSPsCOW4RXHHBaTTWKXlFh291oDNg9H6-pVpY2Yk9AEyeVe6VVRDvBlPNE6fCR9B7T90yAl57TGOvPyFhGSIDfKIoAjobO3RpsuEeUjF16YaRj4KDRfBGYTOGWgng/s1150/IMG_1348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1150" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvyga-IA8D6zUGh1zqoz7DczN6-mEqgmeNeVTs2k7QrkvUrxyZmWY7Dxp123IdijSPsCOW4RXHHBaTTWKXlFh291oDNg9H6-pVpY2Yk9AEyeVe6VVRDvBlPNE6fCR9B7T90yAl57TGOvPyFhGSIDfKIoAjobO3RpsuEeUjF16YaRj4KDRfBGYTOGWgng/w640-h532/IMG_1348.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Big lad. Gave us no trouble.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEKIBr9vOp5kFGy6A1CEvTgFnPJnCefv7cy-C8wzZ0RprXNaLYKa0yeeg0gfgOw3hgU0LJFaidIzm4Rvk4Twfi1dbhDMl8faY3GUOXWWRv0KQLrlqU1gfBEgeWmfOMwyHrIOHU3HbmjRie0C7SM8CUZ3S-9TnpvgZ5xsZshGMMjTUt_0J8qMnbhMyQtg/s1920/IMG_1351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEKIBr9vOp5kFGy6A1CEvTgFnPJnCefv7cy-C8wzZ0RprXNaLYKa0yeeg0gfgOw3hgU0LJFaidIzm4Rvk4Twfi1dbhDMl8faY3GUOXWWRv0KQLrlqU1gfBEgeWmfOMwyHrIOHU3HbmjRie0C7SM8CUZ3S-9TnpvgZ5xsZshGMMjTUt_0J8qMnbhMyQtg/w640-h480/IMG_1351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view from the telecoms mast and our route down towards a road in the centre of the photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dBWb7nAKGtWqSGtFzbBopAa4EIYjzMv1d0iOA1bfOABBdUbMyyGLKOPT_xxzOynazqVsyqJ9R_s_ULTSOhAYiweGGAzLTyOyq4e7DYrX0okD4QAoSfRZKwcAsaoCu5utZvboBWoDHUjt0LeCXQne1W8QnCNrxdXpEX0kWiUYglXboGBWrVeotn_2U-0/s1525/IMG_1352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1525" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dBWb7nAKGtWqSGtFzbBopAa4EIYjzMv1d0iOA1bfOABBdUbMyyGLKOPT_xxzOynazqVsyqJ9R_s_ULTSOhAYiweGGAzLTyOyq4e7DYrX0okD4QAoSfRZKwcAsaoCu5utZvboBWoDHUjt0LeCXQne1W8QnCNrxdXpEX0kWiUYglXboGBWrVeotn_2U-0/w640-h592/IMG_1352.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A stile no longer in use. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8h9JJx182pRzdRx6ko9k8gsYXpah9GWxFAzCOCCQ_UhYQC49a8TV2pkTeDrQb1MoGJR62271CPqrCt85UCA1NIpysz4jm0J6RAYI0ROhp-zQlePZmc9aW8Nq_TA4sgumbOC_YtMIE4eIcpGRZjgrYc1Taib9xBO_84vN2eBRIEPZUYKpKpH4WLR6b2Mw/s1920/IMG_1353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8h9JJx182pRzdRx6ko9k8gsYXpah9GWxFAzCOCCQ_UhYQC49a8TV2pkTeDrQb1MoGJR62271CPqrCt85UCA1NIpysz4jm0J6RAYI0ROhp-zQlePZmc9aW8Nq_TA4sgumbOC_YtMIE4eIcpGRZjgrYc1Taib9xBO_84vN2eBRIEPZUYKpKpH4WLR6b2Mw/w640-h480/IMG_1353.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A stile which was passable today because of the fine weather but it would be a sinking feeling in wet weather. The cows had made a good impression.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The stile led to the A595 road which we crossed quickly again and walked through the pleasant village of Greenhaume. At a bench on the cycle/walkway we stopped for lunch adjacent to a bike fixing station. I had to have a look at what tools had been provided which inadvertently caused me to have a sore head as I bashed it on the 2 bars protruding from the top of the post. The bike pump was sadly missing, presumed stolen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwRWUrS9zxv8V94WQ_XE6A_ko3UqEzt_m9cQvhXrhrD-nE7XC8fYvbXb8CVBXajvv14kIgScR1mCO6Y5BhAjtaQ5HdMi_exOYY-WabZ8haCFEdwKpAncK_LS236dl9UGBylafieIGvdhDN61NZLLAjUVuiRGSF7VOcPkIAyNYyYwmHYITqo57Y7lvxpU/s1920/IMG_1356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwRWUrS9zxv8V94WQ_XE6A_ko3UqEzt_m9cQvhXrhrD-nE7XC8fYvbXb8CVBXajvv14kIgScR1mCO6Y5BhAjtaQ5HdMi_exOYY-WabZ8haCFEdwKpAncK_LS236dl9UGBylafieIGvdhDN61NZLLAjUVuiRGSF7VOcPkIAyNYyYwmHYITqo57Y7lvxpU/w640-h480/IMG_1356.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOomUPZK_lmu1RfYYJJDe_8vGwU_JLEPMIsSVYDWWBjRAqflWT4oe4cfRcIsnWZtNRKH-QV-WjffPFbKOJ5PAEUc0KnTBGCkMR3rqaKt8sSiCoep13gTMB_e1pdX-kX_3tHz7Z9jAuRZdVZ3K8iAJo5l_E_fgFFFj3QLnTo3JSmzBg-_f9Hbmsx748JI/s1920/IMG_1358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOomUPZK_lmu1RfYYJJDe_8vGwU_JLEPMIsSVYDWWBjRAqflWT4oe4cfRcIsnWZtNRKH-QV-WjffPFbKOJ5PAEUc0KnTBGCkMR3rqaKt8sSiCoep13gTMB_e1pdX-kX_3tHz7Z9jAuRZdVZ3K8iAJo5l_E_fgFFFj3QLnTo3JSmzBg-_f9Hbmsx748JI/w640-h480/IMG_1358.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bench badge which I assume to be Furness Abbey and a way mark of some route.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZNcOH4z4lQWaLbUzIKgLbvgCaDvSxx0bSjOxFQ3oAahvjnIzwnP_wmZo12Cj0xQtheUrNxQTwJUoaJDkU7BvASdjRX5F2iTEaTyx3uZ2iWcwmlJjqFeYK6aCcwQuwwN_RBVW7-NLPYi5BHULXiIr5hyjYb9_srpnsLVL15dsoJoDYLBY8jgj-AtV2bc/s1920/IMG_1359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZNcOH4z4lQWaLbUzIKgLbvgCaDvSxx0bSjOxFQ3oAahvjnIzwnP_wmZo12Cj0xQtheUrNxQTwJUoaJDkU7BvASdjRX5F2iTEaTyx3uZ2iWcwmlJjqFeYK6aCcwQuwwN_RBVW7-NLPYi5BHULXiIr5hyjYb9_srpnsLVL15dsoJoDYLBY8jgj-AtV2bc/w640-h480/IMG_1359.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>From the Bench and through a gate we headed towards the lake in view. At this point I hadn't the slightest idea where I was going or which route we were going to take. We had gone as far as I had "Planned" yesterday.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwkCHbCtkd1tr41rHsdf7PaNcUfhYI77Oy1t4kPtFK43onjLhhzv4diipsJR9P-Ht-FBcuWQLShFv2zozRIv6Rzx1D8OfU60cSyFJplwMtony0DOMBFsv1kr4as5fV41KS-GEFvVUzrmv8qgZl9FTqldMELulPpjuYaYHWEiCew_jln2YQikcXHsKOr8/s1920/IMG_1360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwkCHbCtkd1tr41rHsdf7PaNcUfhYI77Oy1t4kPtFK43onjLhhzv4diipsJR9P-Ht-FBcuWQLShFv2zozRIv6Rzx1D8OfU60cSyFJplwMtony0DOMBFsv1kr4as5fV41KS-GEFvVUzrmv8qgZl9FTqldMELulPpjuYaYHWEiCew_jln2YQikcXHsKOr8/w640-h480/IMG_1360.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmXii3IKJ46AEwnfgFKBDKwslUNIXfet7gqzFjkiR71mHlJcOA6aKU65E-Kh4HoQZ46VexoIu7kod99IVDNiqliamWd8StL2RWL1VAC4ViE3b7hOtWaKWoUtA-D9assWVhNsJD56UZ05dVN_kZ3CzgXUN0bZyd4nT0yndYd2z9QMT7IyUWqzkCDmeMTU/s1615/IMG_1361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="1615" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmXii3IKJ46AEwnfgFKBDKwslUNIXfet7gqzFjkiR71mHlJcOA6aKU65E-Kh4HoQZ46VexoIu7kod99IVDNiqliamWd8StL2RWL1VAC4ViE3b7hOtWaKWoUtA-D9assWVhNsJD56UZ05dVN_kZ3CzgXUN0bZyd4nT0yndYd2z9QMT7IyUWqzkCDmeMTU/w640-h492/IMG_1361.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Through a very strange gate led us into farmland above the ponds of Park Farm. We stopped at the fence and pondered about where to go now. I knew we had to head off towards Black Combe but getting there took a bit of studying.<div><br /></div><div>We took some time studying the map. A path went in front of Park farm then through he brick company which led to the A595. I didn't fancy that route but I wouldn't have minded having a look at Park Farm which looked very interesting from our high perch.</div><div><br /></div><div>We decided to head south, follow the railway line towards "Thwaite" and the Dunes Hotel, then head towards Roanhead where I knew a path to get us back to Askam. </div><div>A good track through sheep territory brought us out onto Park Farm road where Postman Pat passed us as he was to do numerous times over the next 45 minutes. The road is very quiet and we only saw one car. Then the noise grew louder as we passed under the A595 road bringing us to a level crossing. The signal box says South Park or was it Park South?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYLzPYDXDEfAD_m_4JZEWJxSC701buBWUYmMqqdvr4blp-Qg3DNvF55Zdi6oG22kIG5zW883VmKN7GeFbNy83y1e96MqgVMneT9FVg4MoUFOTOIaUuXqMdPA9aeKh1UybOFEOEY_yjd5pRgMZtZJ8wdRCEp0YD6OpdfzhXYsJaDJk4wCQYE3TUqxBulo/s1920/IMG_1368.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYLzPYDXDEfAD_m_4JZEWJxSC701buBWUYmMqqdvr4blp-Qg3DNvF55Zdi6oG22kIG5zW883VmKN7GeFbNy83y1e96MqgVMneT9FVg4MoUFOTOIaUuXqMdPA9aeKh1UybOFEOEY_yjd5pRgMZtZJ8wdRCEp0YD6OpdfzhXYsJaDJk4wCQYE3TUqxBulo/w640-h480/IMG_1368.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lovely signal box was built in 1883 and all the interior mechanism, 17 levers, came from the Coniston signal box in 1962 when the Coniston line shut.</div><div style="text-align: left;">We crossed the level crossing and then had a pleasant country lane walk passed the unaptly named Dunes Hotel, neither in the dunes or on the coast. The hedgerows provided lots to look at and berries to eat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LUDRAR89htgKtN8ey2ZfZBEThOdJJDgUfIN6a9XA9EvkwoDmkFlo6uSepKWduS6AWuFF_EoaMUu0rC6yGIx_mrXhYXljkOgSdah643hX0DtWg_1RNcOwErlvR6xk_exsR9oTAlJDOoT4jzVMdEYNlSTuDuos_ig3Md7QSCUUludi1J_zsrocqVRAH9Q/s1920/IMG_1370.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LUDRAR89htgKtN8ey2ZfZBEThOdJJDgUfIN6a9XA9EvkwoDmkFlo6uSepKWduS6AWuFF_EoaMUu0rC6yGIx_mrXhYXljkOgSdah643hX0DtWg_1RNcOwErlvR6xk_exsR9oTAlJDOoT4jzVMdEYNlSTuDuos_ig3Md7QSCUUludi1J_zsrocqVRAH9Q/w640-h480/IMG_1370.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A short distance from the level crossing we had to cross the A590 which we timed just right as it wasn't busy. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7KqmNWi-RgP1zF5UHMHacv4gDF5ZZlZ6uku62eJjYgmHkAsHf7AlzOPMkOetitvfK2jy2fqMWk-Szn4F_TyN1ifQi1op796UJ-NkrimWFiGUw1t34qhGW3-n7NUmaoT_lZKhUMlJ1OHrX9Nypabf4CU-9O2IgzegKKAqp6bPXSANMWEk94-O0p4SPHQ/s1920/IMG_1373.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7KqmNWi-RgP1zF5UHMHacv4gDF5ZZlZ6uku62eJjYgmHkAsHf7AlzOPMkOetitvfK2jy2fqMWk-Szn4F_TyN1ifQi1op796UJ-NkrimWFiGUw1t34qhGW3-n7NUmaoT_lZKhUMlJ1OHrX9Nypabf4CU-9O2IgzegKKAqp6bPXSANMWEk94-O0p4SPHQ/w640-h480/IMG_1373.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Dunes Hotel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2MWQSIHYiPxQL-k5SDbwmWi6smDAl_jdQ4azSzidQf67JuIKj2A8HSrdEBDwryXXGBD0l4X7tNeBlRaHtOZdQKvfeCRzzVj9fzjcFQzLDuWjfAeeOYQ1Be9wwLCZn3YQh7Gi6uwYLSWvDYUnZr-TvW33Hb5dIpGeI08AsarE7JTrah8Z3zUdmXuELdc/s1753/IMG_1375.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1753" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2MWQSIHYiPxQL-k5SDbwmWi6smDAl_jdQ4azSzidQf67JuIKj2A8HSrdEBDwryXXGBD0l4X7tNeBlRaHtOZdQKvfeCRzzVj9fzjcFQzLDuWjfAeeOYQ1Be9wwLCZn3YQh7Gi6uwYLSWvDYUnZr-TvW33Hb5dIpGeI08AsarE7JTrah8Z3zUdmXuELdc/w640-h422/IMG_1375.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Matbro teleram 40 handler. Pivot steer and dates from around 1983. Looked like it had a Ford engine in it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3yU97rNphpYJq2nrRW1flJFqRwMz2wycLIdsnfOT8n2BRMS9NK3-ZD-UyYSjhBOBMkQF5aZ0R6T5BU1lZYiB8kDcARVlXoofrio-isA2wOwKG6shbSCTeMToU3eGTzUKjU-P8JR4NE7rt2F9g1kXioy1ZXxwuAL5NMAEAJ5eTUcT_f0U6wDb7AeJ2bE/s1920/IMG_1377.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3yU97rNphpYJq2nrRW1flJFqRwMz2wycLIdsnfOT8n2BRMS9NK3-ZD-UyYSjhBOBMkQF5aZ0R6T5BU1lZYiB8kDcARVlXoofrio-isA2wOwKG6shbSCTeMToU3eGTzUKjU-P8JR4NE7rt2F9g1kXioy1ZXxwuAL5NMAEAJ5eTUcT_f0U6wDb7AeJ2bE/w480-h640/IMG_1377.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A stile I wasn't going to try and get through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEpYR-yEZxD4zFmFRtuTAZHfTS-lhieMQbtbf7rWAU6vBx3fedAMHgCORENv3g0VwKqGRl98RNWWA52weW0grQqoaCgZgZ6NEZH3TqxEGOeehAAMfCcm59JLK1tF-93hbC1_aBkERYgE223pPEqZuUXm7JnZAheiD19ixB0mvErZX9GJ3BUHg6VV4oWw/s1115/IMG_1378.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It is a permitted path and leads through the working farm of Roanhead. Thanks to the owners for allowing walkers to use this lovely route.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdG1saEnoEqngkHl7qFshZBv8ROS0RRtcNMfoiOS5sIeceekoiCgQL807rpoJnDc5s4ok4tsBLzfQIqAj0iJPm3ikUyqJLZlwR_7ojR8u7CUldvZbmL8p4Pla7EWf_HE5egBbEunWH2GQs0kyx7WHkucQy4OOMIgB2_hIRSEcOYusIQNzQrmRFmIVMWY/s1920/IMG_1385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdG1saEnoEqngkHl7qFshZBv8ROS0RRtcNMfoiOS5sIeceekoiCgQL807rpoJnDc5s4ok4tsBLzfQIqAj0iJPm3ikUyqJLZlwR_7ojR8u7CUldvZbmL8p4Pla7EWf_HE5egBbEunWH2GQs0kyx7WHkucQy4OOMIgB2_hIRSEcOYusIQNzQrmRFmIVMWY/w640-h480/IMG_1385.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnj6wf4pB4_aGy3AW71zPSePmOiUFCVLR2H0dDMBWApI8ehA0vI_3_VptWWnIFR_6LlpefKPxf-IO21V--Q5bzXHfDdWPJzNdGdnO3RxOV4EHgHMwKTVwObk5aslY_oR7rkMXODwD8iAsardjjmOh_Yoxow0zi2kiMhKMUkNvpiQPfkjeJwOORiFcps5c/s1920/IMG_1386.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnj6wf4pB4_aGy3AW71zPSePmOiUFCVLR2H0dDMBWApI8ehA0vI_3_VptWWnIFR_6LlpefKPxf-IO21V--Q5bzXHfDdWPJzNdGdnO3RxOV4EHgHMwKTVwObk5aslY_oR7rkMXODwD8iAsardjjmOh_Yoxow0zi2kiMhKMUkNvpiQPfkjeJwOORiFcps5c/w640-h480/IMG_1386.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The path to Roanhead Farm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohziITqH0hg2u-h_XurBP4CeKkFLNvCU2B-YcjynmcAxvZjgxAm8qY6O8FYHIYPkDhcZKyVRA5y8Nk0oXGLP1IPpgHmDpVHRRTgbiUbtTKgKScEAUNfm7HOv7kC1FnKjdwSm-2LmYMOAP6VjCrOvRqE40iKDS1suI4PpKEfPDhJp41fOyrUx5qAbILuQ/s1920/IMG_1391.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohziITqH0hg2u-h_XurBP4CeKkFLNvCU2B-YcjynmcAxvZjgxAm8qY6O8FYHIYPkDhcZKyVRA5y8Nk0oXGLP1IPpgHmDpVHRRTgbiUbtTKgKScEAUNfm7HOv7kC1FnKjdwSm-2LmYMOAP6VjCrOvRqE40iKDS1suI4PpKEfPDhJp41fOyrUx5qAbILuQ/w640-h480/IMG_1391.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">If only cameras could smell how wonderful this log store was.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQq2Oz9D7K8DBw1nSMf9znsTz5pJvAsfSpAfV1w4-2g2AjjbwmlxqUsUEoIBOoz90O3kBYL9Ac07YIAKovj271sZd1XfXrukuaUkM4sUzPWHAPOWVCZM8aBeCendnvetUotlNjVB86LYN7yYVYF3HLMlWsiY_8HlxD7INE4WOxpaDsGDJ6S96C8J7KELo/s1920/IMG_1392.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQq2Oz9D7K8DBw1nSMf9znsTz5pJvAsfSpAfV1w4-2g2AjjbwmlxqUsUEoIBOoz90O3kBYL9Ac07YIAKovj271sZd1XfXrukuaUkM4sUzPWHAPOWVCZM8aBeCendnvetUotlNjVB86LYN7yYVYF3HLMlWsiY_8HlxD7INE4WOxpaDsGDJ6S96C8J7KELo/w640-h480/IMG_1392.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>I saw a tractor I had never heard of, but there again Chinese tractors are not popular in UK. Most are auctioned in Europe.</div><div>This one is a Luzhong 404. Hands up all those that have heard of it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDrlo2Az4GxQuAsH0mw3AmiTfsXQ1aCKxf9Alk14jtVwY_AlFgZl8p9wItIyI91GMRLQgt3JOxsWtSIrPRStgy4E9ZqtJ1Gv24xaLuiv3_viL2m7WvhNsfTbjCbSNYgspcsuHjBAn-bFjStDJJ2MNEgbp2jvymsVe1-fOYymqagJ46Dkbkd0fihDQ0SQ/s1920/IMG_1396.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDrlo2Az4GxQuAsH0mw3AmiTfsXQ1aCKxf9Alk14jtVwY_AlFgZl8p9wItIyI91GMRLQgt3JOxsWtSIrPRStgy4E9ZqtJ1Gv24xaLuiv3_viL2m7WvhNsfTbjCbSNYgspcsuHjBAn-bFjStDJJ2MNEgbp2jvymsVe1-fOYymqagJ46Dkbkd0fihDQ0SQ/w640-h480/IMG_1396.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The path through to Askam is a fine route and it used to be the old Mineral Railway. Below can be seen how farmers used the remains.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEu93Nw0SJfjyqlQyPrtBgCjaLCFCaHhEka13LipFKtHbgV9ZQ3wSMFQp6BsGCgzA4Fnabgb3iNzLADN9RXsDoJToEUz4UbHHlnUB14IUmtaTYYw9eufGkrXVBaJd9XBCcRYf9qYeVulPrAqtMW6CSZ3UHpgtVAU2OTW5TqFXxPRC9NBn4Vj5ilx40aU/s1920/IMG_1397.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEu93Nw0SJfjyqlQyPrtBgCjaLCFCaHhEka13LipFKtHbgV9ZQ3wSMFQp6BsGCgzA4Fnabgb3iNzLADN9RXsDoJToEUz4UbHHlnUB14IUmtaTYYw9eufGkrXVBaJd9XBCcRYf9qYeVulPrAqtMW6CSZ3UHpgtVAU2OTW5TqFXxPRC9NBn4Vj5ilx40aU/w640-h480/IMG_1397.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A much longer day and post than I originally thought. I hope it isn't boring.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the route we eventually trod. 12km.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fDVD-OpU07ZS4xTXpkQ3euFHE2UKb2RCP4EzeAbjGk261KOv4_oO70HIIiKs17N4T-i8Q1lBddHZ61xwN0VE9086j7Jai4r46xIFbz8yg7Ty6My4MUoBEAl0k6FU9q3_v_IFoG08cxj7nnhytqdJVLzmtIQ3d1MIRrcimnO4mxE9Wd0GLlzYtd57QwI/s677/85CDD2C7-EEDA-42AD-B5E0-B64B4AB0FEFA.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="658" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fDVD-OpU07ZS4xTXpkQ3euFHE2UKb2RCP4EzeAbjGk261KOv4_oO70HIIiKs17N4T-i8Q1lBddHZ61xwN0VE9086j7Jai4r46xIFbz8yg7Ty6My4MUoBEAl0k6FU9q3_v_IFoG08cxj7nnhytqdJVLzmtIQ3d1MIRrcimnO4mxE9Wd0GLlzYtd57QwI/w622-h640/85CDD2C7-EEDA-42AD-B5E0-B64B4AB0FEFA.png" width="622" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-43990473884161358752023-09-06T12:15:00.004+01:002023-09-06T18:26:18.046+01:00Askam to Kirkby on the Cumbrian coastal way.<p><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">5th September 2023</span></u></b>.</p><p> Askam was quiet as the kids are not back in school until tomorrow. I started out with an aching ankle, not achilles problems, more like a slight sprain. </p><p>Passing locals wished us good morning, all very pleasant as we headed down to the beach passed the local football ground, well manicured and neat.</p><p>The tide was well out, we checked the tables before we left to make sure. The Duddon estuary is huge, so big the camera struggles to represent just how big it is.</p><p>Numerous flocks of birds followed us down the beach, mainly Oyster catchers and Sanderlings with a few Skylarks and Pipits. Noisy gulls broke the silence as they vied for the scraps on the marsh.</p><p>The edge of the land has been eroded over the years but the council has tipped lots of demolition waste, bricks concrete, slag from the old iron works, most of it is now covered in sand but it's interesting seeing what you can identify. Recently I hear that an old iron ingot was found which is quite remarkable as the foundry here closed in 1918 but not demolished until 1938.</p><p>Lots of worked sandstone can be found which I would have thought to be rather an expensive waste product. I spotted a brick with the name AB Co. on it. This is from the Askam brick works whereas the majority of old stock brick came from Furness brickworks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqiVaoZfh3wU9u8X3At2z_mw3H1g469a9a4nQHbsczzWplq9ht723EfQw9G8LUWBqiiwJKUEueSFqLdXibW8GNDTGLB3RXGykBu5cuNw7xGoAV7hNXuXvooCwAgX5vopuhl6YsqC1-5z6U9vUxFuSuT0X-OPz6ihNKSHphfFNcVQbMA74963_AzgYj8M/s1920/IMG_1235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqiVaoZfh3wU9u8X3At2z_mw3H1g469a9a4nQHbsczzWplq9ht723EfQw9G8LUWBqiiwJKUEueSFqLdXibW8GNDTGLB3RXGykBu5cuNw7xGoAV7hNXuXvooCwAgX5vopuhl6YsqC1-5z6U9vUxFuSuT0X-OPz6ihNKSHphfFNcVQbMA74963_AzgYj8M/w640-h480/IMG_1235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Setting off from Askam</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F2C80Xb679s1ue-ct83mTPeMXwq_SqhcKylBb89RoKmOvJ63tLQO6_sGUStA1BvDgtSvr1xpyMOuJGOZa_wCFRHpPeHnBRhGp-TpxWBcFRH7tzIdahBmXFP79J1KQQb3tArXJKUrNfK76ACuctMe_El69bpxwHlx8fdBkyFpU0E48qB3cXRNiKKMJUE/s1920/IMG_1238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F2C80Xb679s1ue-ct83mTPeMXwq_SqhcKylBb89RoKmOvJ63tLQO6_sGUStA1BvDgtSvr1xpyMOuJGOZa_wCFRHpPeHnBRhGp-TpxWBcFRH7tzIdahBmXFP79J1KQQb3tArXJKUrNfK76ACuctMe_El69bpxwHlx8fdBkyFpU0E48qB3cXRNiKKMJUE/s320/IMG_1238.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AB Co. Askam brick company.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Good views North towards the Coniston range of mountains was had, but because of the unusual temperature, 25 deg C and the time of day the hills were quite hazy and didn't make for good photography. <div><br /><div>Approaching Dunnerholme rock I could see a good grassy path heading up to the top and so decided to get up there for the view. On the way up an old Limestone quarry is passed on the left which has now grassed over. It makes an ideal camp site for anyone backpacking the coast path although you would need to carry water.</div><div>To the right on a lofty perch, believe it or not is part of the golf coarse with well cut greens. A sign saying no public right of way meant we headed left towards the sea. The views are worth the little extra effort getting up here.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx4NJPaWP2R65rUrCaT5t8ZDRtFSH-972srNxG4M8gmSsTtLQZMa0gynS2yr-A9Pkt12rtHYzkvtSUgs-zEAd5iKLAYdwaTb_10XKm0h7dHzIB951QnuWNAZf064PzBHcSAwK33CLBzQqWnH62D5RmAx9gxzNCuAypBr9_Scok-lWduobwJTJG9SeIaE/s1920/IMG_1242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx4NJPaWP2R65rUrCaT5t8ZDRtFSH-972srNxG4M8gmSsTtLQZMa0gynS2yr-A9Pkt12rtHYzkvtSUgs-zEAd5iKLAYdwaTb_10XKm0h7dHzIB951QnuWNAZf064PzBHcSAwK33CLBzQqWnH62D5RmAx9gxzNCuAypBr9_Scok-lWduobwJTJG9SeIaE/w640-h480/IMG_1242.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dunnerholme rock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pLvHwEk6ta1plAGx4Jr0qalLOHVZ2-GS-aU_86Ki-Ce7C0uBd7ottI5pJfasiL8_CDTe7FpBoj9JUPCxHZ_kWJ7Z7jH4daFbaagPuvbfnvekj6NJUaLspuAlFP1UxM-fWTwxiSjw7QN0fMjnSrgVj1Cn9VKljxWFjMBOd2zY8eITZdgOrMivrcA2SDU/w640-h480/IMG_1250.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">View west towards Millom and Black Combe </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nU-oAqpQJyCa5sQxsDKiCI2NNY3CX8jhDuCSyUGhNVlt6lQNjQbZalvWxEp1E5CgOKCulcXvqcn7GCvZeREuCviWI4zoEn3BNmFeW9bBKDLECz5lCePNHeWWISSOn9qYP_cvNinCtxL3zMHddeA6K7ZQRbSpX_fjSZP0eLivNeVQ5SUmSqqy-TtBw5Q/s1920/IMG_1251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nU-oAqpQJyCa5sQxsDKiCI2NNY3CX8jhDuCSyUGhNVlt6lQNjQbZalvWxEp1E5CgOKCulcXvqcn7GCvZeREuCviWI4zoEn3BNmFeW9bBKDLECz5lCePNHeWWISSOn9qYP_cvNinCtxL3zMHddeA6K7ZQRbSpX_fjSZP0eLivNeVQ5SUmSqqy-TtBw5Q/w640-h480/IMG_1251.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1006" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGuQioYhqRXvHlscr6k40eGEZJGsvwes76bw2-RF2-mImS8Gi9XoumZui7D70PhAcTfF_XejemxTE93t9zpMkMnYJiN2z-SZtIM151yI-N2ZV1tbDZIMhsGuiamIHETTvXmF0N-W-nJjoxe1NzwjPCVACS9VywWLPRtvaAki2wMqNGdR93E3CXl9ynmk/w640-h550/IMG_1253.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hare bells still out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zwnv98WffaGLO_AxAYQGMYOuVmcomracSk27P400wBtjbEGec5Y5Iuiebn6OWUtEv1nKhrRfdhoM4R8078WwNdTgL_JcEOEGPg9l-Lfia_fGUavEXLLe5oVJ0M3tnj6l0dDwLOBEqbgwRSxR5l3kFds1BBSwNJLXrdKLOpt8PkQDbOr6srMrv2ieZ8I/s1920/IMG_1254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zwnv98WffaGLO_AxAYQGMYOuVmcomracSk27P400wBtjbEGec5Y5Iuiebn6OWUtEv1nKhrRfdhoM4R8078WwNdTgL_JcEOEGPg9l-Lfia_fGUavEXLLe5oVJ0M3tnj6l0dDwLOBEqbgwRSxR5l3kFds1BBSwNJLXrdKLOpt8PkQDbOr6srMrv2ieZ8I/w640-h480/IMG_1254.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dropping down to Quarrymens cottages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A right of way heads east from the top of the rock and leads down to three small old cottages tucked away against the crags. As we approached a dog barked loudly, warning the occupier of our approach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A chap called Graham lives in the middle one, a very friendly Canadian who we found out had worked in Papua New Guinea and was a big fan of the Tilley Hats that I was sporting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Graham is an effervescent sort and invited us into his cottage for a look round. They are old quarrymen cottages that have had very little done to them over the years. I didn't take any photographs inside as I thought it would be rude to ask. Grahams Tilley's had seen much wear and had been replaced as is the norm from the Tilley Company. He also had a winter Tilley, the likes of which I had never seen before. He also told us Tilley is now owned by the Chinese! Is nothing sacred?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a pleasant 1/2 hr chat we bade farewell to Graham and Sally the dog and set off again across the fairway towards a marker fence and following a narrow grassy track to a stile and into the marshes proper. Graham had mentioned that there was 14 white topped marker posts which guide the walker through. We followed these until the route ran parallel with the Cumbria coast railway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeQdMm8lxZivbUn5HzgkgkiL0WnU1Ri9rSmIkEd5GnVHysPCo3sg2Vlx4GRhmYPlVGy3ZKSlKCb2yHh5qgtG9fq1IoucaqPyotV7Hh_AHSFlgjmJMpOV6bPM3S5saVQeMSYywXZQj9RAk5EvwrX8LIKw6oNWcgBlZM0TItEuy0vnXJMD-QxO7tpRh7X0/s1920/IMG_1255.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeQdMm8lxZivbUn5HzgkgkiL0WnU1Ri9rSmIkEd5GnVHysPCo3sg2Vlx4GRhmYPlVGy3ZKSlKCb2yHh5qgtG9fq1IoucaqPyotV7Hh_AHSFlgjmJMpOV6bPM3S5saVQeMSYywXZQj9RAk5EvwrX8LIKw6oNWcgBlZM0TItEuy0vnXJMD-QxO7tpRh7X0/w640-h480/IMG_1255.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhDLNpDhkrfZ1eYo2Ci6WTeJlrp0pbCnm_NvGt22SDeqIWJ2Hmo-pwIR3PxM1mDdsdFFPwvVC2TrWg1PHM0GOG4iQXOlOUUmS4dkcingQfOvJVZtC9pPcbdoLYLlc-04hHHI0-DHwpj3ei0NR0sdAmWebzMLPCqHucJcJyqX7-MdhdIYI6uB-5HG1FWI/s1920/IMG_1256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhDLNpDhkrfZ1eYo2Ci6WTeJlrp0pbCnm_NvGt22SDeqIWJ2Hmo-pwIR3PxM1mDdsdFFPwvVC2TrWg1PHM0GOG4iQXOlOUUmS4dkcingQfOvJVZtC9pPcbdoLYLlc-04hHHI0-DHwpj3ei0NR0sdAmWebzMLPCqHucJcJyqX7-MdhdIYI6uB-5HG1FWI/w640-h480/IMG_1256.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kacFpEkz_iNIf7owX8y7tteuNPzfYEcnTcS03_5FUE_Bg0YA1m_M2_GQeoSU-l-_a_WkHnyOUN2GGPMnese2Ps8BPyjgqyMJovx1BvOstOcF2hqt9yjFRO3OOMZtwkoMSISrYMIXJt8_z4PZVorNiG_J68hdwDCL8kHm9xnfA9f17sbbUW4EtZIAmxg/s1920/IMG_1260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kacFpEkz_iNIf7owX8y7tteuNPzfYEcnTcS03_5FUE_Bg0YA1m_M2_GQeoSU-l-_a_WkHnyOUN2GGPMnese2Ps8BPyjgqyMJovx1BvOstOcF2hqt9yjFRO3OOMZtwkoMSISrYMIXJt8_z4PZVorNiG_J68hdwDCL8kHm9xnfA9f17sbbUW4EtZIAmxg/w640-h480/IMG_1260.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A good path handrails the railway for the majority of the way from here to Kirkby although care has to be taken on a couple of short sections where large boulders have to be negotiated. The alternative to the boulders would result in very muddy boots and possibly legs too. I don't recommend the muddy option as we tried it on the return journey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidB9SPBHxtke8XoYuifT-QiDjAj1Or1Sf42m4TxA8F0nxCmSOG3tqd6MUi8_IP72adtMK87-_nWH0cxVQNAhrHKNsfsoP4YlOWgnc4ht0pucfJ6X6qIHw6F9EXSTwrwvBR6R3dIsDMSxz1LUJRUAeiFJiiOj0apacph6fFsHC_qDsYqCi6qtL8hl-rwUI/s1920/IMG_1270.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidB9SPBHxtke8XoYuifT-QiDjAj1Or1Sf42m4TxA8F0nxCmSOG3tqd6MUi8_IP72adtMK87-_nWH0cxVQNAhrHKNsfsoP4YlOWgnc4ht0pucfJ6X6qIHw6F9EXSTwrwvBR6R3dIsDMSxz1LUJRUAeiFJiiOj0apacph6fFsHC_qDsYqCi6qtL8hl-rwUI/w640-h480/IMG_1270.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiVMW1j1oQjSkF_DGKfjeOllefszaJXyot9iHH5AHjQH35vnZUhRtf2p6PMBAG1J9JxO5vqJPEKKap1cuGb_j3RxSkXo1AUCEWPmvzIhn3anbXAkZjEl6DBChcWGAc1Ebwv03HKOM-DtAuXKezdlhGDkgnmdkUqDCdK1RrLuGqqzTci8lPt7_uVV-MyM/s1182/IMG_1267.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="1182" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiVMW1j1oQjSkF_DGKfjeOllefszaJXyot9iHH5AHjQH35vnZUhRtf2p6PMBAG1J9JxO5vqJPEKKap1cuGb_j3RxSkXo1AUCEWPmvzIhn3anbXAkZjEl6DBChcWGAc1Ebwv03HKOM-DtAuXKezdlhGDkgnmdkUqDCdK1RrLuGqqzTci8lPt7_uVV-MyM/w640-h296/IMG_1267.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mainly Canada geese with the odd stranger.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyZChCyEBA0HyeVdlML4z36t6pB-2CbntH9DW9JtdOOy-kDsT4oHH_aolRmT5E-bhUkf0DpAive6fvYMYeiDUH9LrWylFxyp02LYMgXSGlmHWiP4iqdYzn0ilSSyedqA2Olk1QXObnq9JL4h3YhDpoN9FQJgLZv6UhHX2Wr3ZSKAbrk9WEHo0mmMseoY/s1920/IMG_1271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyZChCyEBA0HyeVdlML4z36t6pB-2CbntH9DW9JtdOOy-kDsT4oHH_aolRmT5E-bhUkf0DpAive6fvYMYeiDUH9LrWylFxyp02LYMgXSGlmHWiP4iqdYzn0ilSSyedqA2Olk1QXObnq9JL4h3YhDpoN9FQJgLZv6UhHX2Wr3ZSKAbrk9WEHo0mmMseoY/w640-h480/IMG_1271.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc2UDJzrYtrNM8AlRyI4iCN3OqZ1b_cEO40v8ZCZ5mtcv2ZLIBrWbgwTLQOSMd51u2DCH39h1ZJTuuZ5BmtuFQBX6CD1t8Vwe9wQxn0VYzPGcW63txd7CQmyo_46_-hJDILjUWufPzPSucAk_954lCJJmeMzwmht25l2tpxL5kInF04jL_jBOve6eywo/s1614/IMG_1272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="1614" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc2UDJzrYtrNM8AlRyI4iCN3OqZ1b_cEO40v8ZCZ5mtcv2ZLIBrWbgwTLQOSMd51u2DCH39h1ZJTuuZ5BmtuFQBX6CD1t8Vwe9wQxn0VYzPGcW63txd7CQmyo_46_-hJDILjUWufPzPSucAk_954lCJJmeMzwmht25l2tpxL5kInF04jL_jBOve6eywo/w640-h374/IMG_1272.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kirkby station is a clean and tidy place with a pedestrian footbridge. It is a "request" train stop station. One of nine along the line from Barrow to Carlisle. You put your hand out just like you do when flagging a bus to stop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the east side of the station is the wonderful <a href="https://pamscafe.co.uk">"Pams cafe"</a>. It isn't open everyday so if you fancy going there you will have to make it Sunday, Monday or Tuesday between 10.30am and 4.00pm. It's worth going.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_NUx_Hut98MEeidPISrODx0jh5m4itY174Kzo_e7X4Q7fjPuIpmXayTWMOmampoqwo_9HI4tO30ek0g3RNBeJ0o4RvMrl0scOY038h5c2Jn9zgbzb70m1KAhvvDdwsa5Z0NfSi4ifd7mkaoZe8utD-CvlAZXhsNXoktVWFWkEwE5EniC1kEhGh_S68Q/s1920/IMG_1275.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_NUx_Hut98MEeidPISrODx0jh5m4itY174Kzo_e7X4Q7fjPuIpmXayTWMOmampoqwo_9HI4tO30ek0g3RNBeJ0o4RvMrl0scOY038h5c2Jn9zgbzb70m1KAhvvDdwsa5Z0NfSi4ifd7mkaoZe8utD-CvlAZXhsNXoktVWFWkEwE5EniC1kEhGh_S68Q/w640-h426/IMG_1275.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kirkby in Furness station, Sandside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNaqFrdssr_2HrNb8riL_0hMRerXWtiTScokc-HpXCWK_sb3vOdkJCnff9lKXWyWTucsNFpQ26TmNMgoUAbx9tqpYlbXNOu192_cXMElNA9J6kU3gA1kZjnhO9h2v9kDeMKU5EU4njD0B13rXUtWBGAFc6Ce9gsTIKckMNZFxmsEYdwKcz45PxOnGtck/s1549/IMG_1277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1549" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNaqFrdssr_2HrNb8riL_0hMRerXWtiTScokc-HpXCWK_sb3vOdkJCnff9lKXWyWTucsNFpQ26TmNMgoUAbx9tqpYlbXNOu192_cXMElNA9J6kU3gA1kZjnhO9h2v9kDeMKU5EU4njD0B13rXUtWBGAFc6Ce9gsTIKckMNZFxmsEYdwKcz45PxOnGtck/w640-h434/IMG_1277.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were asked by two other walkers if we were going to cheat getting back to Askam by train! Absolutely not, even though after 7.5km my ankle was no better. After we finished our coffee and scones with butter, jam and real clotted cream we had to make a move.(So the 400 calories we had just burnt off was nicely put back on at Pams.) Thanks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our return journey was more or less the same as the outgoing journey except for a detour around the rock rather than up and over it. It turned out a surprisingly interesting route.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Along the railway line path I found a drilled piece of rock with copper mineral ore. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PpxugAxPMZEYZ08NGdFCAzXpDFFBGCP3xA2MkkvlgamTtUXddSq3D7pJf4meZSZcjX14iHvkLZLDnGN3QadBKNS2YlrTWfrwlcQlnn9nywfL6uY4tzOqzFRryTq6Kkd887084Cd0m9ykVWTRaeOivaspF822CfiT07dmdiWG1eJravJnDZqo0tfR-fg/s4032/IMG_4378.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PpxugAxPMZEYZ08NGdFCAzXpDFFBGCP3xA2MkkvlgamTtUXddSq3D7pJf4meZSZcjX14iHvkLZLDnGN3QadBKNS2YlrTWfrwlcQlnn9nywfL6uY4tzOqzFRryTq6Kkd887084Cd0m9ykVWTRaeOivaspF822CfiT07dmdiWG1eJravJnDZqo0tfR-fg/w480-h640/IMG_4378.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeImkcRoZN9EbjUZU5qKDp9a1eVt0Vo_90riCiRc2Vfwhh1JPDFvV_FL5HrVNggDL4N-_MJyG7JfpYYqBArrAt2akTGcLxNufOECFJv6gTCQdv1QAm-hzuB3Cwpf1HImzjuT9ZCj_seGye2r56vbvDZpOEHyIhueB81BkMGP0On9IWY4S82E0SvsDSupw/s1920/IMG_1268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeImkcRoZN9EbjUZU5qKDp9a1eVt0Vo_90riCiRc2Vfwhh1JPDFvV_FL5HrVNggDL4N-_MJyG7JfpYYqBArrAt2akTGcLxNufOECFJv6gTCQdv1QAm-hzuB3Cwpf1HImzjuT9ZCj_seGye2r56vbvDZpOEHyIhueB81BkMGP0On9IWY4S82E0SvsDSupw/w640-h480/IMG_1268.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I found what I think is a piece of Obsidian.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3J9PviFQyFPPX5oCQ7ICgmd89Cq18qxgraeKQy56iSnFux2HEI96yza0n-mI7EybK7Ul64GS8LQ8cGvaoaWmrBRQcA3xyXP7qkn4TtZ5N-4IbZbJWC_utxE4rALcnCyfpczXZiY0Ucpk4ZPz0NABXNbWkCH9gEciOzOnGf9qvTF_NFTDzGKBmRNF1mU/s4032/IMG_1306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3J9PviFQyFPPX5oCQ7ICgmd89Cq18qxgraeKQy56iSnFux2HEI96yza0n-mI7EybK7Ul64GS8LQ8cGvaoaWmrBRQcA3xyXP7qkn4TtZ5N-4IbZbJWC_utxE4rALcnCyfpczXZiY0Ucpk4ZPz0NABXNbWkCH9gEciOzOnGf9qvTF_NFTDzGKBmRNF1mU/w480-h640/IMG_1306.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And to cap it all a fossil in the limestone rock of Dunnerholme. (Looks like a snail to me)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqz8_YhYd5zTHGtlkb6BQk5hcGwr9aHy9x-iWcqf5oEF3De-EW2KEsKqWeZc_0BriqExtSuLV6aSCVssCje6I-z1QFF774DsPMLsA0GzUcFD-VQdFKSEcmCdqczw6nj5IECLASOOEUr4mobApT8us2SebHJSsEkZ_94Fuu258P8oUsESwS2wfgJLHnn1c/s608/IMG_1297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="598" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqz8_YhYd5zTHGtlkb6BQk5hcGwr9aHy9x-iWcqf5oEF3De-EW2KEsKqWeZc_0BriqExtSuLV6aSCVssCje6I-z1QFF774DsPMLsA0GzUcFD-VQdFKSEcmCdqczw6nj5IECLASOOEUr4mobApT8us2SebHJSsEkZ_94Fuu258P8oUsESwS2wfgJLHnn1c/w630-h640/IMG_1297.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We came upon 2 lime kilns which had their flues filled in. There was not much to see and I haven't managed to find out much on the internet about the history of Dunnerholme limestone working. I would guess it had something to do with the local iron industry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE-lvN3ijK7ZNkWC-VNXofUKp_NLpqiSvEdysjumXz52WrpC5cJ1IX5eePH-BDl5cbsaFa8-9L5COTsjecGJHmqGEaldNR57UnM9_SNLEJysSQkwMkkYVwERTKmpICZAM7FEYgkC8CvZQxdxohs9JLS5Ofvujc_iMxYDafm9OjJPjDYF3_QFnwIInTl4/s1920/IMG_1287.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE-lvN3ijK7ZNkWC-VNXofUKp_NLpqiSvEdysjumXz52WrpC5cJ1IX5eePH-BDl5cbsaFa8-9L5COTsjecGJHmqGEaldNR57UnM9_SNLEJysSQkwMkkYVwERTKmpICZAM7FEYgkC8CvZQxdxohs9JLS5Ofvujc_iMxYDafm9OjJPjDYF3_QFnwIInTl4/s320/IMG_1287.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lime Kilns at Dunnerholme. I wonder why they were shaped differently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div>In the shade of the rock we stopped for lunch. A fine viewpoint looking straight up the Duddon towards Broughton In Furness. With the tide being right out locals made good use of the water and also to train their horses. A young girl with lots of patience and encouragement managed to get two horses into the deep sections of the river when at first they didn't want to go in. It was great to watch.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZgr4-rvF78x2TjhLzKfbXi6OcSjrBVjtw2EWb001yn_QZP2bZhIUfbr-Q9nKN51poVaZntutGCu9M1Fr3Gu_yV3ZIBgS0K5CB_dmzqeOxvMHqc4q06hMnLpkHb5Ij6TkO6NPGQV82QW61DTvvdjUDQ3lbltJn34bXE_ezPxbrareSASyaKcDCp0U2Tg/s1920/IMG_1290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZgr4-rvF78x2TjhLzKfbXi6OcSjrBVjtw2EWb001yn_QZP2bZhIUfbr-Q9nKN51poVaZntutGCu9M1Fr3Gu_yV3ZIBgS0K5CB_dmzqeOxvMHqc4q06hMnLpkHb5Ij6TkO6NPGQV82QW61DTvvdjUDQ3lbltJn34bXE_ezPxbrareSASyaKcDCp0U2Tg/w640-h480/IMG_1290.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S816xobsD2Edw7rbU-XD5OH6wXWnc40t2J8AOCZZ3KLtVKUcjJhLdPqG6xiybDTNddVkGOR5GlETM1HTckCORDOI53y_H3XCeYrRdrDyvyw27N_os60gAbaL-nHiSrYvsmu8fTjECh_hu7yJqhWxw1L91n8dOLj1rLMtvTZq7rq2U-KZD5uv_WAMb1Y/s1920/IMG_1292.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S816xobsD2Edw7rbU-XD5OH6wXWnc40t2J8AOCZZ3KLtVKUcjJhLdPqG6xiybDTNddVkGOR5GlETM1HTckCORDOI53y_H3XCeYrRdrDyvyw27N_os60gAbaL-nHiSrYvsmu8fTjECh_hu7yJqhWxw1L91n8dOLj1rLMtvTZq7rq2U-KZD5uv_WAMb1Y/w640-h480/IMG_1292.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So apart from a walk back along the beach to Askam pier and spotting this huge jelly fish, that was our walk done. My ankle was still aching and we were both looking forward to a dip in the cold tub. It is a lovely walk, as most of the Cumbria coastal path is.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cDcbLN9hEo4A3BQrAfmXuPaY5u9h_1PphVK3qxUwpHl4ALkE8wlAZJrRF740a9zRU9tKh0AByC5cIxIu_NrgNpZ2j3Bn1-yGMp6c6c1U4uapkiEoD5rFcpbqf-_4zJ4Lej229FbrQajdaQxdBwskKWxVeADs3obMYeVgN45weH34N4x9AvFsteE-OlI/s1061/IMG_1301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1061" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cDcbLN9hEo4A3BQrAfmXuPaY5u9h_1PphVK3qxUwpHl4ALkE8wlAZJrRF740a9zRU9tKh0AByC5cIxIu_NrgNpZ2j3Bn1-yGMp6c6c1U4uapkiEoD5rFcpbqf-_4zJ4Lej229FbrQajdaQxdBwskKWxVeADs3obMYeVgN45weH34N4x9AvFsteE-OlI/w640-h540/IMG_1301.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A 600ml water bottle to compare size.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The colours were as it was captured. It’s been a very warm few days and it’s a lovely spot to watch the sun go down. </div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-14209072985156912162023-08-21T20:14:00.002+01:002023-08-21T20:14:39.536+01:00Simulator adventures, a flight to fantasy.<p><a href="https://www.simulatoradventures.com">Simulator Adventures</a> 18th August 2023</p><p>It was my 70th birthday and Sheila said today was going to be a surprise day. I was intrigued and I had no idea of what or where I was driving to. We arrived at the Holiday Inn and parked up, I didn't get out of the car as Sheila went into the hotel and sorted out the parking ticket.</p><p>She came back to the car and gave me a small wrapped present. Upon opening it my first reaction on seeing the smart box and the wings logo was is this something from Breitling company.</p><p>I opened the box. It was a flight ticket. More intriguing. The ticket was for a flight Bergen to Oslo in an Airbus A320. I still hadn't clicked as the ticket was so real. How are we getting to Bergen I asked?</p><p>Just a short walk from here Sheila replied with a smile.</p><p>We arrived at a flight simulation unit within a few minutes walk. </p><p>We met Alan and Stuart, both ex pilots and their 2 dogs, a beautiful lurcher and border terrier.</p><p>The office is just like being in first class on a plane with genuine aircraft seating. Much comfier than what I am used to travelling cattle class. Even free chilled drinks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBqvCiV2cox62063Y0cPZEyMEA_vKLUIF3_brlXBjLRxZpNMUxn0_MAth5kT7rfTbBkfo4cM9hKJeqvINZjAoaY0vkoGe4WBKlKvgEq-ZrKcjHES8TGKCQ9yKM64lPyV8vSHi6dXVjFk1efsS97low4frwPFnSYGQ6HL_B9yqKx9oRa0dsMC5ZOoVKTE/s4032/D40DF6DA-F21D-40D9-8E43-CFA8E2DFC627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBqvCiV2cox62063Y0cPZEyMEA_vKLUIF3_brlXBjLRxZpNMUxn0_MAth5kT7rfTbBkfo4cM9hKJeqvINZjAoaY0vkoGe4WBKlKvgEq-ZrKcjHES8TGKCQ9yKM64lPyV8vSHi6dXVjFk1efsS97low4frwPFnSYGQ6HL_B9yqKx9oRa0dsMC5ZOoVKTE/w640-h480/D40DF6DA-F21D-40D9-8E43-CFA8E2DFC627.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>We had a chat about what to expect and the route. You can pick your route or have a route suggested. It all depends on the software availability. </p><p>Prior to our flight, I as the captain and Sheila as the passenger received our instructions ie fuel requirements, weights, centre of gravity etc. Also we had our route charts and beacons, runway and weather. All exactly as would be given to real captains.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got into the pilots seat, which costs a wapping £125,000 and adjusted the height. My instructor walked me through the pre flight check list. Then explained what all the instruments and switches did. A little daunting at first sight but splitting all the lights and switch banks into groups makes life just a bit easier.</p><p>Then we were ready for take off. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolnfJEgDPRYZ-FqjdiYkxGYioRVagcq88GVJGPm21Y4pfbKQCgB67JlDzqZxYEslp9Omh1kbrFo7psDUVSVVY6_XACasYaX2BUsAkda8UNoxdBmILpWT8vRY1Q2ehLy4NbJ-eqa4sarKL6mBx_tBlvqt6aBFnjIzSU3QFhB2an90dleGqeiliIvkuNkA/s2399/6910E9EC-65B5-4A4B-ABED-AE613F317098_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="2038" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolnfJEgDPRYZ-FqjdiYkxGYioRVagcq88GVJGPm21Y4pfbKQCgB67JlDzqZxYEslp9Omh1kbrFo7psDUVSVVY6_XACasYaX2BUsAkda8UNoxdBmILpWT8vRY1Q2ehLy4NbJ-eqa4sarKL6mBx_tBlvqt6aBFnjIzSU3QFhB2an90dleGqeiliIvkuNkA/w544-h640/6910E9EC-65B5-4A4B-ABED-AE613F317098_1_201_a.heic" width="544" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_NHityVlQnItTJmtcfxQ1WJhcyDW3c0doRl_ANT2Nd1QGnlbCmPxdHLKJ_N2pvHTPx_jHaZ1BKb7lUTfkgrIEVUC6dP8KgiK_CObbTrN9FvDg1wEs0s5YaF7Wx08NbL0G6ViACqfd0gIH9YCmuUZ6HBOJhZARLKx8S43CHH4GLjRMtrAjg9Nia8Cnko/s2905/0C7EC0A2-6D45-4BDD-9023-8F9C870CB735_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2019" data-original-width="2905" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_NHityVlQnItTJmtcfxQ1WJhcyDW3c0doRl_ANT2Nd1QGnlbCmPxdHLKJ_N2pvHTPx_jHaZ1BKb7lUTfkgrIEVUC6dP8KgiK_CObbTrN9FvDg1wEs0s5YaF7Wx08NbL0G6ViACqfd0gIH9YCmuUZ6HBOJhZARLKx8S43CHH4GLjRMtrAjg9Nia8Cnko/w640-h444/0C7EC0A2-6D45-4BDD-9023-8F9C870CB735_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br />Here are 2 short videos. The first one is preparing to take off and the second is the take off.<p></p><p> The video doesn't pick up the small steering wheel for the nose wheel or the fly by wire joystick in my left hand.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eduHS5Ufixg" width="320" youtube-src-id="eduHS5Ufixg"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qZT_WwLpQO0" width="320" youtube-src-id="qZT_WwLpQO0"></iframe></div><br /><div>During the flight which lasted one and a half hours, there was lots of questions and answers but unfortunately no drinks trolley or inflight food. The scenery was spectacular and we checked the weather at Oslo airport as we went.</div><div><br /></div><div>The instructor gave me a couple of emergency problems to resolve which was 'wheels would not lower' and a plane was coming at us on the same trajectory and the same height. I won't say here how the problems were resolved as it would spoil anyones visit. But as we are still alive all went well.</div><div><br /></div><div>There is plenty to do and checks to be made and the time passed so quickly. Then there was the small job of landing. Everything is the same as a std commercial airliner so I felt a bit nervous about doing it but the instructor gives you confidence and guides you through it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the video of my landing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mpS_KIdBw9w" width="320" youtube-src-id="mpS_KIdBw9w"></iframe></div><br /><div>Having done the flight I have to say what a fantastic experience I had. It was never on my thoughts to have a go at doing this, I never suggested at any time in the past that I wouldn't mind doing it. So how Sheila came up with this is still a mystery.</div><div>The guys at <a href="https://www.simulatoradventures.com">Simulator Adventures in Salford</a> are fantastic and they do flights in other aircraft so check out their website if this post has taken a grip on your imagination. I have kept this post brief so that I don't spoil the adventure for others but I assure you that you will not regret giving it a go.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON3AnCy5a6EeZyx0QryxWW4aSDbGLf4iEQnBLdITn4pdzOQieKuEq3u6qXjZP-M1uBtznssr3_znDCQ7gMXvkYFAJPLVoV7oVaBgtaGobaqMlJuKKFXQeIUfEGrdA1MXR0aqPRIOMdpedlZaIUgzf9uaNnDiKaidqsUYXi13HD8cllOm0_JT0hsBPyAw/s4032/F2FDA646-DB25-4594-AFA4-45045462EB46.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON3AnCy5a6EeZyx0QryxWW4aSDbGLf4iEQnBLdITn4pdzOQieKuEq3u6qXjZP-M1uBtznssr3_znDCQ7gMXvkYFAJPLVoV7oVaBgtaGobaqMlJuKKFXQeIUfEGrdA1MXR0aqPRIOMdpedlZaIUgzf9uaNnDiKaidqsUYXi13HD8cllOm0_JT0hsBPyAw/w640-h480/F2FDA646-DB25-4594-AFA4-45045462EB46.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-13771787483009713922023-08-16T15:29:00.007+01:002023-08-23T08:23:33.928+01:00Onto Nob End! 10th August 2023.<p> No I'm not writing a rude post, it just happens to be the name of an area in the Bolton suburbs. </p><p>I believe the name is ancient and came about from the shape of the land. Someone had a strange imagination.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvFbwEc4XkActO8Ji-cOkENLnidS1MTBwQ-owyCOtnIBZKpULR2b42OX7W8hFN8FDXMQF5YramsPSj4G6UBw4Buh4BaJu-iy0PnhOVp1UqhQzWq3VDMP4Lb6ZMZ3L6iBe10DGAuvwNMQKbU9yAuUmX1mis42IwEutCkjMgdAa1yV8hnF4DUrbaqoIDFA/s886/A4C3EB8A-C1F8-461F-B166-1755E7E347F0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="886" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvFbwEc4XkActO8Ji-cOkENLnidS1MTBwQ-owyCOtnIBZKpULR2b42OX7W8hFN8FDXMQF5YramsPSj4G6UBw4Buh4BaJu-iy0PnhOVp1UqhQzWq3VDMP4Lb6ZMZ3L6iBe10DGAuvwNMQKbU9yAuUmX1mis42IwEutCkjMgdAa1yV8hnF4DUrbaqoIDFA/w640-h378/A4C3EB8A-C1F8-461F-B166-1755E7E347F0.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Nob End from the air.</span></div><p>The area is surrounded by water, the River Irwell, The Croal and the Manchester Bury Bolton canal. </p><p>The area is still derelict today although it has been a SSSI since 1988. I will explain more later in the post.</p><p>Our route today started in Little Lever at a tiny car park adjacent to the Manchester, Bury Bolton Canal. (In short the MBBC). SD76319 06762.</p><p>Across the old colliery bridge and we were on the tow path. The MBBC is no longer in use and much of the canal is being reclaimed by nature or worse still, some parts have been filled in.</p><p>Our first section was in water although full of weed and algae.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3XoEln0Apg5_z5QpcxB3JGlh1MgaTgDvKS7anDFUiW93-OFkx8RZlTjpmdJ7gqDAKj7xshJEkZsKcI0vbYCUz2F5buMsuP9CS-W9cCAo0MN_iOfqQ_Orr0UpksAOtE_9KM3GewZsQvJXCbrVJ24XQ76mimU16sAK1Q3yuzKJ-lJaqaJ2uT04cOEvLNU/s4608/086D844E-23FF-4590-B38A-1C9CF762645F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3XoEln0Apg5_z5QpcxB3JGlh1MgaTgDvKS7anDFUiW93-OFkx8RZlTjpmdJ7gqDAKj7xshJEkZsKcI0vbYCUz2F5buMsuP9CS-W9cCAo0MN_iOfqQ_Orr0UpksAOtE_9KM3GewZsQvJXCbrVJ24XQ76mimU16sAK1Q3yuzKJ-lJaqaJ2uT04cOEvLNU/w640-h480/086D844E-23FF-4590-B38A-1C9CF762645F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">The image has not been enhanced and the camera was not set on vivid. This is how it looked.</div></span><p>The MBBC was built in 1797 from Bolton and Bury to Oldfield Rd in Salford and then it progressed to join the River Irwell just outside of Manchester in 1808. One of the local landowners Matthew Fletcher who was a mining engineer and a coal mine owner was the technical advisor and the bill received the Royal assent in 1791. He was also involved in the Wet Earth Colliery which was the first deep colliery in the Irwell Valley. The name "Fletcher" may ring a bell to some people as this is the name of the short canal adjacent to the MBBC at Clifton.</p><p>Back to the towpath, we spotted our first glimpse of the River Irwell, far below the escarpment and through the trees, the water sparkling in the sunshine. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUa6HHqLApBOPFHgx6HtNW7IKAzGaiLslVYCWIEI_qEh9X17qFPZdvrvhrX3kjcQEkhyDjdDWj0D5lzRMu5oGQT8Z3_B4rUNhrxrrjbpGI4i5ERoNgaZTnxV6GXgC1tUXIX2gOfUxXr0BChX9MEq4vmqtI5txZTtw2K3_KBmM4ISP9Cczx_HZ56Vg9jo/s4608/2413FD92-8956-4A62-BF9D-D2AD80AB8273.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUa6HHqLApBOPFHgx6HtNW7IKAzGaiLslVYCWIEI_qEh9X17qFPZdvrvhrX3kjcQEkhyDjdDWj0D5lzRMu5oGQT8Z3_B4rUNhrxrrjbpGI4i5ERoNgaZTnxV6GXgC1tUXIX2gOfUxXr0BChX9MEq4vmqtI5txZTtw2K3_KBmM4ISP9Cczx_HZ56Vg9jo/w640-h480/2413FD92-8956-4A62-BF9D-D2AD80AB8273.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Finding one of the original canal steam cranes was a great surprise for us. This crane is the symbol used by the canal restoration society and can be seen on numerous badges along the canal route. It is located at Mount Sion. This crane is in surprisingly good condition except for its boiler. The mechanical parts look like they would work with a bit of servicing. It was made in Leeds by J. Smith and sons. It sports the serial number 3184. The crane was used to unload mainly coal which came from Ladyshore colliery and drop them down 20ft to the Mount Sion Bleach works which today makes paper. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6goAHXfZ51TvR44GoLRHREPGbcvuQ_vXw40NCFn85PYskxCU0wjIz5GM-gAFigo1GPyCCBsmFuiOBglH6KJ80sYlWzt5POgJfZUOZyQB5LvMoyIiiLjXkIAMVfgb0JS2YamNdJUuXfQH8oXcL5vtu1gq2WH3jGd2YyDZJB8dHsrxW8LTYHQcQwG4Zv1g/s4608/A273AFDB-70AB-4747-A4F2-2E704707FA78.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6goAHXfZ51TvR44GoLRHREPGbcvuQ_vXw40NCFn85PYskxCU0wjIz5GM-gAFigo1GPyCCBsmFuiOBglH6KJ80sYlWzt5POgJfZUOZyQB5LvMoyIiiLjXkIAMVfgb0JS2YamNdJUuXfQH8oXcL5vtu1gq2WH3jGd2YyDZJB8dHsrxW8LTYHQcQwG4Zv1g/w480-h640/A273AFDB-70AB-4747-A4F2-2E704707FA78.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UB7ovnS7D8liwTGFqOoHDin9whK3AJM8Ro2nF0nCJ6RT2zIderhdSd0hUnQKebS0eTmRmAILrEA6Pdbbr2_0pSYnxxvx9B3VYxtUozHrtGC5kszude1yNdRjlNtXGH9MScQFTBOuvdaQjXvZF9QllbfAydT3_5hR-vX3TF6wL1OkeYM2IW_5h-P_JOU/s4032/FAD6EF33-A833-41DF-A7E0-21CF9ED99AC2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UB7ovnS7D8liwTGFqOoHDin9whK3AJM8Ro2nF0nCJ6RT2zIderhdSd0hUnQKebS0eTmRmAILrEA6Pdbbr2_0pSYnxxvx9B3VYxtUozHrtGC5kszude1yNdRjlNtXGH9MScQFTBOuvdaQjXvZF9QllbfAydT3_5hR-vX3TF6wL1OkeYM2IW_5h-P_JOU/w480-h640/FAD6EF33-A833-41DF-A7E0-21CF9ED99AC2.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">1850 Thomas Smith of Rodley West Yorkshire steam crane. (Not Jones as some web sites suggest.)</div></span><p> An unusual feature for any canal came into view, a green lake. This feeds the canal but I am told by a local boatman that the lake is not navigable. The lake is not named on the OS map but I'm sure locals will have one for it. It is fed from numerous springs found on the far side. There are no sluice gates that we could see and both canal and lake appear to be on the same level.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLoHg1xoMcoKN1-am47GabmQMxvGM_BKZhTbqHFgeTDc5Ai3-oa2IbQxytE6eAnPYMaQJvOQfe17WOgMKzerwZAkb9qfSI3FBXjbh-StJgex1LSJA1MLPDlb6X8e2kF2Ugw53xx5u0iFPtDHRzVeJlzfaVNcXAHK6e4K4CKrcqfIbRTg5NmWoNRW9HZ4/s4608/243F7E8C-D221-4EA1-8C68-2704FD265EC2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLoHg1xoMcoKN1-am47GabmQMxvGM_BKZhTbqHFgeTDc5Ai3-oa2IbQxytE6eAnPYMaQJvOQfe17WOgMKzerwZAkb9qfSI3FBXjbh-StJgex1LSJA1MLPDlb6X8e2kF2Ugw53xx5u0iFPtDHRzVeJlzfaVNcXAHK6e4K4CKrcqfIbRTg5NmWoNRW9HZ4/w640-h480/243F7E8C-D221-4EA1-8C68-2704FD265EC2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Many dragon flies zoomed passed us but the water fowl were mainly Moorhen and Mallard. Once we reached the metropolis of Radcliffe the canal was left as we headed off through Beirut, sorry I meant the litter and junk strewn backstreets of Radcliffe towards Asda supermarket where we picked up the disused railway line heading for Ringley. Mike, who was our walk planner for the day decided that a meander was due, for those not used to our meanders, its means we are temporarily displaced.<div><br /></div><div>After a few minutes we were back on track and stood on the Outwood Viaduct railway bridge which opened as a timber construction in 1846 and converted to cast iron in 1888. It closed in 1966 and has now been tastefully modernised for cycles and pedestrians, opening in 1999 and is Grade II listed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DyBicNSXo_VT7dHwKBvCFSCjvFDVv1A6h4rlm3G0OicyBy8jYku7Mz_HYpz6XnVj0NdKs78YeVFuEkHEK_5A9ReLUPlrv5TFxo4Htbh5SIxY2kX9xUL99kbUpAoccolpqkdAq53I8_kXc9dk-beZ9u01kwOHHTjF3FVgApXwsbs4ZeM3PnjklisW9LI/s4032/26AA4198-3995-4449-B735-C38BFBFE69A5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DyBicNSXo_VT7dHwKBvCFSCjvFDVv1A6h4rlm3G0OicyBy8jYku7Mz_HYpz6XnVj0NdKs78YeVFuEkHEK_5A9ReLUPlrv5TFxo4Htbh5SIxY2kX9xUL99kbUpAoccolpqkdAq53I8_kXc9dk-beZ9u01kwOHHTjF3FVgApXwsbs4ZeM3PnjklisW9LI/w480-h640/26AA4198-3995-4449-B735-C38BFBFE69A5.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HnTfn4ar4n2Xae_9VfvZ-M6Xdpj9KswSKf5YLGPdPULOnmFcVXb9omrnnLIfTP3HHSj_gcHJklZWduykCSmKBzCp-HuuCoOKIM0yQrmCsMpNsDGGoNNmTMIPWJkjsIwvehhqErMHfBVjXZme_F8_tnvgrSPeDGS_oRLZYQ5NojB1nkHtdSwD5eqQ4WU/s4608/0853C15E-6A6F-4B95-8436-8FE1CD3E71B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HnTfn4ar4n2Xae_9VfvZ-M6Xdpj9KswSKf5YLGPdPULOnmFcVXb9omrnnLIfTP3HHSj_gcHJklZWduykCSmKBzCp-HuuCoOKIM0yQrmCsMpNsDGGoNNmTMIPWJkjsIwvehhqErMHfBVjXZme_F8_tnvgrSPeDGS_oRLZYQ5NojB1nkHtdSwD5eqQ4WU/w640-h480/0853C15E-6A6F-4B95-8436-8FE1CD3E71B1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">The River Irwell from the viaduct.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyk0X4xINfLVAcfS2Xt1HVWH1FHdQK3g5yo9HShwcm_jDt-uCg8vJaucv2YE3rIlvkq5hW2oGuPR2FxNBdFbD3tfBzXJLTtdkSZQiKNZAh_yE9m-Mp-ny87WQkWZmX3FL5v7e6e5DckOgvs5cdfykNUUlZwiOkrCjcIqfHVjoPIqljdjs5Rxvynpevlg/s670/EF41BD0F-D87D-488C-9238-F4E67DFADA79.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="670" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyk0X4xINfLVAcfS2Xt1HVWH1FHdQK3g5yo9HShwcm_jDt-uCg8vJaucv2YE3rIlvkq5hW2oGuPR2FxNBdFbD3tfBzXJLTtdkSZQiKNZAh_yE9m-Mp-ny87WQkWZmX3FL5v7e6e5DckOgvs5cdfykNUUlZwiOkrCjcIqfHVjoPIqljdjs5Rxvynpevlg/w640-h404/EF41BD0F-D87D-488C-9238-F4E67DFADA79.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">The viaduct courtesy of Wikipedia.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div>The old railway line trail is now Outwood country park. Still in situ is Ringley Station which today is overgrown but just about recognisable as a platform. (below).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_c6Bcg4XSjeMw1KreZ6NZwKOVVweIU6HHYxG21e97z4ZrhdqnTgMGCc6xDEmJIqluJoUbxWLkEdlT-slVHlm1mzbD2S_SZGPvPf9gnDCjTbzd7BUkJvREoTX6MCgOEhdWMJXOhyXjIodo3ChrLJtgb8sAZWcG49MGDSOJIZBsEeWaWvjeNIe_wIqMMz0/s4608/9B5999E4-D2C5-4403-8485-AFB467F5B4EE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_c6Bcg4XSjeMw1KreZ6NZwKOVVweIU6HHYxG21e97z4ZrhdqnTgMGCc6xDEmJIqluJoUbxWLkEdlT-slVHlm1mzbD2S_SZGPvPf9gnDCjTbzd7BUkJvREoTX6MCgOEhdWMJXOhyXjIodo3ChrLJtgb8sAZWcG49MGDSOJIZBsEeWaWvjeNIe_wIqMMz0/w640-h480/9B5999E4-D2C5-4403-8485-AFB467F5B4EE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We joined the Irwell sculptor trail for a short distance until we came to the A667 where we had a bit of road walking to do. We continued to Cinder Hill where we joined the old road to Ringley which is a pleasant route through to the village. In one of the many fine houses we spotted a folly of a Norman clock tower or possibly the clock tower at Ringley church. Certainly well made.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsUj3cVbazIMK6r4SP3X8AmsIbeaUR0P0com8Z9vYccr6fKWCYjgQ-oU7OQqeWRArvGxaQdUpDQsuKhNnTZpZ9MXnwb1PziUhrmf6gorfvq0gMRN8exAknZQGU1SY3ZGlLGpaP30sGnayfkJMOBnPFj_BLv3DrfGEfpahwX6Xf1DmAzbKs7-cyIrBaWg/s4608/840FC509-0CF9-422E-BE7B-5FD39E6DA47E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsUj3cVbazIMK6r4SP3X8AmsIbeaUR0P0com8Z9vYccr6fKWCYjgQ-oU7OQqeWRArvGxaQdUpDQsuKhNnTZpZ9MXnwb1PziUhrmf6gorfvq0gMRN8exAknZQGU1SY3ZGlLGpaP30sGnayfkJMOBnPFj_BLv3DrfGEfpahwX6Xf1DmAzbKs7-cyIrBaWg/w640-h480/840FC509-0CF9-422E-BE7B-5FD39E6DA47E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Ringley is a nice spot to stop for lunch, which was our plan but we were a bit early for the pub opening. </div><div><br /></div><div>The bridge at Ringley has the honour of being the oldest bridge on this stretch of the Irwell. Again it is Grade II listed. It was built in 1677 in the reign of the Merry Monarch, Charles II.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF1dHG3Xfm0ZKXiYdbYOFxbT-0wGC16nkjNiOawvhlx8w0_YYagm-GeGF-WUDM-zRKsJR_-9XjCuJE34mixa3tYL6oRpv-JCHXtRALE_DTGOh1lOqguoCOLUGGUALqIDXdUWL-6Df9Qj93iDJkvd_ZvUEW2Zx661q09QueA5urpA-EmE7QFTXiw1E1H4/s4608/CD48EAD2-18ED-4253-9BEA-5486DDD059F8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF1dHG3Xfm0ZKXiYdbYOFxbT-0wGC16nkjNiOawvhlx8w0_YYagm-GeGF-WUDM-zRKsJR_-9XjCuJE34mixa3tYL6oRpv-JCHXtRALE_DTGOh1lOqguoCOLUGGUALqIDXdUWL-6Df9Qj93iDJkvd_ZvUEW2Zx661q09QueA5urpA-EmE7QFTXiw1E1H4/w640-h480/CD48EAD2-18ED-4253-9BEA-5486DDD059F8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm9X4MtQzTRS2yEL_OM5JNttF3LAFxihn_uWKvq55thxsMk3tqM9NoK0yC41vqB2OV3c1ZRis6HV9vjCWfmIjvyC-ubWsfsZBLvSdcKyNef3AcxUFDZC4PZ6FJtLD93ed7EJL56bOSrkgIUChtyIIN5-CeRAAacjBn_mhmJLRvvtbuDynJZ5i49ZoU1s/s4608/P6160008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm9X4MtQzTRS2yEL_OM5JNttF3LAFxihn_uWKvq55thxsMk3tqM9NoK0yC41vqB2OV3c1ZRis6HV9vjCWfmIjvyC-ubWsfsZBLvSdcKyNef3AcxUFDZC4PZ6FJtLD93ed7EJL56bOSrkgIUChtyIIN5-CeRAAacjBn_mhmJLRvvtbuDynJZ5i49ZoU1s/w640-h480/P6160008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After a brief stop at Ringley we walked the tow path of the MBBC again although now it has been filled in. It runs parallel to the Irwell for a little while before we get to Nob End and the Prestolee basin with its 2 sets of 3 locks which raised or lowered the boats 64ft, it's now derelict. This is the end of the Manchester section of the canal. After the locks the canal runs one way to Bolton and the other to Bury.<div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHqkpdBVQ208a7S6BKGy9AsWgShg4sdgdfydKACuaYJcGG0PxBirq8eAfr7J1iS2RGsqTMyP4DeASlqjbualXraJh9tz9S1XEH2IGmitwl2W08kr2qJmePO8jTDnJZ7gB5VdQZaTaFd8fjdNZ8ouYleiHQScjlH1gGytsmU5_MkxQKIjBPcZ2I_KA9vM/s4608/4305C865-2190-4864-9EEE-6B80831F69F1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHqkpdBVQ208a7S6BKGy9AsWgShg4sdgdfydKACuaYJcGG0PxBirq8eAfr7J1iS2RGsqTMyP4DeASlqjbualXraJh9tz9S1XEH2IGmitwl2W08kr2qJmePO8jTDnJZ7gB5VdQZaTaFd8fjdNZ8ouYleiHQScjlH1gGytsmU5_MkxQKIjBPcZ2I_KA9vM/w640-h480/4305C865-2190-4864-9EEE-6B80831F69F1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">The remains of Ringley Lock and the canal in water to Prestolee</div></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxHOEFmH4oKVuj52bF1oGRSxz12f85YgcXP0sngElqFzk4JNMDW4tHK8DCQz_WrLIJ2i6rh-ZtgPEu78Mv4PdpniWwunz1Cq1VbLKMa-6gKzrfuHJ0NEZ-4UV4h4GxffR6RuYhO9sMcUp1ZvvlUidh-U4ESfg0-O59ij475fkBTOZdZDhAI3v5v9VGOY/s4608/65B46C55-9A03-4362-A42D-8B0A0FC096AD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxHOEFmH4oKVuj52bF1oGRSxz12f85YgcXP0sngElqFzk4JNMDW4tHK8DCQz_WrLIJ2i6rh-ZtgPEu78Mv4PdpniWwunz1Cq1VbLKMa-6gKzrfuHJ0NEZ-4UV4h4GxffR6RuYhO9sMcUp1ZvvlUidh-U4ESfg0-O59ij475fkBTOZdZDhAI3v5v9VGOY/w640-h480/65B46C55-9A03-4362-A42D-8B0A0FC096AD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlN4lPSEgr3TM89J1nwP3ZZTLlEBN_tWE3LLn9qKoAavf0KOMwI632EVlmpOqqhEno8Ivl8uMaa68EFiRIFOVgq6t_Ns9UN7U8lhFg1zcuVf5ut-lvJgvHXMJIQAaJowOKg7f97THtetdo8hw-lygeDvVhiOxhU95ilxOFum-mFB0g1GpeasWy_Wei61c/s4608/ECCD053D-C4F8-4758-B866-0290A0DBFB59_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlN4lPSEgr3TM89J1nwP3ZZTLlEBN_tWE3LLn9qKoAavf0KOMwI632EVlmpOqqhEno8Ivl8uMaa68EFiRIFOVgq6t_Ns9UN7U8lhFg1zcuVf5ut-lvJgvHXMJIQAaJowOKg7f97THtetdo8hw-lygeDvVhiOxhU95ilxOFum-mFB0g1GpeasWy_Wei61c/w480-h640/ECCD053D-C4F8-4758-B866-0290A0DBFB59_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Standing on Prestolee viaduct we see the two bridges below us. The first one a concrete structure carries a sewage pipe. The second with the square stonework is a very old pack horse bridge and was once the only way across the river.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z5FNZ6LtvHdF1oxLFWBMk8ubcN3TOI7hhZX36eCJH9ECaBUZBxeMUNLSMLzA2GY9LFz55bKLY2v5DYDY19yOfOG55yi5FpJ0F85scXws3LegBBiGZ3z_YHj1oKYHw4hTk_TFh4RbbXc3hRfyI0x83R21ft0KUDduYbYRxj7V7x9-KpCjfLbjgO3Sj5A/s4608/B157DAD3-86A4-4D13-9ACB-A92CB57829DE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z5FNZ6LtvHdF1oxLFWBMk8ubcN3TOI7hhZX36eCJH9ECaBUZBxeMUNLSMLzA2GY9LFz55bKLY2v5DYDY19yOfOG55yi5FpJ0F85scXws3LegBBiGZ3z_YHj1oKYHw4hTk_TFh4RbbXc3hRfyI0x83R21ft0KUDduYbYRxj7V7x9-KpCjfLbjgO3Sj5A/w640-h480/B157DAD3-86A4-4D13-9ACB-A92CB57829DE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBHlXpx0tNJ0lIV9t3iOZ98feKeJaPjhRWoAh0zWOgmKkMqx20K9XhWxdG2nv7SnkNzzTG7joRfHBlLmUiiJ2WzhPiTC5OLNAOxvv23l3xsJFH0bi-tUrbAoC9_yNMuQx5rmi-DIcZGVnsju3doncmntLg3OAtwhskoy10L-DEwchQfmnOJMdh5lMC4E/s4608/5F0C7194-929F-4F9A-9172-1A3BE117AA7A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBHlXpx0tNJ0lIV9t3iOZ98feKeJaPjhRWoAh0zWOgmKkMqx20K9XhWxdG2nv7SnkNzzTG7joRfHBlLmUiiJ2WzhPiTC5OLNAOxvv23l3xsJFH0bi-tUrbAoC9_yNMuQx5rmi-DIcZGVnsju3doncmntLg3OAtwhskoy10L-DEwchQfmnOJMdh5lMC4E/w640-h480/5F0C7194-929F-4F9A-9172-1A3BE117AA7A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>The two shots above show the basin. The top one with the iron girder bridge was a canal spur which led to a dry dock and where loading took place at a number of small coal pits, I think it was called Oakes canal. Today it's filled in. The bottom shot (centre) shows the entrance to the first lock. Now much overgrown.<div><br /></div><div>We walked up the 64ft to the top lock to view the Meccano Bridge and the old pub aptly called The Nob Inn. (Well it had to be didn't it.) Today it is a cattery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLad6BVdeuNqY4sPBpb-f2abaQt8GSWM0T-wEP5W0Y1zRl1UaFkncvrdxmL71Z07f5mjyOURBKBE84vilt_T7lVMdf4ZIleXBSifLG9--zVmtpzxA0WgDrbugTe0uVLU0x05x_J2frfD3odPJiqgaAEZ5iN1F03Hs36I4spaJXrZXDluJV9IHuYbGYcw/s4091/2A1F37F0-4D9A-45C7-8A00-29F83191B781_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="4091" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLad6BVdeuNqY4sPBpb-f2abaQt8GSWM0T-wEP5W0Y1zRl1UaFkncvrdxmL71Z07f5mjyOURBKBE84vilt_T7lVMdf4ZIleXBSifLG9--zVmtpzxA0WgDrbugTe0uVLU0x05x_J2frfD3odPJiqgaAEZ5iN1F03Hs36I4spaJXrZXDluJV9IHuYbGYcw/w640-h368/2A1F37F0-4D9A-45C7-8A00-29F83191B781_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q-wyvua56pOpVuxfr9oFu5fpoI5AZzdxKtx7vs11Uy0aEpWDqve4O9N9GULHryZK4FMtF8xwtYBrXzVdMoQjIy7u6sVqljv090IU3d89jQszogG-0uIpnFAKdiViu6xky-LIXd9lCLnVLH2OaCIBKS8a-_V-SMhy3WV-gkQ60gsoJ_9mj3ZOaobqj8A/s4608/43D0DEFE-E57C-4D52-9724-0ACBC71EC7BB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q-wyvua56pOpVuxfr9oFu5fpoI5AZzdxKtx7vs11Uy0aEpWDqve4O9N9GULHryZK4FMtF8xwtYBrXzVdMoQjIy7u6sVqljv090IU3d89jQszogG-0uIpnFAKdiViu6xky-LIXd9lCLnVLH2OaCIBKS8a-_V-SMhy3WV-gkQ60gsoJ_9mj3ZOaobqj8A/w640-h480/43D0DEFE-E57C-4D52-9724-0ACBC71EC7BB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">Where the canal splits. Under the Meccano Bridge the canal heads down the 6 locks to Manchester. Under the bridge to the right the canal goes to Bolton and behind the canal heads to Bury.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-6K6ltmxXmsrY9_Z60evOAmwpIjzwhoWUG9IjRtCUSdysWP4-mxDawdGkQI4QLtlq-WsQxzZLm95bcjP6Q_z4W-fqtWFfjJcBT5cC_ZWabjRJpXgWrx2zZ4n5TfHlar4aswpNz4IxydgiBtUwlibEjvkRmRM6RIG-JChbkez86HJcJY7ECP3UUiC808/s4608/A93291E4-AF84-4610-A6AC-B7D8FA749D17.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-6K6ltmxXmsrY9_Z60evOAmwpIjzwhoWUG9IjRtCUSdysWP4-mxDawdGkQI4QLtlq-WsQxzZLm95bcjP6Q_z4W-fqtWFfjJcBT5cC_ZWabjRJpXgWrx2zZ4n5TfHlar4aswpNz4IxydgiBtUwlibEjvkRmRM6RIG-JChbkez86HJcJY7ECP3UUiC808/w640-h480/A93291E4-AF84-4610-A6AC-B7D8FA749D17.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">The Meccano Bridge with the Nob Inn Pub.</span></div><div><br /><div>The tow path route back to our start point passed one of the nails in the canals coffin. On the 6th July 1936 a huge breach occurred draining the canal of all its water. Some old railway lines used to reinforce the bank can still be seen. It was considered too expensive to repair it at the time.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBV2OCzv_huM221Q1aj5jw-2e3BhKI8IOiOQV_6gmQ63EWXB1f7espKGFboVulRS9ntTUc65o534X3pXhwvPHC0prYB3JaolVVrsElg_KKQ-GQk8oM02LuJxZKt_ErYAyWzquuPNLWddDokxYMeb2V4TLgpfRokHye3lBTSWJpeJqkCDPs11BapK1Dyc/s796/9B844A5C-5874-44DC-9D34-324F9C7792B8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="796" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBV2OCzv_huM221Q1aj5jw-2e3BhKI8IOiOQV_6gmQ63EWXB1f7espKGFboVulRS9ntTUc65o534X3pXhwvPHC0prYB3JaolVVrsElg_KKQ-GQk8oM02LuJxZKt_ErYAyWzquuPNLWddDokxYMeb2V4TLgpfRokHye3lBTSWJpeJqkCDPs11BapK1Dyc/w640-h458/9B844A5C-5874-44DC-9D34-324F9C7792B8.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3q_2s_xM1TJEAv79ejb3DQyMnA1YNZ205vSLfDG81Yyzc9XurxvBaKLbw2EM-18yk5-JhrKukUE5Kix-qMXdj5ojTD-L5YSOnSbsX1rdnu8qE1FLWmTrHWa2g7I2YKU5R3-4G7qHoqBum-qQBwdN1JwCOMvVn1dxVA6PGAIMaG2WkUmg6hl2XXWgH80/s398/849DCFC4-A7ED-4422-828D-6B48AC348A3D_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="398" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3q_2s_xM1TJEAv79ejb3DQyMnA1YNZ205vSLfDG81Yyzc9XurxvBaKLbw2EM-18yk5-JhrKukUE5Kix-qMXdj5ojTD-L5YSOnSbsX1rdnu8qE1FLWmTrHWa2g7I2YKU5R3-4G7qHoqBum-qQBwdN1JwCOMvVn1dxVA6PGAIMaG2WkUmg6hl2XXWgH80/w640-h478/849DCFC4-A7ED-4422-828D-6B48AC348A3D_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Thanks to David Dixon on Geography for the use of the breach photograph.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div><u>What happened at Nob End then?</u></div><div><div class="page" title="Page 6"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">** For many years the area surrounding Nob End was the site of many bleaching works and paper manufactures. Until the middle of the 18th century the bleaching process took several weeks to complete; the material had to be soaked several times in an acid of fermented sour milk, tentered on hooks to absorb sunshine and dew, boiled in alkali made from plant ashes. It could take months to bleach cotton and linen as it was so dependent on the weather and the supply of milk. Sulphuric acid became much in demand by the bleaching trade as a substitute for sour milk which had been </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">the only acid liquor or ‘sour’ </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">available. It was also essential in the manufacture of chemical bleaches once chlorine had been discovered. The dying industry needed it to render indigo soluble and in the preparation of mordents and the calico printing industry for producing citric acid and as a sour.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">This former chemical works site, </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">Initially producing sulphuric acid, later producing a range of chemicals including sodium carbonate.</span></div><div><div class="page" title="Page 3"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">Sodium carbonate or washing soda was being manufactured here in the 19</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 8pt; vertical-align: 3pt;">th </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">century by the Leblanc process, a process which produced vast quantities of alkali waste material.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">By the end of the 19</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 8pt; vertical-align: 3pt;">th </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">century the works had been demolished, but the waste remained, slowly weathering to allow plant </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">growth. In the 1950’s </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">the site was found to contain a large population of plants normally only found on calcareous soils.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">Today the site is a protected area containing no natural landforms, created by the dumping of this chemical waste.<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">Known locally as the ‘Vats’ or ‘Vat Wastes’.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">One of only four known surviving Leblanc waste sites in the world, all within a few miles of this site. This 8.8ha site is the largest and most species rich. The plateau of the waste tip is approximately 10m above the level of the rivers and at this point most of this depth is comprised of alkali waste.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">** Thanks to Phil Sharples for this information.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;">Our Route. Starting at the flag and walked in a clockwise direction.10.40km and 3,1/2hrs.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmU4A3djwo0QFtZh1-QnrA5YpQxwaAg50zXDpygqs-i-ZJ9OFs8rJtkxChR7NAepXq8QAulW_iT_9WGSd7Zzaw-4n2CqhRUkcg1koLuyV7Unc-g_eURBOT3GgNuU3_tJor6H6LxBsLRAuP1SPIP8PXnUsyVNyF4L2UeV4P9Ef3jlJ9gtWtqLGKheSgbds/s1072/4FD37E64-8ACD-4AD7-B32D-AE7CFB48F6B3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1072" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmU4A3djwo0QFtZh1-QnrA5YpQxwaAg50zXDpygqs-i-ZJ9OFs8rJtkxChR7NAepXq8QAulW_iT_9WGSd7Zzaw-4n2CqhRUkcg1koLuyV7Unc-g_eURBOT3GgNuU3_tJor6H6LxBsLRAuP1SPIP8PXnUsyVNyF4L2UeV4P9Ef3jlJ9gtWtqLGKheSgbds/w640-h404/4FD37E64-8ACD-4AD7-B32D-AE7CFB48F6B3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="page" title="Page 6"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><br /></p></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-42157712641471582762023-08-14T14:59:00.000+01:002023-08-14T14:59:07.677+01:00A visit to County Durham. 11th- 13th August 2023<p> I have been here before but it was a matter of just passing through whilst on backpacking trips. It just happened to be raining today and it had also rained all night, so what is the best thing to see after heavy rain?, a splendid waterfall.</p><p>It was a bit of a shock having to pay for parking and pay to see the falls as well, however I have to say that it wasn't a rip off. </p><p>The falls were High Force at Middleton in Teesdale.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMc3HUQ1IXygK4LosUcpGD53OdQ6UY27UNrF6q3q9YoOYCWYw2KWzVCf0m8kHNC-XGSfab72kM4KPOq6lIwH8oEa27tdUdWcWpeysvZCHCdSuHEnMuBi5DmT29JCl0CGph6iVIh5baiz5oq2t0dMPu4npVSyxXuQlSbi1jcqC33nBfdXj_1oYEX2xwm0/s4053/E92D3B6C-00BB-4196-B668-7A3A45BACC9E_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3093" data-original-width="4053" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMc3HUQ1IXygK4LosUcpGD53OdQ6UY27UNrF6q3q9YoOYCWYw2KWzVCf0m8kHNC-XGSfab72kM4KPOq6lIwH8oEa27tdUdWcWpeysvZCHCdSuHEnMuBi5DmT29JCl0CGph6iVIh5baiz5oq2t0dMPu4npVSyxXuQlSbi1jcqC33nBfdXj_1oYEX2xwm0/w640-h488/E92D3B6C-00BB-4196-B668-7A3A45BACC9E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>A good well maintained path leads down to the fall and today with all the rain we could hear it before it came into sight. Not many people were around as there would be if the weather had been fine. Wonder-fall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldcwqdb5tfqzeRQWhLwzlLataY3wtT1CTiywTurCV6F966To8xemB9t1gSWqkDU9dJ8AXwY7hc6RpK3EB4QYSJqJfQUi_s_56ch83fby0B0MbaVSKIXBlQ2-F_rJ32C9gzKz2xHwjhej50bXB34icvN34Zl6I6bUVhOLAuqOx5cL5Ns6SBM8rfThF6mA/s4608/610DE086-9596-4FC5-BAD6-6CA59858F2B0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldcwqdb5tfqzeRQWhLwzlLataY3wtT1CTiywTurCV6F966To8xemB9t1gSWqkDU9dJ8AXwY7hc6RpK3EB4QYSJqJfQUi_s_56ch83fby0B0MbaVSKIXBlQ2-F_rJ32C9gzKz2xHwjhej50bXB34icvN34Zl6I6bUVhOLAuqOx5cL5Ns6SBM8rfThF6mA/w640-h480/610DE086-9596-4FC5-BAD6-6CA59858F2B0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8N5XiFrcSSG1_ux2JOpj4Ch_qpOLMmdYzODMbsyxKOSSmD0jxW8JMruXiATTY4NIq-CJAG4EITryFVauMndq-770SoY0buYEUthXffrCMB6Wdt-1urXoghRy5rAK0RP-sBYzVHhmdyqbnX1UUnENNV2vDwAt8a94-nt8IQngn07KDz8QMjS2JUIdjvA/s4608/935FE05D-1191-4414-80DC-F5EF4FA13A2B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8N5XiFrcSSG1_ux2JOpj4Ch_qpOLMmdYzODMbsyxKOSSmD0jxW8JMruXiATTY4NIq-CJAG4EITryFVauMndq-770SoY0buYEUthXffrCMB6Wdt-1urXoghRy5rAK0RP-sBYzVHhmdyqbnX1UUnENNV2vDwAt8a94-nt8IQngn07KDz8QMjS2JUIdjvA/w640-h480/935FE05D-1191-4414-80DC-F5EF4FA13A2B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm6baAUNv1Uevqy1EW7rQt_7EG9YdeFZNWB7Ftr3c0QSc6UJnuWAzomCgzu5g1zeUTrFV0qFx_xajAPKYp4lNyeskP2hFqNx9tkFmnY8546AUjTuKoja618K-ySuekAxDkIr5hMubCpWC_7yG0hQjcCrGtmg6hCbshbi7gqia3W-a8AnBztoAg2isL8c/s4608/992F2ADA-C489-4119-AB3E-D8654256C852.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm6baAUNv1Uevqy1EW7rQt_7EG9YdeFZNWB7Ftr3c0QSc6UJnuWAzomCgzu5g1zeUTrFV0qFx_xajAPKYp4lNyeskP2hFqNx9tkFmnY8546AUjTuKoja618K-ySuekAxDkIr5hMubCpWC_7yG0hQjcCrGtmg6hCbshbi7gqia3W-a8AnBztoAg2isL8c/w640-h480/992F2ADA-C489-4119-AB3E-D8654256C852.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We spent about 1/2 hour down at the fall and returned via a pleasant woodland walk spotting numerous wood carvings and fungi as we went. Unfortunately many fungi close to the path had been destroyed by someones boot but we looked off the path and found some surprises.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5VnRenqhqwmpIZV-nGhlNkYg7dxU6c-nLQ8oiaq171LO9PP5_3T0UBibTgl2shczbf18WW4IQcrtxO1YPXz3I9RMtfF_xnJvcwMCmQbreJdaKKMSPkIt25oYdxgWkBOXfwVPNM-FYPmmiEPL6mM8_j6-LqhPTRSNAo9iZR5QFE6BPz3iCFGTxGD8NRA/s4608/49C491DE-EC47-4C68-A131-DB522BEFE1B6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5VnRenqhqwmpIZV-nGhlNkYg7dxU6c-nLQ8oiaq171LO9PP5_3T0UBibTgl2shczbf18WW4IQcrtxO1YPXz3I9RMtfF_xnJvcwMCmQbreJdaKKMSPkIt25oYdxgWkBOXfwVPNM-FYPmmiEPL6mM8_j6-LqhPTRSNAo9iZR5QFE6BPz3iCFGTxGD8NRA/w640-h480/49C491DE-EC47-4C68-A131-DB522BEFE1B6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-aFfsysf2eNFZxperL0JY_5x08f2X_DH-p0BcLQBBmBJrVKVlyc84yBCD_9eUqPxzXlzkBjq_YUKKf_CiLUyUgSlsi8ailblkS4VR1W-RO0K12sZifCQxmV7P0QE_S5la3ftwlbQrnVfsjnCXenT8udFvSvbwiTENRHf2YogpSOFV5wfEuizs5QZPYw/s4608/50FEC825-2B8A-4ACF-AFBB-90E9E53AA307.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-aFfsysf2eNFZxperL0JY_5x08f2X_DH-p0BcLQBBmBJrVKVlyc84yBCD_9eUqPxzXlzkBjq_YUKKf_CiLUyUgSlsi8ailblkS4VR1W-RO0K12sZifCQxmV7P0QE_S5la3ftwlbQrnVfsjnCXenT8udFvSvbwiTENRHf2YogpSOFV5wfEuizs5QZPYw/w640-h480/50FEC825-2B8A-4ACF-AFBB-90E9E53AA307.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDekqfcXGbLJBjEnMSwuaXcQO6i3nBegYKrH5Zp34oK1U5ea2PoqwkLfSe20saUEd8JzyEMdfvP6IrJ0hhVaafSZ53rLPuhp4uEf3Mv4PQJ0RxB7JgxaPiSMNRv0ebsE7Arlk8fRzc5JLBtyPv-D-z7COXaxKSzHQ7wDmddr8V4xBMpK-lm2ZlfSmzB8/s4608/082C95D0-84E7-40A1-A6F3-CCD9EEE5ED8B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDekqfcXGbLJBjEnMSwuaXcQO6i3nBegYKrH5Zp34oK1U5ea2PoqwkLfSe20saUEd8JzyEMdfvP6IrJ0hhVaafSZ53rLPuhp4uEf3Mv4PQJ0RxB7JgxaPiSMNRv0ebsE7Arlk8fRzc5JLBtyPv-D-z7COXaxKSzHQ7wDmddr8V4xBMpK-lm2ZlfSmzB8/w640-h480/082C95D0-84E7-40A1-A6F3-CCD9EEE5ED8B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was one of the biggest fungi I have seen. Probably about 10" across. (25.4cm)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FKoj3EDtZ4qojLraNQVA_e7lz4Y6vRQDFeI4f3YThOQBrOTfipEvMi_KagzM4vt65Uw_ezY7jj6NT0hBfZ-nQJ3Abcr0VYNhy0-yCl4O5aEtTM7EsVGJH_s1lC1DMwGkVIpSzkfWjYgk_q_AXKEvCcVTMaluRhNsygSHaDAPfCSbovnCZLucD6WMKxM/s2382/59225894-E382-4D01-906F-EAEEAC9E2C0B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2382" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FKoj3EDtZ4qojLraNQVA_e7lz4Y6vRQDFeI4f3YThOQBrOTfipEvMi_KagzM4vt65Uw_ezY7jj6NT0hBfZ-nQJ3Abcr0VYNhy0-yCl4O5aEtTM7EsVGJH_s1lC1DMwGkVIpSzkfWjYgk_q_AXKEvCcVTMaluRhNsygSHaDAPfCSbovnCZLucD6WMKxM/w640-h432/59225894-E382-4D01-906F-EAEEAC9E2C0B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjt1XDNjrqXlUokeJCRis8uUiHimXMieNsob7e601m4itx-787GXkvWj5_ItfYf-LXTc2DAp4Sqv2_gx2C8DhFXzpeL2Rc5yH28BrUTzLtYBvyqq1hocgSZ8x6TAe5gWpebEiHS46RXNAkvldtbaofbvO8jKfT1p9p5k_C5GMjMuIHivSWna7eKWNlusU/s2848/A81B2503-C3CC-4C1E-9500-B54787996276_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="2848" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjt1XDNjrqXlUokeJCRis8uUiHimXMieNsob7e601m4itx-787GXkvWj5_ItfYf-LXTc2DAp4Sqv2_gx2C8DhFXzpeL2Rc5yH28BrUTzLtYBvyqq1hocgSZ8x6TAe5gWpebEiHS46RXNAkvldtbaofbvO8jKfT1p9p5k_C5GMjMuIHivSWna7eKWNlusU/w640-h568/A81B2503-C3CC-4C1E-9500-B54787996276_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Vyw_oyrs6A8KVe6IKeElOReJCTWZR60zAQojuQOS641FqQSEEaPxThvpV3-Q8rAcKkjUDVW5b2nB_WlUCmMfOA_mE7f9BCgNV30qb5f4oTxgFtsK7Pek-Ha9GoudQ4sX7SS--eDHLIhLC-Tgy3kRnw3w4TprCTxS9-O6H2vK1E6Czqh1XzAi5ICQOYA/s4608/B1D08D52-7C57-4386-86B1-0801CE11013B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Vyw_oyrs6A8KVe6IKeElOReJCTWZR60zAQojuQOS641FqQSEEaPxThvpV3-Q8rAcKkjUDVW5b2nB_WlUCmMfOA_mE7f9BCgNV30qb5f4oTxgFtsK7Pek-Ha9GoudQ4sX7SS--eDHLIhLC-Tgy3kRnw3w4TprCTxS9-O6H2vK1E6Czqh1XzAi5ICQOYA/w640-h480/B1D08D52-7C57-4386-86B1-0801CE11013B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCMC68SddlVYjQuOpyMHHrnYHp4qeVCZy57g4bbUQhSfomMQocYOf5qzyMVaI4t2ObnG0ahjR_wrnvJ8DRMF3-HMSoTj7Fv_74oPzwp8Jq36nQ22wFuzboHqeQBKR2pB0ZBvqiq_TSDxT53I1lHMjLBKfZgUszNPeLCPGk1lM2o8jcv5GO2IqWUMtkO4/s3036/C2A69787-DC3E-4A55-A5EE-4420A19263EA_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="3036" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCMC68SddlVYjQuOpyMHHrnYHp4qeVCZy57g4bbUQhSfomMQocYOf5qzyMVaI4t2ObnG0ahjR_wrnvJ8DRMF3-HMSoTj7Fv_74oPzwp8Jq36nQ22wFuzboHqeQBKR2pB0ZBvqiq_TSDxT53I1lHMjLBKfZgUszNPeLCPGk1lM2o8jcv5GO2IqWUMtkO4/w640-h368/C2A69787-DC3E-4A55-A5EE-4420A19263EA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Back at the car we joined the queue for ice cream. The car park was now quite busy. </div><div>It was still raining and many folk including us sheltered under the adjacent trees enjoying our ices.</div><div><br /></div><div>Decision time! What do we do in the rain? Go to the pub of course. So off we went. We ended up in the Copper Mine in Crook. A nice food pub with cask ales including a stout. It was busy, in fact very busy but the nice staff found us a table where we enjoyed the Consett beers and excellent grub.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9w2_WcKgI-AaOx-PD3aNeqHOFTJhc9EPD__gCP0da5etVQfdBpVRjEhG6ZM9Nj-zwcV7VkNEp60I93S9yh5YoM57awsqofLZMD841sevFeQY1VCPauI_WiMW83RDtjlNkbEyrAlifx_fqWK_7zAtpGmXfPQD-IFAC9F-lifgdriR09-z-eJD4N6VcPg/s3913/8B1A35E8-0DC2-47ED-B2F6-62BDC98E5C09.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="3913" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9w2_WcKgI-AaOx-PD3aNeqHOFTJhc9EPD__gCP0da5etVQfdBpVRjEhG6ZM9Nj-zwcV7VkNEp60I93S9yh5YoM57awsqofLZMD841sevFeQY1VCPauI_WiMW83RDtjlNkbEyrAlifx_fqWK_7zAtpGmXfPQD-IFAC9F-lifgdriR09-z-eJD4N6VcPg/w640-h376/8B1A35E8-0DC2-47ED-B2F6-62BDC98E5C09.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>After a very pleasant afternoon it was a quick trip back to our Air B and B for a wash and change of clothes before heading to the Kynren. What's a Kynren I can hear you say. Well it's a show played in the outdoors about the history of England and it is absolutely brilliant. I can only advise you to go and see it. But here below are a few photos of the event.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmJK0ZVHCN9TlaqaRgyiBVHZX9chv92p569MQPts_FIJClhdW74g-l5CftspQazRSdzLXKvEHeZSf1sWb0HiASt-elKE1WCV-UCQzSUj-OnB8cxlM3vy7kXG02BPzjLu1gIQq9zGIBaUrAjK9azXNwtCf6t0iNtXRDAomXpH_k2lFM6N-E_02ZyutCE0/s4032/6B75D244-E898-4399-8BC5-EE8E2AAD6F1D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="4032" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmJK0ZVHCN9TlaqaRgyiBVHZX9chv92p569MQPts_FIJClhdW74g-l5CftspQazRSdzLXKvEHeZSf1sWb0HiASt-elKE1WCV-UCQzSUj-OnB8cxlM3vy7kXG02BPzjLu1gIQq9zGIBaUrAjK9azXNwtCf6t0iNtXRDAomXpH_k2lFM6N-E_02ZyutCE0/w640-h302/6B75D244-E898-4399-8BC5-EE8E2AAD6F1D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UvqLJfyR31ktUWDeGySXVGsVzReBSZhY8oNl76cj1QWv8HSF15Y9U7GnpEVaYuqj3l9IfOejEYoHwFumuBpOHWhxt3TyxohWW_aWGTDZwJf3wAAaRcjBeNd5dQRuxIp4Iq56-B-pf0EHhgHsvw0pvESyX1doXWi3dQ6yuN5OxSThRYo1zRHqM6Pvfxc/s4022/6F8B6793-4E32-41CA-823F-884BC409CEE6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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From first arriving until getting back out of the venue car park it was perfect. The show itself lasts 90 minutes but there is plenty to do in the show ground itself prior to the doors opening. Well worth a visit.</div><div><br /></div><div>The following morning we headed off to see the Bishop. Well the Bishops castle to be precise. Having paid the tenner to go in and do the tour in my opinion it isn't a castle. It is closer to a Bishops Palace.</div><div>Once again the organisation and the volunteers were very very good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlrw97ICAkqkAP3EO03Zyr7gQua8WLQBlcwcim9UmAe6kzhzIBqmjPrO-defPFbrlwMC5jSWHNMfTMb6cFGhMbkeLWDCHyaIrqEOsS-GpSxa8JTnX3OzuwzIVnTC9CHYabDx_3AQV3_D4EI7Wb32GTDiGeY1WA17JeeBi6AE1dEZO0CgMyEF-UEQkp2I/s4608/0BFEBC3D-34EC-4DDA-96D4-0F6B065A7808_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlrw97ICAkqkAP3EO03Zyr7gQua8WLQBlcwcim9UmAe6kzhzIBqmjPrO-defPFbrlwMC5jSWHNMfTMb6cFGhMbkeLWDCHyaIrqEOsS-GpSxa8JTnX3OzuwzIVnTC9CHYabDx_3AQV3_D4EI7Wb32GTDiGeY1WA17JeeBi6AE1dEZO0CgMyEF-UEQkp2I/w640-h480/0BFEBC3D-34EC-4DDA-96D4-0F6B065A7808_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqE4ohGFfAtRTGResGDYxbxmfR0-VGyhia89evPGj0yo2tpT85S1t4T5fSfSoTp5TzjSNXdUX87FWe_bCnLSGQa18oiddJrdzgnz8L1H7YK_BUn1pWUwkx6BYq1yPtSRV_63GXFYlg5rLs76qyPB3R-qJUV0XgOL1c1T4bQMpx2G6HGBpBBv54aj-U_o/w640-h480/C3D20665-312C-4F9E-A6A9-F57D014D3AF9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I enjoyed the trip round the castle but I was a little disappointed that so much of it had been either modernised or hidden out of public view. I really wanted to see some original features and although much of the chapel woodwork is original you do have to search out the rest.</div><div><br /></div><div>Back in Bishop Aukland town centre we had a quick trip up the tower which was good for 10 minutes and then a walk around the streets showed just how bad the effect of the economy is having with many shops and hostelries closed and boarded up. Such a shame for a lovely town centre.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-MgO9y6MKKqDaV18urKwMHRy65QCGRi-JqHibtXPsh-c79yRXrSBh1h7FtB3PO70SU_MxFh_qJGUAY7kZZPkdSnwD1XpeIVDwKgRnyyimTzcHYz_jP2-L0iflG0JZqVTocGRHxJPds7riwq4nZoLMOMsSJeHtRi0D5uaU6ZBx_S0V2xFHSI0GvN114Q/s4608/7D720B02-E8E4-4265-A16F-289C0D46C70B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-MgO9y6MKKqDaV18urKwMHRy65QCGRi-JqHibtXPsh-c79yRXrSBh1h7FtB3PO70SU_MxFh_qJGUAY7kZZPkdSnwD1XpeIVDwKgRnyyimTzcHYz_jP2-L0iflG0JZqVTocGRHxJPds7riwq4nZoLMOMsSJeHtRi0D5uaU6ZBx_S0V2xFHSI0GvN114Q/w640-h480/7D720B02-E8E4-4265-A16F-289C0D46C70B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1SIPFq4GeSr_PsZFUGJznb07htzEGEM9PPYQNMHo6NL2Va135dvimH_f1G1muUc4ipN14wULq7FCxPA6EJk8W4XWdwFPKhT9n3ATv7cQmZGbJxVzzDcGrD6xIGfucafSVoL2iXHpe810mZLwv9odVTuMbLcBEUmkmGkLMBLPxPnX0Eg3EjTV9MIA4Io/s4608/58A1CA53-2292-4D37-BEB4-961312A0A3E2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1SIPFq4GeSr_PsZFUGJznb07htzEGEM9PPYQNMHo6NL2Va135dvimH_f1G1muUc4ipN14wULq7FCxPA6EJk8W4XWdwFPKhT9n3ATv7cQmZGbJxVzzDcGrD6xIGfucafSVoL2iXHpe810mZLwv9odVTuMbLcBEUmkmGkLMBLPxPnX0Eg3EjTV9MIA4Io/w640-h480/58A1CA53-2292-4D37-BEB4-961312A0A3E2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpVkhTE_VAWVGtfQKTQeuVY8H1O9sxeeG_rQDt1po6NUGBNgO0LLzkZmLqRZNoFDYHS7iffOU-iDHUEr_K-EiFLJ1FnTlHnYP7tzfknhKWSkZRb8Lu_hWwRR1fdukoFqLRbF0zAIbT3pGJF0_YCdL_rCcuPV2faY9Hqo1RtPuow-gd4bjeihhFBodPKg/s4608/E250DCDE-88FD-4697-ABCD-C774067541FD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpVkhTE_VAWVGtfQKTQeuVY8H1O9sxeeG_rQDt1po6NUGBNgO0LLzkZmLqRZNoFDYHS7iffOU-iDHUEr_K-EiFLJ1FnTlHnYP7tzfknhKWSkZRb8Lu_hWwRR1fdukoFqLRbF0zAIbT3pGJF0_YCdL_rCcuPV2faY9Hqo1RtPuow-gd4bjeihhFBodPKg/w640-h480/E250DCDE-88FD-4697-ABCD-C774067541FD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We got back to the car just before this cloud decided to drop it's contents.</div><div><br /></div><div><p>Well that was our short trip to County Durham. It was worth it as I can now understand every third word that the locals say. innitt. There is lots to do here and hopefully it won't be too long before we return.</p><p>Thanks County Durham.</p></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-36133971162040288192023-07-17T19:36:00.001+01:002023-07-17T19:37:49.667+01:00Bank House Moor. <p> <span style="color: #990000;"><u><b>Monday 17th July 2023.</b></u></span></p><p>Bank House Moor is an area to the west of Ulverston Cumbria. </p><p>I was hoping to park the car adjacent to the Poaka Reservoir dam at SD24009 78156 (A) on the photo below, but there is a locked gate across the access road so that put paid to that idea. As it was we found a handy lay-bye on the Moor Rd at SD23942 77971, (B) on the photo below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZTP8d8jN9vOJNV13Z6CZE-CKP13YkXTMUa0YsubnFb5fjIup53W4oJfRjYWOK_wJGBeww6Kom3yjDzb8HDL0zY5s3mtCHo4hc_Ei8o1Ep-0lzgLkP-39NyyBai7ddxvClUiIiZ9EmbcSO_Nc-0iyRzdog54HxhlDspiUB0E389dXdIS1uQ9YiyVjw_c/s505/7876CFE1-5E67-46CB-AEAE-B17994E4A9C7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="505" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZTP8d8jN9vOJNV13Z6CZE-CKP13YkXTMUa0YsubnFb5fjIup53W4oJfRjYWOK_wJGBeww6Kom3yjDzb8HDL0zY5s3mtCHo4hc_Ei8o1Ep-0lzgLkP-39NyyBai7ddxvClUiIiZ9EmbcSO_Nc-0iyRzdog54HxhlDspiUB0E389dXdIS1uQ9YiyVjw_c/w400-h396/7876CFE1-5E67-46CB-AEAE-B17994E4A9C7.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The recent weather had been wet, very wet, so it was wonderful that today was clear and bright with only a gentle breeze. We were soon sweating as we headed west along the road, uphill, taking the first right hand turning leading us past Stewner Park Farm and Standish Cote. Here gave us our first view of Poaka Reservoir proper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhse6HBbYB--j8QoMsTPsYoc9HY7MkX8yWD0QOSLyB8E06hKiNLD9mrXRphkUZGFlsvBy9WApCNTdfIcsiedAeBoYWDa_juEYLcb74YB7achYpJNrk4MJ9d66oA1W6K6lW8Bin3ruuUkpqkYiUT_k4w22GAxf8RbD5gkGzJFDsHNorleSHiKhhox9NUocI/s4032/77AD55F2-C25D-4758-BCF2-8B68C41D3E4D_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="4032" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhse6HBbYB--j8QoMsTPsYoc9HY7MkX8yWD0QOSLyB8E06hKiNLD9mrXRphkUZGFlsvBy9WApCNTdfIcsiedAeBoYWDa_juEYLcb74YB7achYpJNrk4MJ9d66oA1W6K6lW8Bin3ruuUkpqkYiUT_k4w22GAxf8RbD5gkGzJFDsHNorleSHiKhhox9NUocI/w640-h380/77AD55F2-C25D-4758-BCF2-8B68C41D3E4D_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Poaka reservoir taken across the garden at Standish Cote.</span></div><p>As the "road" ends there are a number of routes which could have been taken so a quick look at the map was needed. We headed upwards on a dog leg track towards a wind turbine, but it's all too easy here to continue in the wrong direction. We needed to make sure we headed well to the left of the turbine and look for an access gate onto Bank House Moor. As the ground levelled out we spotted the gate.</p><p>Through the gate the obvious path takes a route across the moor and drops down to Gargreave. We wanted to go north to the trig point and although there is no path shown on the OS maps there is a quad bike track on the ground which handrails the fence line.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5EfpHchdA677P5A7D40uJHVizZO5wOIBcd5baK4R6VBgjbb8jzVw0m-PY8KW8bxhRXWYPllwK2UajSGK2xnJ-LfW7fNp2ck31QvYrmsBZglUCRSsHbn6POywP8btAFA50oTZizO5yhtw7mfm0H_BN7b-spiktQ9NrNqzakG63JAzF7SAirMa2cq7hpw/s4032/1F4D0C6A-6AB5-44CC-95C2-2CBE87628C6D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5EfpHchdA677P5A7D40uJHVizZO5wOIBcd5baK4R6VBgjbb8jzVw0m-PY8KW8bxhRXWYPllwK2UajSGK2xnJ-LfW7fNp2ck31QvYrmsBZglUCRSsHbn6POywP8btAFA50oTZizO5yhtw7mfm0H_BN7b-spiktQ9NrNqzakG63JAzF7SAirMa2cq7hpw/w640-h480/1F4D0C6A-6AB5-44CC-95C2-2CBE87628C6D.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVU9LEQEcCglsu3pQPA1k5hwIF7Ewqve5NCeo8fzT-Xqn03KYVVlsjoYmdxuH0-CAW3XRY5-zxHn3DxWb7YKXa6WqrvG1LZ6bOyzuMUSul-TagVaRU0Of2JIIGI8WtmdfjvsW9Ql0BzAxslQfmALVkIthFgHpk-bgnhfiEvuahFnDB7GTARohHi-mbtkk/s4032/95D8B839-3C03-42F9-869B-687A24A58DAC_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVU9LEQEcCglsu3pQPA1k5hwIF7Ewqve5NCeo8fzT-Xqn03KYVVlsjoYmdxuH0-CAW3XRY5-zxHn3DxWb7YKXa6WqrvG1LZ6bOyzuMUSul-TagVaRU0Of2JIIGI8WtmdfjvsW9Ql0BzAxslQfmALVkIthFgHpk-bgnhfiEvuahFnDB7GTARohHi-mbtkk/w640-h480/95D8B839-3C03-42F9-869B-687A24A58DAC_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Easy walking through flowering heather, with superb views all around soon had us looking for an obvious path to the summit trig point. We found the path, a sheep trod, thinly winding its way up.</p><p>It was so worth it. Stunning views 360 degrees.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUWnf89zof5i76V-2Y2EUKVqagtvkCIBQ4lXR9X7rXNoCTIk132Skkr0288faMiEGiY-g6LHKKuwtmKL7Upi378zRapDV41FHflw_WyxJBKqx5tJkj_v6JmgGP-OjTKlgUQnVcg6lzT4fk7k5-3Ls16hcrKQEjY_se756M2XFMehfzfbofbimhu61Zb4/s4032/7C402DD4-0C83-49D0-94A9-BAAF20E880A0_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUWnf89zof5i76V-2Y2EUKVqagtvkCIBQ4lXR9X7rXNoCTIk132Skkr0288faMiEGiY-g6LHKKuwtmKL7Upi378zRapDV41FHflw_WyxJBKqx5tJkj_v6JmgGP-OjTKlgUQnVcg6lzT4fk7k5-3Ls16hcrKQEjY_se756M2XFMehfzfbofbimhu61Zb4/w640-h480/7C402DD4-0C83-49D0-94A9-BAAF20E880A0_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TXhyD6vSh5--8wFwQhL6aE-GUi38nl0KPCy3pyu_77ZC5p5ZoueltEM1RKpmx3fOHeQ0sq76kzMsE0ahAJPW5piFXXzwg8oe_OaGBAsD1FyEHaazi0zo7BYN9u9JmajDKRB1RfuBfv7Ll612ts0r0acHE-AoRvOFnGPDp9o29tyIdD_VWlTSXqmrzic/s4032/64A0262F-CEDE-40FC-B56C-7C3C735EA4FF_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TXhyD6vSh5--8wFwQhL6aE-GUi38nl0KPCy3pyu_77ZC5p5ZoueltEM1RKpmx3fOHeQ0sq76kzMsE0ahAJPW5piFXXzwg8oe_OaGBAsD1FyEHaazi0zo7BYN9u9JmajDKRB1RfuBfv7Ll612ts0r0acHE-AoRvOFnGPDp9o29tyIdD_VWlTSXqmrzic/w640-h480/64A0262F-CEDE-40FC-B56C-7C3C735EA4FF_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4EazwwThGVBJ2eukSe3BlIwsPTxq_BRaTk_3LFu-TqW-71SYfZj-EQpQQm4I-rdBjMT4JNGKsAhE5oETZFwjQfEhOvKSMp7ggXISndzCPpE87fQVrx4XGSOPJ1vcZo5WaQNbUMgwS4xSr6_9xULqkrogAPQ9SLGuYdM_Phpzgola1LIocOt9mK8w8mM/s4032/0552C93E-C69D-4760-8B18-C34E0A44BD3E_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2258" data-original-width="4032" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4EazwwThGVBJ2eukSe3BlIwsPTxq_BRaTk_3LFu-TqW-71SYfZj-EQpQQm4I-rdBjMT4JNGKsAhE5oETZFwjQfEhOvKSMp7ggXISndzCPpE87fQVrx4XGSOPJ1vcZo5WaQNbUMgwS4xSr6_9xULqkrogAPQ9SLGuYdM_Phpzgola1LIocOt9mK8w8mM/w640-h358/0552C93E-C69D-4760-8B18-C34E0A44BD3E_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx1QsSWRGT9p_d64U1f8T0c3ix45oVBrR0V6roIHznAQ9lCvO0ZW0BPWPFQ0MA082IxJMXO2PrrLeg52WP86luzT1KNijrgn_2BqurMQN6Vj8aSOOG1kPLhrUZMqYfIkax573eVBeEoVJmGhQ2ILf2z6zcn_FUHAJGQUKMl-IvBsB8KnRd2jWBjONcNc/s4032/FEC30FB5-4465-4A50-9F37-DABEAC0F7F55.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx1QsSWRGT9p_d64U1f8T0c3ix45oVBrR0V6roIHznAQ9lCvO0ZW0BPWPFQ0MA082IxJMXO2PrrLeg52WP86luzT1KNijrgn_2BqurMQN6Vj8aSOOG1kPLhrUZMqYfIkax573eVBeEoVJmGhQ2ILf2z6zcn_FUHAJGQUKMl-IvBsB8KnRd2jWBjONcNc/w480-h640/FEC30FB5-4465-4A50-9F37-DABEAC0F7F55.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>After 10 minutes taking in the scene and planning future walks in the area, we carried on northwards again, picking up the quad bike track which led us steeply down to the cross moorland road between Beck Side and Ulverston. This area can get a little boggy after wet weather.</p><p>This next section, turning right along the road is pleasant enough and the road is not a busy one. We passed the farm of Harlock where there is a spring which is probably the source of Poaka Beck and looked across to the lovely farmstead at Rathvale. At Horrace, another farm, we headed south and then south west towards Devils Bridge. Here we saw the first of two groups of Duke of Edinburgh hikers, carrying their huge packs! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13hV4FhJEpQS6gIE2B8bN_KPNw1j7vFo6iQub4TIivBogLba7VldpcwFu-nYDvpJ2jMZbpmh2eRksqdJiIx8CuYWE6fwIxYNk7bgib_4MmWDMtRvtgd-b9RGVFk_1ZAQX5QtgGDhwEApXWXlKKGvHYsP13hNo-w5ejTw04uAdz5BperyqThlYcJiywx0/s4032/30782B7F-68F7-46D0-B4C2-F137F28D0422_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="4032" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13hV4FhJEpQS6gIE2B8bN_KPNw1j7vFo6iQub4TIivBogLba7VldpcwFu-nYDvpJ2jMZbpmh2eRksqdJiIx8CuYWE6fwIxYNk7bgib_4MmWDMtRvtgd-b9RGVFk_1ZAQX5QtgGDhwEApXWXlKKGvHYsP13hNo-w5ejTw04uAdz5BperyqThlYcJiywx0/w640-h394/30782B7F-68F7-46D0-B4C2-F137F28D0422_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkZ-epGBi_cbFwnw_yZq6lxXYLP443wL7IFkyG6ui6n9kuAlXAIB4HZB3UB5i5wQRR2KkF-hPSbqVNrkpMSXzmDUp25Oe36tdjI7Uc_9ZEdaCB6y_KNIO4sh-hi1pzgGTPuxfg1VJe0rLjsSvdsoeEas_jNuiqUAv7h1E14aopef--xLegOorxVBjIJg/s4032/D0CEEA91-F3EA-46C6-BC03-311A776B0FBD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkZ-epGBi_cbFwnw_yZq6lxXYLP443wL7IFkyG6ui6n9kuAlXAIB4HZB3UB5i5wQRR2KkF-hPSbqVNrkpMSXzmDUp25Oe36tdjI7Uc_9ZEdaCB6y_KNIO4sh-hi1pzgGTPuxfg1VJe0rLjsSvdsoeEas_jNuiqUAv7h1E14aopef--xLegOorxVBjIJg/w640-h480/D0CEEA91-F3EA-46C6-BC03-311A776B0FBD.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Looking up the valley towards Rathvale Farm.</span></div><p>We stopped at Devils Bridge over Rathmoss Beck for a snack and enjoyed a little bit of the Harlock woodland which was dedicated to Julian Milner. I imagine Devils Bridge carried the old road or packhorse route, pre the motor car but now stands adjacent. It is Grade 11 listed and worth a look at if you are ever passing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIweuy0_WoNKTDjHOiaz2h9ww0GxoH8UkyT14BdwQpggki9sMivQjbYaebhMKF2P_LT3QyMA-xg-xUts89bIKV-mcAmyCxGDKPvW-5WIm0ATlIb9-E1Uq9YV9crgTI5MbTliYXRrdqOke092KOyr9dTAjO4U-bnbOVVhDxO4oN7X-VhrI511B97x4TeE/s4032/F20AE4D6-6F72-42B2-954F-BA10551D3B6D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIweuy0_WoNKTDjHOiaz2h9ww0GxoH8UkyT14BdwQpggki9sMivQjbYaebhMKF2P_LT3QyMA-xg-xUts89bIKV-mcAmyCxGDKPvW-5WIm0ATlIb9-E1Uq9YV9crgTI5MbTliYXRrdqOke092KOyr9dTAjO4U-bnbOVVhDxO4oN7X-VhrI511B97x4TeE/w640-h480/F20AE4D6-6F72-42B2-954F-BA10551D3B6D.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Devils Bridge, Pennington.</span></div><p>Further on we had good views down to Pennington Reservoir which looked worthy of a walk round if it is possible. (But not today). Then we left the road and skirted Harlock Reservoir which was well manicured. Again, this is fed from Poaka Beck and where we spotted another large group of young hikers attached to huge rucksacks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m4Sb_fAQJxCO_wt1PdeESTIhfnaUOLM-R-zTFggjuREPbg3nk3RbTB5kBhcbZdlIP6ny5BHOtaJJZfFkvMAPwpxpMBeODPe4L7HcqD24LTLicbDMPliI82QOHquFz8J8asJpwn0wrCapOJ_-rVkaebY22N7IylZ5t6q2lDHW1pos-a21eUCqJVePZ3g/s4032/63B16D88-694B-449A-96F3-DE5519715DAD_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="4032" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m4Sb_fAQJxCO_wt1PdeESTIhfnaUOLM-R-zTFggjuREPbg3nk3RbTB5kBhcbZdlIP6ny5BHOtaJJZfFkvMAPwpxpMBeODPe4L7HcqD24LTLicbDMPliI82QOHquFz8J8asJpwn0wrCapOJ_-rVkaebY22N7IylZ5t6q2lDHW1pos-a21eUCqJVePZ3g/w640-h400/63B16D88-694B-449A-96F3-DE5519715DAD_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Pennington Reservoir.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_URGpk8EitJBnn_JQyJxkhP3x38plpu8-qmrcUxOYpBY2mMUjrg-B86OylGJRB9GnhBYe3mJ2aEkXVaqVzHFC9tQsfUJFCoUv0ZocTyMU3GSIWWoO_8rZMWiQd-yVfV74Lu3mW5JWKnr7jbBtKML6D5De_50MHOXwVAXfF-qNODEa0QB2vX745SZB7U/s4032/F52956F7-6AA1-41E5-A946-FD16328603FA_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_URGpk8EitJBnn_JQyJxkhP3x38plpu8-qmrcUxOYpBY2mMUjrg-B86OylGJRB9GnhBYe3mJ2aEkXVaqVzHFC9tQsfUJFCoUv0ZocTyMU3GSIWWoO_8rZMWiQd-yVfV74Lu3mW5JWKnr7jbBtKML6D5De_50MHOXwVAXfF-qNODEa0QB2vX745SZB7U/w640-h480/F52956F7-6AA1-41E5-A946-FD16328603FA_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Harlock Reservoir</span></div><p>The route leads through Ewe Dale farm with it's self catering accommodation complete with hot tub. It sleeps 6 and is worth a look. Outside the farm intake the path is a little overgrown and where Sheila got badly nettled. I let her go first! I'm not daft. We spotted three birds of prey, species wise I'm not certain, very much like a Sparrow Hawk but the colour of a Kestral. Then across two fields with young Heifers and sheep. One of the heifers was giving Sheila a bit of a panic attack as it looked like it was taking offence at us crossing their field. But we gave them all a wide birth and got through the gate without incident. 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You can read Conrad's blog post <a href="https://conradwalks.blogspot.com/2022/06/marton-and-bank-house-moor-west-of.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a></p><p>Poaka Beck is a very strange name and not one which I can find much about its origin. I guess, and it is purely a guess is that hundreds of years ago when all the surrounding lands were part of the Furness Abbey estates that this area was a wetland. Poaka is a New Zealand name for the Stint wading bird and again I presume that the Abbey residents had the knowledge to name it after them.</p><p><b><i>If anyone has a better idea of the name then please leave a comment.</i></b></p><p><b><i>Here's the route. 10.5km, 255 metres ascent, 3 hrs casual walking in a clockwise direction.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_S_XlVDy5ASMxmpkOoPEIfJz1JBA6e_EY02ToqPPHANRM7tUPedHh_p3rjTqr3hNn8j7sPGkwzlr7c7cMnPYELt8v_WDQ9YOK0TuKWtA_N6s6M7vfND84iTE0WDVs9WLN7LTuHShcIt-xjAh_Uj_Rwcdf71X9XIwWUygKlrXHv6_5E93y15HnpafuTv0/s629/2C53A1D0-2FD7-4DDD-AE7C-C450C71A96CF.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_S_XlVDy5ASMxmpkOoPEIfJz1JBA6e_EY02ToqPPHANRM7tUPedHh_p3rjTqr3hNn8j7sPGkwzlr7c7cMnPYELt8v_WDQ9YOK0TuKWtA_N6s6M7vfND84iTE0WDVs9WLN7LTuHShcIt-xjAh_Uj_Rwcdf71X9XIwWUygKlrXHv6_5E93y15HnpafuTv0/w476-h640/2C53A1D0-2FD7-4DDD-AE7C-C450C71A96CF.png" width="476" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i><br /></i></b><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-41479174716780243912023-06-06T20:45:00.002+01:002023-06-06T20:46:11.505+01:00Duddon Valley Championship Fell Race June 2023.<p> The Duddon Fell Race this year was a championship race. Around 390 runners registered however due to the extremely hot weather 287 runners took part in the long race.</p><p>The long race is 29km long and 1830metres of climbing.</p><p>This years winner was Billy Cartwright of Matlock Athletic club and his time was 2hrs 46 mins 28 seconds. A fantastic achievement.</p><p>The short race is 15.3km long and 915metres of climbing. It was won by Felix Barker from Ambleside athletic club in a time of 1hr 43mins 47 seconds.</p><p>Here are my photographs from the day. 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A good day for a walk.</p><p>A trig point quite close to home which I had never been to before seemed a good idea to go and check it out.</p><p>I picked a route which would give us a couple of hours out and would also introduce us to the area we had never walked before.</p><p>The car park on Rushcroft Rd, SD 92727 09736 was the start point and we followed the route on the map below in an anti-clockwise direction.</p><p>The path goes north through Higher Crompton Municipal park which is lovely and well kept with a kiddies play area and a Crown Green Bowling Green. There wasn't many people about.</p><p>Once through the park you more or less join the path into open farm land, a very boggy path/stream bed at Moss Gate is not a place you would stay dry footed after a spell of rain. However, today it was boggy but passable.</p><p>At this point the views start to open out and progress is easy under foot. </p><p>We headed for an os benchmark which is marked on the system at SD9305 1045. It is supposed to be at the junction of 3 field walls. Unfortunately these walls are no more than rubble on the ground and no OS marker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpE4-itX3L_p2rQsOObY4iW9DWuhSsreoC5t2ee_iD3Wi9iNLBX3u6kt8l1pOH9LDIDhlOl_ivpNDtx4PNzrrhCJfeP267xu6FQ-42nwqf3iQANvJq87eZxugxmAJHkJ3TSAp9E6J8O1yfvyHwr3Vatnjv5Kfh9C0dxyqStNSy8RHQyhCmziTA0ih/s4032/80A5CDC6-432F-41F3-9E28-9773D2B80B79.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpE4-itX3L_p2rQsOObY4iW9DWuhSsreoC5t2ee_iD3Wi9iNLBX3u6kt8l1pOH9LDIDhlOl_ivpNDtx4PNzrrhCJfeP267xu6FQ-42nwqf3iQANvJq87eZxugxmAJHkJ3TSAp9E6J8O1yfvyHwr3Vatnjv5Kfh9C0dxyqStNSy8RHQyhCmziTA0ih/w640-h480/80A5CDC6-432F-41F3-9E28-9773D2B80B79.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Manchester Skyline.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lots of spring lambs and ewe's guided us up to our next os benchmark which just happened to be the trig point. For some reason it has a couple of names, Moss Gate and Hey Farm. GR. SD 93001 10581 with a Flush Bracket number S2788.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KlNSSX36EKUcFfQvSfpUL0agg_TaW-BJNExSzqYLirBR1B3LzpCopKsj0FOuUbGgju6lhqRvE5oNF53Flwn_SKXat1reh0egQINkbOFrBGswjLqzb6q2vIAJai4ubg9rjVVSCZsHyR4KqFW_0KCNmuItV3qgD5qil9u4i8RE3o6dtBKbCziS4wT9/s4032/81875793-0644-4127-A9D0-219D030221A9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KlNSSX36EKUcFfQvSfpUL0agg_TaW-BJNExSzqYLirBR1B3LzpCopKsj0FOuUbGgju6lhqRvE5oNF53Flwn_SKXat1reh0egQINkbOFrBGswjLqzb6q2vIAJai4ubg9rjVVSCZsHyR4KqFW_0KCNmuItV3qgD5qil9u4i8RE3o6dtBKbCziS4wT9/w640-h480/81875793-0644-4127-A9D0-219D030221A9.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>253metres.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6FuvNLA-bDPIUqflUi79WOjSeXwnmXMlWNn6RWzGnuc4Mq_DW3HNDD562aPQh-o-99j_mSOeGoI5NrO0MCqQVnSZWEFJ2h728mEbT1Mwyhk-qA-ikclic0N62RH1ozP-A1YasLZmhuxjiGX33Xwp3IBKKixBfOD1NCOYf5OQpB-5g8UCiGvXgnFL/s4032/EC2A2CF4-7508-494B-B3E6-09BB3A9065A9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6FuvNLA-bDPIUqflUi79WOjSeXwnmXMlWNn6RWzGnuc4Mq_DW3HNDD562aPQh-o-99j_mSOeGoI5NrO0MCqQVnSZWEFJ2h728mEbT1Mwyhk-qA-ikclic0N62RH1ozP-A1YasLZmhuxjiGX33Xwp3IBKKixBfOD1NCOYf5OQpB-5g8UCiGvXgnFL/w640-h480/EC2A2CF4-7508-494B-B3E6-09BB3A9065A9.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMdatDW92-XRHMkAWMdHeVhcZB-7htCx8NXpSc4Vg60vvBxPF9zi1JcSFYM2N0VRg37M7gpJh05sTAhkk6lc559mr1u04O7ViRNAtniU5Fr0JIG09z5HuuxYTlIWYEzDKjlAvzD9tM2NhCvawgfe9aGeCa86cM-AhkP5F51-eP5U3hqY_ZVPtc1xo/s4032/F1238918-F888-4B78-95F9-1D8891C0B6CB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMdatDW92-XRHMkAWMdHeVhcZB-7htCx8NXpSc4Vg60vvBxPF9zi1JcSFYM2N0VRg37M7gpJh05sTAhkk6lc559mr1u04O7ViRNAtniU5Fr0JIG09z5HuuxYTlIWYEzDKjlAvzD9tM2NhCvawgfe9aGeCa86cM-AhkP5F51-eP5U3hqY_ZVPtc1xo/w480-h640/F1238918-F888-4B78-95F9-1D8891C0B6CB.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Leaving the wonderful views south we followed the sheep NW along the Rochdale Way on a good green lane with high walls. Many footpaths veer off from the way so we had to take a little care ensuring we were going the right way. A very pleasant section.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj908VJOoxVZWWTrFP2Mk9sboaPogbVRjJhoyZC4e6o-Q6R9LQKCahRC9Qza5UoJL_7wrr0o0VUW_H_SVbk6JGnFj2OcYKYYO_ENmx_zAlXNbBtk9lY7jQKnusclRkk7rhm8VzExFMS0o92505-VR9khjnYjanKDuW1ZbcVzZI6ePQiHcH5ZhGVRFsU/s4032/AE8D6C83-B991-4AB4-B5AE-21EA57F04B68.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj908VJOoxVZWWTrFP2Mk9sboaPogbVRjJhoyZC4e6o-Q6R9LQKCahRC9Qza5UoJL_7wrr0o0VUW_H_SVbk6JGnFj2OcYKYYO_ENmx_zAlXNbBtk9lY7jQKnusclRkk7rhm8VzExFMS0o92505-VR9khjnYjanKDuW1ZbcVzZI6ePQiHcH5ZhGVRFsU/w640-h480/AE8D6C83-B991-4AB4-B5AE-21EA57F04B68.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ewe ok?</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaTGDojQqe-BMDZwrrKS9g10VhsIeB5c44O6WulC3r7rGfKjkJ8sCR0U0JanT96kKoDQ63cyJkk4zoE0qYhNj-RrLhPR309G7iZrrLWh0qencwZKhGbpcR4x0cFCB3Za7HK5RXpRH8g47JsheFF02Pkk1SzXOSym7ePAcwFg-pGW2GX8QZGgogd4o/s4032/41B2F525-583C-42A4-901B-0FBAC907389C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaTGDojQqe-BMDZwrrKS9g10VhsIeB5c44O6WulC3r7rGfKjkJ8sCR0U0JanT96kKoDQ63cyJkk4zoE0qYhNj-RrLhPR309G7iZrrLWh0qencwZKhGbpcR4x0cFCB3Za7HK5RXpRH8g47JsheFF02Pkk1SzXOSym7ePAcwFg-pGW2GX8QZGgogd4o/w640-h480/41B2F525-583C-42A4-901B-0FBAC907389C.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br />We stopped a while to listen and search out the first Skylark of the year. Followed by a few Lapwings.<div>We passed a couple of people in a field close to Bryney Hayes Farm and thought they were setting mole traps. As it turned out they were metal detecting.</div><div><br /></div><div>Close to the farm we made our one and only minor error, missing the path, which was "badged". So we retraced our steps a short distance rejoining the Rochdale Way. </div><div><br /></div><div>Walking along a very old route we passed a couple of farms dating to the 17century. Moorgate East was one of them and the other has slipped my mind.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zdeN7-e0WJ1bIGH4PE6BAW-Lf_UhwSsbbL05uZGkUYwjlTj-hHvdhlmbNdRYoqRnNAL0mu9JF68obov0CUFT3j2tvz-I3IhG8fU989QjzvNqzuTt692BcxZZWoLfhM9MjY122pJHAbBe1uvHCdPbM357skvUMe5H7GmldomIXYCHnDjGGDbs8Kuh/s4032/4C44B950-77E3-45F4-9C48-B8E92DFF840C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zdeN7-e0WJ1bIGH4PE6BAW-Lf_UhwSsbbL05uZGkUYwjlTj-hHvdhlmbNdRYoqRnNAL0mu9JF68obov0CUFT3j2tvz-I3IhG8fU989QjzvNqzuTt692BcxZZWoLfhM9MjY122pJHAbBe1uvHCdPbM357skvUMe5H7GmldomIXYCHnDjGGDbs8Kuh/w640-h480/4C44B950-77E3-45F4-9C48-B8E92DFF840C.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1693 is the date above the door. Along with John Milne.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosQ8gblZ54cGaXJQYw0CYhilkXOCmAULA57FpnHiVFTcHZMoIM-iwJ9Hu0SAOOwRzGKpBFcpBgzW5lj9ut_OqHjDwRfEPoy9wXyODTBGxilM6gDZKl3qQBrGwEzLM9Vgo2mSUOYk7B5iuPlutTjLeEUg0PJTPdEklDeiGiItIjTbAuEX3xNyDUBOH/s4032/A867E567-7FD6-426A-A513-04CA531F4E95.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosQ8gblZ54cGaXJQYw0CYhilkXOCmAULA57FpnHiVFTcHZMoIM-iwJ9Hu0SAOOwRzGKpBFcpBgzW5lj9ut_OqHjDwRfEPoy9wXyODTBGxilM6gDZKl3qQBrGwEzLM9Vgo2mSUOYk7B5iuPlutTjLeEUg0PJTPdEklDeiGiItIjTbAuEX3xNyDUBOH/w640-h480/A867E567-7FD6-426A-A513-04CA531F4E95.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8XQWTtdUh939Pr60X0Ss2k2tbtKmzl2wA7Cmc75KWndXxfJOUC1_qUfKf5OPxuxgXjAhgFB2UPQBqrK0hsFpYs5f1kg-3BpIeYYUaVB3WwnfIbrFm6YfFqCGD5rnR41oUFXxhFd5LTd2rO3_KUqItWd4L0sLxtrsJ7IhqapAnulW0pVGikm6yni5/s4032/C023ED6C-90EF-4B44-B80F-6ADB50872F2C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8XQWTtdUh939Pr60X0Ss2k2tbtKmzl2wA7Cmc75KWndXxfJOUC1_qUfKf5OPxuxgXjAhgFB2UPQBqrK0hsFpYs5f1kg-3BpIeYYUaVB3WwnfIbrFm6YfFqCGD5rnR41oUFXxhFd5LTd2rO3_KUqItWd4L0sLxtrsJ7IhqapAnulW0pVGikm6yni5/w640-h480/C023ED6C-90EF-4B44-B80F-6ADB50872F2C.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Crossing Rochdale Road and heading west along Pit Lane we passed the first person of the day. I say passed, he was actually on a hybrid mountain bike. Going too fast to say Hi.</p><p>We tried and failed to find another os benchmark just on Rochdale rd. Oh well we will try again next time.</p><p>Pit Lane is another ancient route which led us round and through Fentons Farm where we disturbed a Hare. For some reason we have seen an abundance of Hare's this year. Far more than any other year that I can recall. A horse in Fentons stayed aloof and ignored our passing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLhIxGVv8RZMHspiztgtObsFuQHxC9vb2zcta9WWdCAPth9XDmg_aEoueudMBGljtbFLeKRYCBePFtxjg9sF7HBVvi3uPvg7gKvbmqhLC5l4v2KmYyuI7p-IYtlgj3vxXZu0au2IYhuEIknJyZ9Pkaxtp1Tls0JblopTWvZs2ghbpl_iQtv425SEG/s1175/IMG_2785.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="996" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLhIxGVv8RZMHspiztgtObsFuQHxC9vb2zcta9WWdCAPth9XDmg_aEoueudMBGljtbFLeKRYCBePFtxjg9sF7HBVvi3uPvg7gKvbmqhLC5l4v2KmYyuI7p-IYtlgj3vxXZu0au2IYhuEIknJyZ9Pkaxtp1Tls0JblopTWvZs2ghbpl_iQtv425SEG/w339-h400/IMG_2785.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A one eared Hare.</b></div><p><br /></p><p>Once more across Rochdale rd and for a short time on the Crompton Circuit we found a good spot out of the cold breeze for a coffee.</p><p>We passed all the caravans at green Hill Farm before re- entering the park and finding our car safe and sound.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSK5Fj3V8sJWGnuFEvWA_gjsVz_8cppCGh1FxXXrg9VmCcZgXt15BkNG9ySnsrq1pSOao7QatI1ymUy9aqdSwfgCOUl7vg1Dopv2bOG_wLI7c48yXhnna4Avm9nJiXF-Z0Rt35dB30FPX6x07O_2CVB-hjDwTsIi1-c3xTZw9GDJVYqMSV2xZc1TQ/s850/3046BEE9-AA27-4B24-83CE-EAF7DD3A7AA4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="850" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSK5Fj3V8sJWGnuFEvWA_gjsVz_8cppCGh1FxXXrg9VmCcZgXt15BkNG9ySnsrq1pSOao7QatI1ymUy9aqdSwfgCOUl7vg1Dopv2bOG_wLI7c48yXhnna4Avm9nJiXF-Z0Rt35dB30FPX6x07O_2CVB-hjDwTsIi1-c3xTZw9GDJVYqMSV2xZc1TQ/w640-h500/3046BEE9-AA27-4B24-83CE-EAF7DD3A7AA4.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our route.</b></div><p><br /></p></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-15349751376919398172023-03-23T12:56:00.000+00:002023-03-23T12:56:03.825+00:00A photo trip to Hebden Bridge.<p> <b><u><span style="color: #990000;">Wednesday 22nd March 2023.</span></u></b></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">On this sunny day Sheila decided we should have a train trip to Hebden Bridge. It's not far from us, just half an hours journey. Hebden Bridge is now a quirky market town in the Calder Valley. It grew up as a town due to it's involvement in wool weaving. It's steep sided position giving plenty of access to fast flowing water which provided power.</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">During the 15th and 16th centuries this area made more millionaires than the rest of the world combined. Their legacies and buildings can still be found today.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KsKco1wjMsese6RuK0Fkx8o7o43LIF1JBEs5JvGhOHsPPjgkUlehOh5F5L-MdCrTQH3HD8JC8rtcLwMwPn0WnH9uOXJg_vVpn08eBX4XI7MYGOBsCD51hcdZEiOE9qlnKyZs8m4lhImMOtdyfTiU6uVBj98IUL_80SRVSZ_wtQPxZ53gE988U3ys/s4032/F10956E0-C88F-476D-A08A-B98210F94475.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KsKco1wjMsese6RuK0Fkx8o7o43LIF1JBEs5JvGhOHsPPjgkUlehOh5F5L-MdCrTQH3HD8JC8rtcLwMwPn0WnH9uOXJg_vVpn08eBX4XI7MYGOBsCD51hcdZEiOE9qlnKyZs8m4lhImMOtdyfTiU6uVBj98IUL_80SRVSZ_wtQPxZ53gE988U3ys/w640-h480/F10956E0-C88F-476D-A08A-B98210F94475.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Rochdale canal, opened in 1804 passes through Hebden as well as the Rivers Hebden and Calder. The canal being the major transport for wool until the Manchester to Leeds railway was built and opened in 1841.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDNcdKyuaX8QtXxI3-TSTUt5XNQkphYLxJAxTgFj-7HMZ0eiycuvNdNoWjOii2oHkcF7I6LNUeukI2jO2A7x0a9dvqajHBhFcpHAwQmd2r-x1GCLjYfsnkjz5l1XtYSxA4Wvzes6G6GCqA_XjCF2DzNB5WP1Nw5gzXUv4RJvTh3jQtrN5b_KqVLs0/s4032/D675022F-EB03-47E6-87B0-AD938B0139FA.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDNcdKyuaX8QtXxI3-TSTUt5XNQkphYLxJAxTgFj-7HMZ0eiycuvNdNoWjOii2oHkcF7I6LNUeukI2jO2A7x0a9dvqajHBhFcpHAwQmd2r-x1GCLjYfsnkjz5l1XtYSxA4Wvzes6G6GCqA_XjCF2DzNB5WP1Nw5gzXUv4RJvTh3jQtrN5b_KqVLs0/w480-h640/D675022F-EB03-47E6-87B0-AD938B0139FA.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Designer Lucy Casson's cast iron horse bench can be found on the canal towpath. Located in 2013 it represents the horses that once pulled the narrow boats. The seating is made from the same wood as the Black Pit Lock Gates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uEMtgtNlzrBySsPlHCrPODqmb7Tg2y4MshqPfrjpmeThoBbF_qi8hyRzC73wdox1Oj2SHU6yB7N5QTBB4VcpwgjWh8o8gKH4nD84CY4SB03jgtgWrPWLhMbyIWNouGhfSg1GFZGnLG6wCIJQW50uVGQteFX7PPfDsIb5FCo3-AnbeGzjgMg5-Wha/s4608/3F48C049-B634-4373-93B8-A34DD392EC43_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uEMtgtNlzrBySsPlHCrPODqmb7Tg2y4MshqPfrjpmeThoBbF_qi8hyRzC73wdox1Oj2SHU6yB7N5QTBB4VcpwgjWh8o8gKH4nD84CY4SB03jgtgWrPWLhMbyIWNouGhfSg1GFZGnLG6wCIJQW50uVGQteFX7PPfDsIb5FCo3-AnbeGzjgMg5-Wha/w640-h480/3F48C049-B634-4373-93B8-A34DD392EC43_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7UdDLSkr7TYKKW9Plyc5DRbnyjb9A1vY8VgHwje3gI4JW_yRowneEehMVHq5jzSO52iYj_HKqllQVjhq_JJdpGjVLJALbscWvV2JZjvx9M9QKwynaf_i4XL8TdspABz1XEvCNO9a6q-6jeH8HhyV98W4QDTmLV0otnYxNRK4YZ31nlJUcRUQ6XuU/s4608/6FBFCF06-26BF-486C-923C-DE8CBDE67D79_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7UdDLSkr7TYKKW9Plyc5DRbnyjb9A1vY8VgHwje3gI4JW_yRowneEehMVHq5jzSO52iYj_HKqllQVjhq_JJdpGjVLJALbscWvV2JZjvx9M9QKwynaf_i4XL8TdspABz1XEvCNO9a6q-6jeH8HhyV98W4QDTmLV0otnYxNRK4YZ31nlJUcRUQ6XuU/w640-h480/6FBFCF06-26BF-486C-923C-DE8CBDE67D79_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tourist street runs parallel to the River Hebden and is prone to flooding after heavy rain.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4w6leI09EAIDBH9CNRWXZg9dI9TFFbu6xWSBblY6bDq6TAeDdx0wwTaEoooo21QZFn5_rzdI9_ixxP62713tOaNl5K6RGsaQFLDtl50kqNo2rbiOH-RXHYW-Z9excX5WeGQVl-HHtVQD0cHoMc8wg_8n72Rq3EAffsQlGeaABBcEVahL0xCCM6p6_/s4065/51875E1E-0869-4558-A10E-702E72E8C274_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2902" data-original-width="4065" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4w6leI09EAIDBH9CNRWXZg9dI9TFFbu6xWSBblY6bDq6TAeDdx0wwTaEoooo21QZFn5_rzdI9_ixxP62713tOaNl5K6RGsaQFLDtl50kqNo2rbiOH-RXHYW-Z9excX5WeGQVl-HHtVQD0cHoMc8wg_8n72Rq3EAffsQlGeaABBcEVahL0xCCM6p6_/w640-h456/51875E1E-0869-4558-A10E-702E72E8C274_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>This weir on the Hebden is located next to an Archimedes screw turbine and a water wheel. I didn't photograph it as there was a picnic table sited over the grating. It was built in 2013 after the bad floods of 2012. It provides power for the attached building.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmzCta0n56yEKDy_Zki2R3SDZ2etr6XJyUgYIOtGAlhKIAgqm4YBRPpdCs6vJlUTFjH7ELZ6bsZbkH-5Nz0fT_4fZBKRD66lDSKkqAfQ9_fO6xvGXNR2TLyJFjUuYTmWXUcV-7Pkn-JEHIXfQ11ZAV80jwoKUgWd4OUohi2PYHBUYT845bzwbSjF3/s4608/1E9C1F23-DDBD-42B2-9DD3-02E02648EE1F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmzCta0n56yEKDy_Zki2R3SDZ2etr6XJyUgYIOtGAlhKIAgqm4YBRPpdCs6vJlUTFjH7ELZ6bsZbkH-5Nz0fT_4fZBKRD66lDSKkqAfQ9_fO6xvGXNR2TLyJFjUuYTmWXUcV-7Pkn-JEHIXfQ11ZAV80jwoKUgWd4OUohi2PYHBUYT845bzwbSjF3/w642-h482/1E9C1F23-DDBD-42B2-9DD3-02E02648EE1F.jpeg" width="642" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking North from the ancient pack horse bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCJDbnyK_Z2V64gCoTQbz4EPrF4vB1r3bJ3uHS8lDN4UGb205cj-uJl4nZ2PA7p9IAOlERSrWJSzIDc7ZgaSRUuNe_xZIe3wf3FB71mvq9uycH0thRVwjekFGbMghbxWsEtkdHcLHFoIXdhBeSEUm8lXe50eG4J31CQp_9oy5mkPqYouQhdofvHLn/s4608/07E937FF-039E-4419-9B48-3DA95CF57C7E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3175" data-original-width="4608" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCJDbnyK_Z2V64gCoTQbz4EPrF4vB1r3bJ3uHS8lDN4UGb205cj-uJl4nZ2PA7p9IAOlERSrWJSzIDc7ZgaSRUuNe_xZIe3wf3FB71mvq9uycH0thRVwjekFGbMghbxWsEtkdHcLHFoIXdhBeSEUm8lXe50eG4J31CQp_9oy5mkPqYouQhdofvHLn/w640-h440/07E937FF-039E-4419-9B48-3DA95CF57C7E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>This is the "Ancient" pack horse bridge. It replaced an old wooden bridge. This one was built in 1510. The current bridge has been repaired a number of times and was the pack horse route between Halifax and Burnley. The pack horse section between Hebden and Heptonstall is called the Buttress. It is still a cobbled path and opens up great views of the town.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwIxurEGUvle6lvjlW0X034V-LiBtxfwzYzXks6Vh9AQRbd27zOBtT9F-vbWFri8sK-3qzZ_cJeh7TLwy-tlcsfbdT2u0cR71mQSoPG5L11X0veGWdhWmXpikAPW41phtA84jZkPHs5nLEDDpeedbpW2vgbJ2l99dBu4sn1979BEKZ30D8_x3rdsi/s4608/42BBACCD-31F2-4311-9B3D-609CAB537A40.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwIxurEGUvle6lvjlW0X034V-LiBtxfwzYzXks6Vh9AQRbd27zOBtT9F-vbWFri8sK-3qzZ_cJeh7TLwy-tlcsfbdT2u0cR71mQSoPG5L11X0veGWdhWmXpikAPW41phtA84jZkPHs5nLEDDpeedbpW2vgbJ2l99dBu4sn1979BEKZ30D8_x3rdsi/w640-h480/42BBACCD-31F2-4311-9B3D-609CAB537A40.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Start of the Buttress route.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p6q-ANbLw1zHIFZK56G7cYuB4YvhR6YlyaTIH32TTAmVHteSfYmmSs1azmawqq0lARiB7pN3A2_a5rq8CLZIv65hFTV1TGCk_bQBumCH4zc5yw9K2TJPGgM9Ev3HrhlTlTnuU0Hee9h3t-Wx_Gx8zu5GdzJicqVBJ2YIeGJ5WzyZ9EHTuNVXsKKv/s4032/51464C07-9C06-4EFA-8DA6-3E0E33A759A0.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p6q-ANbLw1zHIFZK56G7cYuB4YvhR6YlyaTIH32TTAmVHteSfYmmSs1azmawqq0lARiB7pN3A2_a5rq8CLZIv65hFTV1TGCk_bQBumCH4zc5yw9K2TJPGgM9Ev3HrhlTlTnuU0Hee9h3t-Wx_Gx8zu5GdzJicqVBJ2YIeGJ5WzyZ9EHTuNVXsKKv/w480-h640/51464C07-9C06-4EFA-8DA6-3E0E33A759A0.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The camera tells lies. It was much steeper than it looks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1gKSTRiE68Q8X5Tnq7kCFuFHMTDm5qj72yTLhVOEpxWvJHFElxgm_cRwQnFtVTWbME-z2h1Ycc7eH3mPGk9hBH71sQyj6oO1odAS79qaIPJ0jp-b1bgkaLA_gnEFib-hfuyF-1y9RK5G9_7UJBWCs0OK8gTw52jRrjQ_LoLOLmNePsrohHhVAMlB/s4608/6C469310-CCF0-43E7-A8E4-0692669BF03D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1gKSTRiE68Q8X5Tnq7kCFuFHMTDm5qj72yTLhVOEpxWvJHFElxgm_cRwQnFtVTWbME-z2h1Ycc7eH3mPGk9hBH71sQyj6oO1odAS79qaIPJ0jp-b1bgkaLA_gnEFib-hfuyF-1y9RK5G9_7UJBWCs0OK8gTw52jRrjQ_LoLOLmNePsrohHhVAMlB/w647-h485/6C469310-CCF0-43E7-A8E4-0692669BF03D.jpeg" width="647" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to clean out this OS Bench Mark but it does not exist in the OS benchmark data sheets. It is shown on the 1894 map of the area. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMQ-Fd9lPGEcF2esEcegD79sF27P5UBXqJr4p8xOxwtEJWfg13Ty7kYKmcmiDRvPf0CJMb_rywGAPNXdsEPMxeRDlLWCipLytoDXPDyKHwmkYbWZRfYXod9t_idLvz_2DyO3jvk6w1MIlI58wj3bjKLSdrCdpGBx_UgkF8u63akK5dnZ34atZ_jVP/s4608/AA934B05-6259-4756-BFE5-8164D7861611_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMQ-Fd9lPGEcF2esEcegD79sF27P5UBXqJr4p8xOxwtEJWfg13Ty7kYKmcmiDRvPf0CJMb_rywGAPNXdsEPMxeRDlLWCipLytoDXPDyKHwmkYbWZRfYXod9t_idLvz_2DyO3jvk6w1MIlI58wj3bjKLSdrCdpGBx_UgkF8u63akK5dnZ34atZ_jVP/w640-h480/AA934B05-6259-4756-BFE5-8164D7861611_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">View of the town-1</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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(cannot be used very often).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-63725670995066467142023-02-13T19:22:00.008+00:002023-02-13T21:42:34.211+00:00The Singing Ringing Tree. A quick visit.<p><i><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;"> THURSDAY 9TH FEBRUARY</span></u></b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;">After an overnight trip into Burnley we decided to go up to the Singing Ringing Tree located at SD8512 2894 on the way home. We hadn't been to it in the past and it is located very close to the car park. It only takes a few minutes to walk and on a decent path to get to it. </p><p>The "Tree" is a wind powered orchestra of tubes, sculptured into a wind blown shape of a mountain tree.</p><p>It was erected in 2006 and is one of four sculptures created by the East Lancashire Environmental Arts Network. Desiged by Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqmkKMfOLfrsrUjQUJEsA5QH-9MZqAtPC-ILx3aC1b4SbnXARhPSISVvRAQy7C87Ir8D3ukNOpZdBACHnn3B_bWEWZP4_L1YNhjKV4632HYfUvZgxekdd01d1wkPPsoSXrlTwlGBHfXab28hCnQyxlH0wliyWLn3fzhePWfiUzL40TtoMzxtRGaza/s4560/26AC5CE0-3A5D-4216-8C4A-5AD5F9CF4433_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="4560" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqmkKMfOLfrsrUjQUJEsA5QH-9MZqAtPC-ILx3aC1b4SbnXARhPSISVvRAQy7C87Ir8D3ukNOpZdBACHnn3B_bWEWZP4_L1YNhjKV4632HYfUvZgxekdd01d1wkPPsoSXrlTwlGBHfXab28hCnQyxlH0wliyWLn3fzhePWfiUzL40TtoMzxtRGaza/w640-h300/26AC5CE0-3A5D-4216-8C4A-5AD5F9CF4433_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The singing ringing tree.</div><p>It was a good day to stand under the tree as the wind was relatively strong. The sounds were fantastic. It was bitterly cold and we didn't stay too long. At the car park a man had a flat tyre so I volunteered to change it for him. My fingers felt like they were about to fall off it was freezing.</p><p>It was an enjoyable 1/2 hr.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-87049961950543359672023-01-11T20:49:00.001+00:002023-01-11T20:55:07.200+00:00Boxing Day circular around Askam In Furness<p> Our long time friends who have lived in Seathwaite, Duddon Valley for best part of 30yrs decided that age was catching up and they needed to be nearer to public services etc etc. </p><p>After searching high and low for a new property they bought a new build in Askam in Furness. At first we thought they had made a mistake as the life style between Seathwaite and Askam is so different. Cutting a long story short we have been proved wrong, they made the right decision and they are very happy with their new life.</p><p>We have been staying with them and even did some work for them on Christmas Day. This brought out the old rhyme, "It was Christmas Day in the workhouse, the snow was raining fast, a bare footed made with clogs on.......... etc" anyway we had a lovely Christmas Day which included a quick walk down to the beach at Askam Pier before the heavens opened.</p><p>The area has yet to be explored for walking routes by our friends, so on Boxing Day I put together a circular walk. Alan (not me) was up for it but Tina who had a sore foot decided to stay at home. </p><p>Here is the route I picked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FxpY4jvcAIyxpYwE1SSckqmva8XpsaeAyOGU5DvC05lgWdjhl9h4XstEvY3EdCl7ShU7bEdfioqO-cWFmg4Dj5xhG0u6WEDU5FZnp0mME2D29EzCDiyIVjfcm7dp-y6XWc10rWBXiHuVT9Ob4dWZii7KOPh-tAYNLCCfVYWrFaygOn0s5WRUp6PB/s675/Screenshot%202022-12-27%20at%2019.27.46.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FxpY4jvcAIyxpYwE1SSckqmva8XpsaeAyOGU5DvC05lgWdjhl9h4XstEvY3EdCl7ShU7bEdfioqO-cWFmg4Dj5xhG0u6WEDU5FZnp0mME2D29EzCDiyIVjfcm7dp-y6XWc10rWBXiHuVT9Ob4dWZii7KOPh-tAYNLCCfVYWrFaygOn0s5WRUp6PB/w502-h640/Screenshot%202022-12-27%20at%2019.27.46.png" width="502" /></a></div><br /><p>Starting at the kite mark in Askam, the red line is the walk we did which ended at the flag.</p><p>"A" is where the decision was taken to turn back.</p><p>The black line was part of the planned route which we didn't get to do.</p><p>It wasn't long after leaving the house that we found our way through the streets and onto well used tracks. Passing playing fields and a park we came to a corrugated iron city. I'm not sure what these enclosures were originally used for but to be honest, today, they look a mess, full of junk, rusted panels, old tat of all descriptions. It is known locally as The Lotts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ieXCcQN2oM_Gk-us0pq2H3PFt5o0BG2kvVuISZCc2k6SCcgG1GATBhxJ64tX9xr3knYPTplD5v-M04atHel5TpMgV3cTGsgDKNyEb7e1gxRdz9Rey7QiemJkLyN86GNfc1UZbZ_zyB1qz4ClDmiyGBtq0FFC4Iquf3ssRT50Q5HB740pgbra7OhC/s1014/Screenshot%202022-12-28%20at%2016.50.55.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="1014" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ieXCcQN2oM_Gk-us0pq2H3PFt5o0BG2kvVuISZCc2k6SCcgG1GATBhxJ64tX9xr3knYPTplD5v-M04atHel5TpMgV3cTGsgDKNyEb7e1gxRdz9Rey7QiemJkLyN86GNfc1UZbZ_zyB1qz4ClDmiyGBtq0FFC4Iquf3ssRT50Q5HB740pgbra7OhC/w640-h278/Screenshot%202022-12-28%20at%2016.50.55.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The good bit and small section of corrugated city.</div><p>Askam's history is the iron ore pits and the brick works. In years past the area was very industrial with large Blast Furnaces, tram ways of which lots of social archeology can still be found if you know where to look. (I don't as yet but I am so looking forward to finding out more).</p><p>We soon came to what was part of the Iron Ore works. Signs there told us to keep out, which we did. I guess it's because of the danger to kids swimming in the deep lake which remains or it is a sign from the past. The lake was where Chapmans Lot pit was worked. The actual trail we was walking on was originally the Mineral Railway Line. The old rails have been re-cycled as fencing which can be found along the route.</p><p>We passed a large solar farm which was a bit of a shock as we were just saying what lovely countryside we were in. That will be a huge re-cycle cost at some point in the future.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbpTvrfw2cLuwpuej9TqDTAqxCq6RLVryHcTTL1qizgz1LTZU-dCFyg0c8ejyom2syVgngalD9AO2ZB25dYJMbkgf3fJBQvywOk2os0F2uy3AQmAreaacae5ozKCaBy7u1huYIbcZ7Nmte7F5yRF3veEpx0FlwN_DazdN-Ri-LnwJQsNw9so_jeCR/s578/Screenshot%202023-01-06%20at%2021.08.11.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="578" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbpTvrfw2cLuwpuej9TqDTAqxCq6RLVryHcTTL1qizgz1LTZU-dCFyg0c8ejyom2syVgngalD9AO2ZB25dYJMbkgf3fJBQvywOk2os0F2uy3AQmAreaacae5ozKCaBy7u1huYIbcZ7Nmte7F5yRF3veEpx0FlwN_DazdN-Ri-LnwJQsNw9so_jeCR/w640-h322/Screenshot%202023-01-06%20at%2021.08.11.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>There was a track signposted Roanhead Cottages which looked promising to get down to the beach but to no avail. It was private and anyhow there didn't seem to be a route through.</p><p>We carried on, and on, I started to get a little worried because Alan is 82yrs old and has suffered a bleed on the brain, his balance is not good and I thought Tina might be getting a little worried as to why we were out so long. We rang her and said we had not found a way down to the beach but not to worry.</p><p>Checking the map the only route was to go to the road down to Roanhead and then back along the beach. </p><p>Once at the beach we noticed the tide was in. One of the things I never thought of "Tides". We tried our best over a very pebbly beach, it was difficult walking and extremely windy. Alan was getting tired.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9p7Jsc9nCbSACUkspPkzNCHfAWRPY3fM6DzKtqIbizErbQjIM2YzspckF6jmVE67iXG4Y_8ZHufn8iJvDFG7pAzDLwUSa_lZzPejKFZlF6DHVpXLPRBbUWr9_Z1wW0uKe59a5_HrUxEDQGMffEJm7K1ly4VSbVyOejui0hzyw_6GQHeazf1rIP2O/s4608/078EFCE6-80C0-4009-9CD6-CD33E82F4A3B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9p7Jsc9nCbSACUkspPkzNCHfAWRPY3fM6DzKtqIbizErbQjIM2YzspckF6jmVE67iXG4Y_8ZHufn8iJvDFG7pAzDLwUSa_lZzPejKFZlF6DHVpXLPRBbUWr9_Z1wW0uKe59a5_HrUxEDQGMffEJm7K1ly4VSbVyOejui0hzyw_6GQHeazf1rIP2O/w640-h480/078EFCE6-80C0-4009-9CD6-CD33E82F4A3B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black Combe across the bay.</div><p>Would we be able to get around the headland? Who knows, none of us had been here before. Alan started to falter, his balance and energy gone. What do I do now? We were at the furthest point from home. Do we carry on along the beach and maybe get caught by the tide or do we walk back from where we had come, which would be the longest route. </p><p>Keeping hold of Alan so that he stayed on his feet Sheila ran to a dog walker to ask if we could get around the headland. Answer..... No. It was a high tide.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZc-xie7q_M7_1V5Rb83mF6AKDEibnqO2H-Cnv16BN18dI_qQPXHHCum8llzRpA1pmJgUHPkZd0tR39BljRYP0AxH0nA0bpASrvQ-WXOMuF_KhpxEOVkgm7qFoIJTCGYrT0I0bDWEm103LUyPgxFU2zL41pqR3VEkxyMlGtZA3AFVItY1mRvrFPR8/s4608/5CBDF2DE-974C-47DB-93DB-D927F29678F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZc-xie7q_M7_1V5Rb83mF6AKDEibnqO2H-Cnv16BN18dI_qQPXHHCum8llzRpA1pmJgUHPkZd0tR39BljRYP0AxH0nA0bpASrvQ-WXOMuF_KhpxEOVkgm7qFoIJTCGYrT0I0bDWEm103LUyPgxFU2zL41pqR3VEkxyMlGtZA3AFVItY1mRvrFPR8/w640-h480/5CBDF2DE-974C-47DB-93DB-D927F29678F1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sheila jogging down the beach to ask a dog walker for advise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbmkiV-dLodt7CQF7C8r45VxSP8ytqD-s6jpgk3f6nFDRIgj_cPTn8ay5Rcvi0PQQfI29Z1sSdrBOFRAQxsgvmVNwD7w4Wfem1MZLE-fC8V_h6yJh6q-aVWDCrKsfqMoZSGOx8bHsSpfcgddZ-3o9jhTha_OhME_NvIOGAkEb_-yvquZ0m7k4KRSx/s4608/A274E958-E941-4F57-9436-F6FF5D0136AA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbmkiV-dLodt7CQF7C8r45VxSP8ytqD-s6jpgk3f6nFDRIgj_cPTn8ay5Rcvi0PQQfI29Z1sSdrBOFRAQxsgvmVNwD7w4Wfem1MZLE-fC8V_h6yJh6q-aVWDCrKsfqMoZSGOx8bHsSpfcgddZ-3o9jhTha_OhME_NvIOGAkEb_-yvquZ0m7k4KRSx/w640-h480/A274E958-E941-4F57-9436-F6FF5D0136AA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shingle and pebble beach made for hard walking.</div><p>No choice then we had to go backwards. We both struggled getting Alan back along the shingle and large pebbles which slid away with every step. But we got back to the car park before the tide cut us off.</p><p>It was very cold and windy when we stopped at the car park and the information centre was shut. It was starting to rain. There was only one thing for it.</p><p>I gave Sheila my coat and camera and said I would run back to the house to get the car and pick them up. There was no shelter at the car park but the WC's were open so they sheltered there and I set off.</p><p>I hadn't run for a while, since I had achilles problems but I never thought about it as I yomped my way back the 6km. I did the run surprisingly quick considering. It must have been the adrenaline. </p><p>I picked them both up and fortunately Alan was ok. He got a bit of a telling off when we got home but we can laugh about it now.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-50636990263235737032022-12-28T11:56:00.002+00:002022-12-28T11:56:55.627+00:00A photo blog post of our short walk along the beach at Walney Island.<p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>Christmas Eve, 2022.🎅🎄</i></b></span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB6J7xSeBc7Fy3dvLKg5Tx9e2bffxqw73EPl70vPGJttyyjrHFfWl1j9UN9LCu8V3jSWvXSRiUie6-L8Lz7rE9hYCZHpTkUFSH5-7bGtVZ38T7t5yq3gKkiAD4AYOLukqNG6UlgntaCsa4jKpI6QTwt8wYzSTTHYRO6uKJdtKL34R2NdSOoigoniTi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB6J7xSeBc7Fy3dvLKg5Tx9e2bffxqw73EPl70vPGJttyyjrHFfWl1j9UN9LCu8V3jSWvXSRiUie6-L8Lz7rE9hYCZHpTkUFSH5-7bGtVZ38T7t5yq3gKkiAD4AYOLukqNG6UlgntaCsa4jKpI6QTwt8wYzSTTHYRO6uKJdtKL34R2NdSOoigoniTi=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9pDdVUkohCjhxLoiSJaWpudfaAQKm3uoKCBNJGo0KOcVrbvtZnLQCVxX4sdd7B0Ud4hwVdwihGnK5pzTkBNKQBFUOciVy-dDDqRCKxMUVSOt3r6BkqBbfUrx_0MXnzLF0DRw0WViuTacwSeXXiYpl7zsYIeFQnwQutmSvdsHiNKTMFi-WlGVNDwd3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9pDdVUkohCjhxLoiSJaWpudfaAQKm3uoKCBNJGo0KOcVrbvtZnLQCVxX4sdd7B0Ud4hwVdwihGnK5pzTkBNKQBFUOciVy-dDDqRCKxMUVSOt3r6BkqBbfUrx_0MXnzLF0DRw0WViuTacwSeXXiYpl7zsYIeFQnwQutmSvdsHiNKTMFi-WlGVNDwd3=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS2rSFsL1s8ToyxnkMkocfm81APQhop3EvmIdHmrrRvZOqGMfJSRavubsD7G8tGCzxvRgzEsa0LxY-UOL1lgsxsYQj1CXWVtGULQZbt5tyOatfhorDDviny3bwqtj_w8CTA6IS6t1npq4YnFipwyw5Qgg9dKOkDFizZHEK5DK69GP-L-KIsfNflW-b" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS2rSFsL1s8ToyxnkMkocfm81APQhop3EvmIdHmrrRvZOqGMfJSRavubsD7G8tGCzxvRgzEsa0LxY-UOL1lgsxsYQj1CXWVtGULQZbt5tyOatfhorDDviny3bwqtj_w8CTA6IS6t1npq4YnFipwyw5Qgg9dKOkDFizZHEK5DK69GP-L-KIsfNflW-b=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div>I think these were Stint.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigFvUKTLLfFjUyoFEVo4HQlfjhNvFOrgjvVtqetIeEbQJKWRiCDUBRChPtUOghQVf830ZsgIUEx4m9ggc5gOVms800bMjp5IgZdTQty2jDttNSM6YEO14M1y5rLLfJn3VClMeaKuHn-vzlKDOJDem_tVq3gMvKfPQ-o_wZQYMGOHH5lQ0JmLFMVllb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigFvUKTLLfFjUyoFEVo4HQlfjhNvFOrgjvVtqetIeEbQJKWRiCDUBRChPtUOghQVf830ZsgIUEx4m9ggc5gOVms800bMjp5IgZdTQty2jDttNSM6YEO14M1y5rLLfJn3VClMeaKuHn-vzlKDOJDem_tVq3gMvKfPQ-o_wZQYMGOHH5lQ0JmLFMVllb=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div>WW2 relic of a large gun emplacement. (Many of these still to be seen).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1VKiqG7iOA1g91KGf5LCjX7U9LBkBUGtCfl11kmw9FxArHheuATXHAepdyeQNC4GOJ37iFbQrslzvtOy8LjCf1HAv-PQE8y30QCUumbIk31QjwRLk509YvnMXJNDc7YxuV4_xBQRzbBEOqEuj75GP7VMiwSaqqWcDzCOMR9s94--_Rs6rYlsftsrJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1VKiqG7iOA1g91KGf5LCjX7U9LBkBUGtCfl11kmw9FxArHheuATXHAepdyeQNC4GOJ37iFbQrslzvtOy8LjCf1HAv-PQE8y30QCUumbIk31QjwRLk509YvnMXJNDc7YxuV4_xBQRzbBEOqEuj75GP7VMiwSaqqWcDzCOMR9s94--_Rs6rYlsftsrJ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div>View North from just before Shope Tree Scar<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAC88UDzVazOjUv9KoMe0ZgW3rTu1gLVHZIoSTgiPQNSvir1zMxDnSnxbJW3kQ9SLwzvaap7iyIbaP1F_DH1TNnhv8P3sczUUv50ZboXLqir4HvYqzXoAjH-_OJDfbfQE90EvYxnonV0dxn07MFREAYEFRRJmpla4eMCc10qbOim9t5wblG7a8fhFj" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The 4 lanes on the smart motorway have not made the slightest bit of difference to traffic congestion whatsoever. Except the motorway is a far more dangerous place.</p><p>Arriving at the free car park I already feel shattered from the amount of traffic encountered. I hate driving.</p><p>Today I have planned a 10/12Km walk which will take in reservoirs, a grand viewpoint, open moorland and a river walk through forestry. Weather wise it isn't a grand day like we had last Tuesday, but hey, it isn't raining and I can see the tops.</p><p>More or less straight away I took a wrong turn but realised within a hundred metres. I turned right on the path which goes towards Stepback Brook instead of going left through Ryal Farm which is a listed building. </p><p>Looking at the building I'm not 100% certain that listing ensures the best treatment. In this case I would have my doubts. The building dates from the mid 1600 and belonged to the Walmsley family.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggervyj2JhlxlaBOEr6vtce483cDk2U6ymCYD9vLIpaBoG-931QFeMDiU0TgRAZ_64FUh8fD7wwMFqs9GttQFsSpAMyifnYPMa7khr_lk06Mraj4scsijhGOTLez2_cwHEoXdhGrs1istWQvGjcwXQ2D6hhbf2cw4vTZaitID35jro9NNQO3YlJ7Do/s4585/490FF19A-4855-4E62-9967-3563C47B058F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="4585" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggervyj2JhlxlaBOEr6vtce483cDk2U6ymCYD9vLIpaBoG-931QFeMDiU0TgRAZ_64FUh8fD7wwMFqs9GttQFsSpAMyifnYPMa7khr_lk06Mraj4scsijhGOTLez2_cwHEoXdhGrs1istWQvGjcwXQ2D6hhbf2cw4vTZaitID35jro9NNQO3YlJ7Do/w640-h338/490FF19A-4855-4E62-9967-3563C47B058F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ryal Farm, built Circa 1650</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were togged out for a nippy day and it wasn't long before the layers came off. The sun was really strong but it didn't make for good images. Through the fields full of ewe's with the admiring tups in an adjacent field we emerged onto a green lane which was aptly named Donkey Brew. This is a neatly cobbled old road leading down to Earnsdale Reservoir.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkw5SGlEOzUBNd-tjT0OpxV3lIyXDWfnyeV3TMYA7xBmsa7q5XLMeM0jAG9-wW9I-JwBoOQZYu5FbbMB_Cucx8Q9GF29Z8iPy5f01LlQBNxZ65XQ_U2QB7urRkz0NSZnC2L8LOpZfaqSI4-h4jGWRHaTB0iuRp9VhaEcq60NFK2yDShXjSE4fNLcq/s4608/EC81E42F-69E3-4C40-9EA2-899F345373EB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkw5SGlEOzUBNd-tjT0OpxV3lIyXDWfnyeV3TMYA7xBmsa7q5XLMeM0jAG9-wW9I-JwBoOQZYu5FbbMB_Cucx8Q9GF29Z8iPy5f01LlQBNxZ65XQ_U2QB7urRkz0NSZnC2L8LOpZfaqSI4-h4jGWRHaTB0iuRp9VhaEcq60NFK2yDShXjSE4fNLcq/w640-h480/EC81E42F-69E3-4C40-9EA2-899F345373EB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The reservoir was built in 1863 and is fed by Stepback Brook.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH1Go_qjBLkIa8xdLaTe6hGPAAzpqcpwSxbFxuO9YGSbRHMMH70NpvUtlvIhvKZC5a_x0Hcvyhd32Szhj2iIAIXYhpdzWc_Y6fuT2xFlNC6jIEaWROfc3rsnVMEGSJWeeCK-U-d-tJH-vEezqkcKy1W3TCLD6nkbdfhANupiWOuk1iHgcOyD-eBNA/s4573/335FFE36-19FD-44D0-9175-ACC79EB6D61D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="4573" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH1Go_qjBLkIa8xdLaTe6hGPAAzpqcpwSxbFxuO9YGSbRHMMH70NpvUtlvIhvKZC5a_x0Hcvyhd32Szhj2iIAIXYhpdzWc_Y6fuT2xFlNC6jIEaWROfc3rsnVMEGSJWeeCK-U-d-tJH-vEezqkcKy1W3TCLD6nkbdfhANupiWOuk1iHgcOyD-eBNA/w640-h392/335FFE36-19FD-44D0-9175-ACC79EB6D61D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easdale reservoir, the path goes across the dam head.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd98IkqiwqL4H4o8UyPUV145uqh6DcCJCe-4iwsN-58qbzPXh27JhYixeNG9ppj2JJXQ0PpCYFKnOj4MOOFhX46uCOJFtqjgBpnB542x1ZsKDXTVauu6x2-RIpnLLAStMOpaOtc5jqzBb9fAvp86ikDJL2eio3EswuNnaNT8kdn45lUQ2frhVw_hOH/s4032/38D0FAA7-507A-47F1-BDEC-7DDEB868C469.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd98IkqiwqL4H4o8UyPUV145uqh6DcCJCe-4iwsN-58qbzPXh27JhYixeNG9ppj2JJXQ0PpCYFKnOj4MOOFhX46uCOJFtqjgBpnB542x1ZsKDXTVauu6x2-RIpnLLAStMOpaOtc5jqzBb9fAvp86ikDJL2eio3EswuNnaNT8kdn45lUQ2frhVw_hOH/w640-h480/38D0FAA7-507A-47F1-BDEC-7DDEB868C469.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looking at the map, the track looks like a Land Rover track but we were surprised to find it mettled for quite a way. Approaching the Water House, a lovely York stone house we were greeted by a couple of alpaca. Beyond the house we passed through a gate on the right. Above us but out of sight unfortunately was another reservoir, Sunnyhurst Hey. It wouldn't be until we got to Jubilee Tower that we would get to see it. However, the views north towards Longridge Fell was great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few dog walkers were enjoying the weather as we plodded upwards towards the tower. Our fitness or I should say lack of fitness coming to the fore. Darwin down to our left. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIuzEksfNchLDWVa4Y5mntF39iBXZQCd9m-JtD8y5MG3yA0eT35zCkW0y7kGaWwR78E4fh5UKwH75niqPP60XHNLQNTY4kMfDsy1GxEgjWj81zI9Ar43dGJbIU5YgSTUIywi14N2ILRKZEQsRv9kE4JKqHSjFl8sAo0Sa-FmzlTsBSjAWkUkBHvYq/s4597/0C0BA8CD-B2E4-429C-ABF5-6A02ADA5EA3C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2810" data-original-width="4597" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIuzEksfNchLDWVa4Y5mntF39iBXZQCd9m-JtD8y5MG3yA0eT35zCkW0y7kGaWwR78E4fh5UKwH75niqPP60XHNLQNTY4kMfDsy1GxEgjWj81zI9Ar43dGJbIU5YgSTUIywi14N2ILRKZEQsRv9kE4JKqHSjFl8sAo0Sa-FmzlTsBSjAWkUkBHvYq/w640-h392/0C0BA8CD-B2E4-429C-ABF5-6A02ADA5EA3C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the way up Darwen Hill to Jubilee Tower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl77mkCNRmGILc2UfVZPO903LQXkV9ZF_mE-aU4m13Q712Y5oaFMNB9Haeu7FOF1zJkgP_0qeGI2xp-GhaKFlF4Bo6q2TG5ez8OFILDMMv1yenC32DbhzQxKOz6W7Xy__pnJqcu6Ng4J8A6-kLP_B_uzr43-MrU7HisQw3qHBAdEcZUNW5ZaAaGha/s4590/7A2D8294-FF15-4B47-91C5-001767F38422_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4590" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl77mkCNRmGILc2UfVZPO903LQXkV9ZF_mE-aU4m13Q712Y5oaFMNB9Haeu7FOF1zJkgP_0qeGI2xp-GhaKFlF4Bo6q2TG5ez8OFILDMMv1yenC32DbhzQxKOz6W7Xy__pnJqcu6Ng4J8A6-kLP_B_uzr43-MrU7HisQw3qHBAdEcZUNW5ZaAaGha/w640-h398/7A2D8294-FF15-4B47-91C5-001767F38422_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Still a bit to go yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkYgS3002QgM0tAUqDVaOMMFZZExD0xtCyCWO1gVjVblMbs2YXxeET9nEUnG7TinQZp53XSgbklPYfbE18tmYz8xZzAP4F4bxNmvCgfgPsiUVjRm0xNlVEFGCkhEUwLxscygFV2SXcE_hBF2k3kTmzJ4K8AkFEyHxcP2HNxup3rJ0-5gexFO3Hdzy/s4608/26E59ECC-C4C2-4E5F-8824-652838FD4D3F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkYgS3002QgM0tAUqDVaOMMFZZExD0xtCyCWO1gVjVblMbs2YXxeET9nEUnG7TinQZp53XSgbklPYfbE18tmYz8xZzAP4F4bxNmvCgfgPsiUVjRm0xNlVEFGCkhEUwLxscygFV2SXcE_hBF2k3kTmzJ4K8AkFEyHxcP2HNxup3rJ0-5gexFO3Hdzy/w640-h480/26E59ECC-C4C2-4E5F-8824-652838FD4D3F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Darwen</div><div style="text-align: left;">A very pleasant "up" soon brought us to the tower at 372 metres and the OS Trig point osbm S3476. It was surprising that we had the tower to ourselves. I didn't expect that on such a nice day. We did the climb to the top and wow what a view. The tower was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee year. 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This was simply because there are so many paths heading off in all directions from the tower. As it happens our route followed the Witton Weavers Trail. I've done small sections of this trail but I wouldn't mind doing it all in one go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The moorland was a delight and the sound of grouse, which sounds like they were laughing at us could be heard as we disturbed them. The wind was a bit chilly and we needed to keep moving until we got into the lee where we stopped for a few minutes at one of the many benches situated on the tops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We must have been lucky as around the hills to the east and for long periods on Winter Hill a band of thick white cloud covered the tops. We were now walking west on an extremely wide grassy path which must have been mowed by machine. We were now about halfway. The tower still constantly in our rear view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeIZjdEw2JR-PxJH22Vsd3iYd92P5fSZgrqGLwPH6-aVL2ztRlg44JGJszlLEfNgu1Y9gSYo05L6gs_vY8UfM6aIxkIlnUnP4LojoIf0ygBqEGfkKLpu-q_-B2NjLPNdfAdF5QFNL5S9Oc9kDWBEWW0VHCU4pzrVuFsZHl6h24s36-JeWBxb0uk7W/s4608/97077C0C-4457-42AC-A883-2E7C08B2B94C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeIZjdEw2JR-PxJH22Vsd3iYd92P5fSZgrqGLwPH6-aVL2ztRlg44JGJszlLEfNgu1Y9gSYo05L6gs_vY8UfM6aIxkIlnUnP4LojoIf0ygBqEGfkKLpu-q_-B2NjLPNdfAdF5QFNL5S9Oc9kDWBEWW0VHCU4pzrVuFsZHl6h24s36-JeWBxb0uk7W/w640-h480/97077C0C-4457-42AC-A883-2E7C08B2B94C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heading west into clear sky. Not a soul around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JxVYztJXQa7sfTTvw8v3nYrHYBWROEk4Y2zVKcTYT7WE2XeIOsRVhGwTOG6iCvI7OeEhsZVjPA3w-oA47VLsu94cZivkfCNW96PTLVBpFuN3deFEyQb4H--q1aPeosSUh613jP3CnKUfWtdViiE7xcSh-m8f32fh4yhY-mZpV-JZXZwdXigOlELN/s4543/700E58AF-A92C-46C3-93BF-A72646E6D6A4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="4543" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JxVYztJXQa7sfTTvw8v3nYrHYBWROEk4Y2zVKcTYT7WE2XeIOsRVhGwTOG6iCvI7OeEhsZVjPA3w-oA47VLsu94cZivkfCNW96PTLVBpFuN3deFEyQb4H--q1aPeosSUh613jP3CnKUfWtdViiE7xcSh-m8f32fh4yhY-mZpV-JZXZwdXigOlELN/w640-h390/700E58AF-A92C-46C3-93BF-A72646E6D6A4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Winter Hill starting to clear.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Walking down the motorway track I kept thinking "Thats a good spot to camp, oh and there's running water". Noted in memory bank. </div><div style="text-align: left;">At the access point into open country the tower looked so close. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZveJ4EXqGDd-AZ7enfVtfLyaheBfCpiav6etwAPNXrlStZU5eMfl-_i9XFzpRY47qGgmxaI__NpA8FZvuVqDR0H-eKuM76smV-mjrl2DXTe92-oICWybLxRDNjSAF0HSKjbtCqysIOWtVmgvdAnlVhGtQ71IGiPfIujnPs16uxgqOzREiqD835Kf/s4608/573BC768-253D-478A-8FB4-A34860F7EEE6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZveJ4EXqGDd-AZ7enfVtfLyaheBfCpiav6etwAPNXrlStZU5eMfl-_i9XFzpRY47qGgmxaI__NpA8FZvuVqDR0H-eKuM76smV-mjrl2DXTe92-oICWybLxRDNjSAF0HSKjbtCqysIOWtVmgvdAnlVhGtQ71IGiPfIujnPs16uxgqOzREiqD835Kf/w640-h480/573BC768-253D-478A-8FB4-A34860F7EEE6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All too soon we head downhill towards the road where looking at the map is a car park and picnic area. We will stop here for lunch and then into the forestry which hold deer and the ruin of Hollinshed Hall.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The car park was there but the barrier was locked up. As for the picnic area, well that was none existent. So we used a decent enough low wall as a table. The sign in the car park said it was overspill only. Also if you did manage to park and you were not out by 5.30pm, YES, 5.30pm, you would be locked in and that would be that until the barrier was unlocked the next day. Wonderful I thought. Must put a hacksaw in the boot I thought. There was no sign that you couldn't cut the barrier so I presume that it would be ok.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKezmJ3DcOdr9N8K5v7HvFFS17XNsQTiLF2MIyY-NiyPSwyYH58T396ieBe0K1Kfm2igy1jjqRHtwSugOltabpN3nmvtetrB4h_oV9RiYFmqCm6CSy-qHOB8_YV1ZJDRLWbvu4_yh5cS0z-0XUeK6EVa6_57MnSAa9VJU5YuVoOt6Y27uAKAXLJaol/s4608/8424D7C2-C8C8-4AD6-96E0-AD578826AEC6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKezmJ3DcOdr9N8K5v7HvFFS17XNsQTiLF2MIyY-NiyPSwyYH58T396ieBe0K1Kfm2igy1jjqRHtwSugOltabpN3nmvtetrB4h_oV9RiYFmqCm6CSy-qHOB8_YV1ZJDRLWbvu4_yh5cS0z-0XUeK6EVa6_57MnSAa9VJU5YuVoOt6Y27uAKAXLJaol/w640-h480/8424D7C2-C8C8-4AD6-96E0-AD578826AEC6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lunch. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The 2 mini buses were for a children's outing, I presume the driver had his own keys to the barrier. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The walk through the plantation was an absolute delight. Mixed woodland and obviously the grounds which belonged to the now ruined Hollinshead Hall. The hall was built on the grounds of a former farm in 1776 by John Hollinshead. It eventually feel into disrepair and when the land was purchased by Liverpool Corporation Waterworks in the 1900's it was demolished. Apart from the well house which still stands.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yH8obOmfaSm49v9jibThe8-yHd-_luC5HebWqdcDL35FbHOWwe5KdzKW7n-q-M8DhklFNu7PePWTuf3V2U8Ia5gN8wVQEqOa3ecZWmtVkwjXg9reoyRiQuok288zu4XZE1sj9t6KtkIzpNmZpufpWkNaChpojho3_Fg7sIFfZQ_R3U1F4_vvK_SN/s4242/D8069F6F-653D-45D4-93F6-A80166860F52_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="4242" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yH8obOmfaSm49v9jibThe8-yHd-_luC5HebWqdcDL35FbHOWwe5KdzKW7n-q-M8DhklFNu7PePWTuf3V2U8Ia5gN8wVQEqOa3ecZWmtVkwjXg9reoyRiQuok288zu4XZE1sj9t6KtkIzpNmZpufpWkNaChpojho3_Fg7sIFfZQ_R3U1F4_vvK_SN/w640-h388/D8069F6F-653D-45D4-93F6-A80166860F52_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNizplGZO8UJIjVwYorydEpSMDCOXLIe2xn40sSdLrpfu3bhclWszkNFvq0DPJOnBycaN2C5YRwrLUenQNhD1o9fwdrlk4-lV4dnQrsdVnLMGXM6sUOO3k52xAPpkkLsP1bZrfMfI603Iu7ed5DjePWcoxmr9YKytnQlSSoxpDkhxniRrepW2Vbt1x/s392/ACC94D31-B013-46C8-9372-127FAAD38EB1_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="392" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNizplGZO8UJIjVwYorydEpSMDCOXLIe2xn40sSdLrpfu3bhclWszkNFvq0DPJOnBycaN2C5YRwrLUenQNhD1o9fwdrlk4-lV4dnQrsdVnLMGXM6sUOO3k52xAPpkkLsP1bZrfMfI603Iu7ed5DjePWcoxmr9YKytnQlSSoxpDkhxniRrepW2Vbt1x/w640-h502/ACC94D31-B013-46C8-9372-127FAAD38EB1_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The well house and below a blurry image of the interior. 2 images thanks to Lancashirepast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXDb66dxMH6m127D45fXcAxgM_FKFZhLoe-uYR8XTRyUceDW7cqOS-E8xlmuqczSn6YSzyzLjpbddlPwU8qCl2Nzil4pCznJ6eWTJhZxteL-oaf0n9i4X8ldF6eu55_K0VAo9khkvGpxlRyAB40P1dhRDmKM8S5n3LybYy4MU6ci5pxvw0OCGs9C7/s230/DCB4D20A-44A9-4C39-8609-EFF896939034_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="230" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXDb66dxMH6m127D45fXcAxgM_FKFZhLoe-uYR8XTRyUceDW7cqOS-E8xlmuqczSn6YSzyzLjpbddlPwU8qCl2Nzil4pCznJ6eWTJhZxteL-oaf0n9i4X8ldF6eu55_K0VAo9khkvGpxlRyAB40P1dhRDmKM8S5n3LybYy4MU6ci5pxvw0OCGs9C7/w400-h303/DCB4D20A-44A9-4C39-8609-EFF896939034_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Leaving the old hall behind and following a good path through the plantation we spoke to a chap keen to show us the photographs he had taken of a stag and doe. They were taken here and no wonder he was proud of them. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Also, all around was a plethora of fungi. I so wish I had brought a flash for the camera because there was some beuts.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Numerous times the sound of the river could be heard but not seen and it was quite a while before it came into view. At the bridge over to Roddlesworth I took the photo below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZUY9A7bC_W_JCyB7PvfNScEg95G1nkvOR5o4ALfydvZKqF5EO6IK9X6TSalb1PCws3HoPGYREsxVUY2zf2rYf9cB1oou5DHUUBHpT9iTLCPW2Ce3OgWej5WTf4_AwKX9c4qwT85VQrKgoE0h7OChoP89yMMYpjmchZJLihzLg3kFQIcVxOEyqH_Z/s4608/208721E4-E624-421D-AEE5-AA7F472B340B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZUY9A7bC_W_JCyB7PvfNScEg95G1nkvOR5o4ALfydvZKqF5EO6IK9X6TSalb1PCws3HoPGYREsxVUY2zf2rYf9cB1oou5DHUUBHpT9iTLCPW2Ce3OgWej5WTf4_AwKX9c4qwT85VQrKgoE0h7OChoP89yMMYpjmchZJLihzLg3kFQIcVxOEyqH_Z/w640-h480/208721E4-E624-421D-AEE5-AA7F472B340B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This walk has been one of my favourites for some time. Scenery so mixed and lots of fungi at this time of year. It was a good outing for both me with my tendonitis and Sheila with her sore hip. What a pair of crocks. But there was quite a lot of up's and downs so it is progress. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's the route, about 11km.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbjhAXVb07dbwa_gfPPS23UNX3r-b9kfi0m_8Lu2AUEDhLpikssMa6ZKJuQ7PKILcYyO1X6o6GqpxIJogXWk57G0YaUUVxAKVevSSVheLiemtCEVAt83HSl8rc62aYQhxXSfmwt0d3wFBAR6zkvnSHi7SnB0fOp17DrY3mFj0M3FVLg5ULJj6f5gR/s789/5F202B02-29A8-4D3E-9133-A0A94201DE0F.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="745" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbjhAXVb07dbwa_gfPPS23UNX3r-b9kfi0m_8Lu2AUEDhLpikssMa6ZKJuQ7PKILcYyO1X6o6GqpxIJogXWk57G0YaUUVxAKVevSSVheLiemtCEVAt83HSl8rc62aYQhxXSfmwt0d3wFBAR6zkvnSHi7SnB0fOp17DrY3mFj0M3FVLg5ULJj6f5gR/w604-h640/5F202B02-29A8-4D3E-9133-A0A94201DE0F.png" width="604" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And it wouldn't be a walk without a tractor. 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I wondered just how much would have changed in all that time, considering all the development of recent times. As it turned out there was only one small detour needed where a new house had been built in Wheelton.</p><p>We parked the car at SD6051 2202 which is the junction of the Wheelton By-Pass and the side road of Whinns Lane. It was a lovely spring like day with blue skies and plenty of cloud inversions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vL5_bMlCLW4AIj7zAXYYVyAmpyQXnim2aTvDkopqVBFh0eaenfpxGiVFa73dWxccduHY_ZJ46xOpQDbN9yTePhXcVS2QYAuG-FFrfsEMJH7MNvvta-OhQVSwYWGwyBMwY65y-54I9vnvy-Pxk4jeplcai4s9bIJmdCH9yNwZhjoDg1a0CPj_qC7q/s4608/8E5DBA15-8FCF-4DD6-A890-EFB4FBDFD680.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vL5_bMlCLW4AIj7zAXYYVyAmpyQXnim2aTvDkopqVBFh0eaenfpxGiVFa73dWxccduHY_ZJ46xOpQDbN9yTePhXcVS2QYAuG-FFrfsEMJH7MNvvta-OhQVSwYWGwyBMwY65y-54I9vnvy-Pxk4jeplcai4s9bIJmdCH9yNwZhjoDg1a0CPj_qC7q/w640-h480/8E5DBA15-8FCF-4DD6-A890-EFB4FBDFD680.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vL5_bMlCLW4AIj7zAXYYVyAmpyQXnim2aTvDkopqVBFh0eaenfpxGiVFa73dWxccduHY_ZJ46xOpQDbN9yTePhXcVS2QYAuG-FFrfsEMJH7MNvvta-OhQVSwYWGwyBMwY65y-54I9vnvy-Pxk4jeplcai4s9bIJmdCH9yNwZhjoDg1a0CPj_qC7q/s4608/8E5DBA15-8FCF-4DD6-A890-EFB4FBDFD680.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Whinns Lane Parking spot.</a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">We set off down Whinns Lane and passed a Vegan Restaurant which was in a grand spot too admire the views. A little further we got the first glimpses of the Leeds-Liverpool canal through the trees.</span></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfi9Im77OvawdcJ21iubuCewBxvGX8jHF-hoHRhl3kZx_7KMJdqUbu3qrll5-PZJGtwNcj7FbgAsalRYgFUfrnwGfds4OxDtMDiKHp2eXBXy8HfZqwtx5ZE1FAucPLCsVnbN9W9sCQktKWbs_sEj8dkVsh3_av1Wzrr1-DafIj8-8JxiOTObdkd8v/s4608/E7B9676A-6055-4ED2-991C-8BA23B84168B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfi9Im77OvawdcJ21iubuCewBxvGX8jHF-hoHRhl3kZx_7KMJdqUbu3qrll5-PZJGtwNcj7FbgAsalRYgFUfrnwGfds4OxDtMDiKHp2eXBXy8HfZqwtx5ZE1FAucPLCsVnbN9W9sCQktKWbs_sEj8dkVsh3_av1Wzrr1-DafIj8-8JxiOTObdkd8v/w640-h480/E7B9676A-6055-4ED2-991C-8BA23B84168B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Just before a bend and a row of cottages a high wall with a footpath sign on the left is seen. Take this tight narrow path for a hundred metres or so and through the gate into a field. The first of many.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLq3DRApUATugOCadpgp9-p8iV-uOrjO-rvbJiTAfHZ9vTSSz5I-Kh0L0CYx4tSEwAu8uJ9WlTkl3Yecbb1zj60lTLwbO8xqh1Vyk1D5jWolQdUj-6SkQlYRxlv_MlHhBpOl9SqZtdsOFgqws2ApGI3G666aAb5rVpt9suQDUqv4R_20Wor5Vh0Bsr/s4608/06191951-0602-4ABA-95F8-8101AA4D46AF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLq3DRApUATugOCadpgp9-p8iV-uOrjO-rvbJiTAfHZ9vTSSz5I-Kh0L0CYx4tSEwAu8uJ9WlTkl3Yecbb1zj60lTLwbO8xqh1Vyk1D5jWolQdUj-6SkQlYRxlv_MlHhBpOl9SqZtdsOFgqws2ApGI3G666aAb5rVpt9suQDUqv4R_20Wor5Vh0Bsr/w640-h480/06191951-0602-4ABA-95F8-8101AA4D46AF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUWe8puIPk_7k7QOawjZdU9FmU64vJ0p7GKx6ysGx_QZs1b0V-fZcVDIZMfVq298rDk3t4E1ZWWH1Lozv3BnG-I9gqxKy6ZTBX8jSazNjTAck7ZT6zefP3BdF1D1eLpMCaPsR13XyRkj93YzZEFEOr8uLhOumZVwKHAHK-GnsyrzypxP6lNjCx941/s4608/5FD13C9B-3912-4DE3-A26A-AE2C921BBFD7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUWe8puIPk_7k7QOawjZdU9FmU64vJ0p7GKx6ysGx_QZs1b0V-fZcVDIZMfVq298rDk3t4E1ZWWH1Lozv3BnG-I9gqxKy6ZTBX8jSazNjTAck7ZT6zefP3BdF1D1eLpMCaPsR13XyRkj93YzZEFEOr8uLhOumZVwKHAHK-GnsyrzypxP6lNjCx941/s4608/5FD13C9B-3912-4DE3-A26A-AE2C921BBFD7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUWe8puIPk_7k7QOawjZdU9FmU64vJ0p7GKx6ysGx_QZs1b0V-fZcVDIZMfVq298rDk3t4E1ZWWH1Lozv3BnG-I9gqxKy6ZTBX8jSazNjTAck7ZT6zefP3BdF1D1eLpMCaPsR13XyRkj93YzZEFEOr8uLhOumZVwKHAHK-GnsyrzypxP6lNjCx941/w640-h480/5FD13C9B-3912-4DE3-A26A-AE2C921BBFD7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once into the field keep the tree line on the right and follow this, then a fenced lane and through the next gate. Down below and to the right is a new build/barn conversion. Head close to the left of it and then skirt the front of the building over a style, turning then left onto Stable Lane and left again onto Victoria Street.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cross the Wheelton By-pass and head up the lane opposite with the Dresser Arms Pub on the left. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EjPSGfvQwPnR9dZIOq3jbMBNJkrXAZejL80R4QnJpxztRIVT9ZZy8UeVSdpLGZqtBR4jNl9mGmjDy6VJ69k1_46n4N7CNVCl_vxdPx5XS8G41L8NWDqQTIlVu-rsSjHchmHUGIrPADyr8mbBOml9atTHexs3hchElGQxLDg39G4Hgi--eRaEFM0f/s4608/FD011E6E-C3AD-476C-AEED-7F4F8266A6EB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EjPSGfvQwPnR9dZIOq3jbMBNJkrXAZejL80R4QnJpxztRIVT9ZZy8UeVSdpLGZqtBR4jNl9mGmjDy6VJ69k1_46n4N7CNVCl_vxdPx5XS8G41L8NWDqQTIlVu-rsSjHchmHUGIrPADyr8mbBOml9atTHexs3hchElGQxLDg39G4Hgi--eRaEFM0f/w640-h480/FD011E6E-C3AD-476C-AEED-7F4F8266A6EB.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We was hoping to see the sea as we gained hight along Briers Lane at Southport or Blackpool but today the plain was covered with a cloud inversion and we couldn't see any sign of the sea. Further along the lane I spotted our first and only OS benchmark of the da<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The benchmark can be found on the wall at No.4 Briers Lane. It's a cut benchmark. Highlighted below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49551RaX1AmaQMQ7S4K8nOCGNnAaFWc_Er8UmI89rWJccN4xX53ufK6PH4UIbntpeQiN1T3cIWHDmD9yVS8Kkf1Zfj0WQ9yE5OHq9MNIrIHn1arKa8WyWPOLFemPvFD9WxOJBqqR2sUg44ktpjTPxkMDRZe22At48U4fmUIMf2lu71sKJywN0idu0/s660/Screenshot%202022-10-18%20at%2016.00.08.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="660" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49551RaX1AmaQMQ7S4K8nOCGNnAaFWc_Er8UmI89rWJccN4xX53ufK6PH4UIbntpeQiN1T3cIWHDmD9yVS8Kkf1Zfj0WQ9yE5OHq9MNIrIHn1arKa8WyWPOLFemPvFD9WxOJBqqR2sUg44ktpjTPxkMDRZe22At48U4fmUIMf2lu71sKJywN0idu0/w640-h482/Screenshot%202022-10-18%20at%2016.00.08.png" width="640" /></a></div>Cut benchmark at SD 6065 2116. Verified in 1957 and also today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Carry on up the lane until you come to a sharp right hand bend. At this point leave the road and take the Land Rover Track in front of you. The route goes between 2 lovely houses and over a stile into a field with great views across to Winter Hill, Chorley, Wheelton Moors and where we are heading for, Wheelton Plantation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Follow the fence line on the right and about half way down the hill the route goes right along a fenced path heading towards Logwood Mill Farm with the equine centre. As you approach the buildings take the path to the left and follow it through the equine centre and passed the refurbished cottage and mill. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk74c51mfa44g6ug9g8Ax7mtIDU2ZId7D80uYzaOnl3FVRp2wY14gqrY3jtQpBcCMUAAinljsz1A-4c_qWP_cf-37bjzE1LJ238Bm9DJ95TXlbZNGvFyoA_1AduB1dcFtRVBGMX5jgYkGq30LjrXgX291WDQJauLrr97uj_vCRkzCldIeyLgfTGXw/s4608/DDF1A06A-78AA-4C3F-A7D4-4238CE1B51D2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk74c51mfa44g6ug9g8Ax7mtIDU2ZId7D80uYzaOnl3FVRp2wY14gqrY3jtQpBcCMUAAinljsz1A-4c_qWP_cf-37bjzE1LJ238Bm9DJ95TXlbZNGvFyoA_1AduB1dcFtRVBGMX5jgYkGq30LjrXgX291WDQJauLrr97uj_vCRkzCldIeyLgfTGXw/w640-h480/DDF1A06A-78AA-4C3F-A7D4-4238CE1B51D2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbk0r5yT5f6PIS3NJzyGzoP5Juk42dC9G3VGk8anZKlKHtPfgp2CIwmInbZIVy3ruC3jSzHWRlDKBSI_5aS7uLeurs5wOrM8TbfRBZ8pZTnnofu5J0Ggtzqfngc-UgiXI4yV4YBehCYtI22Sr1yXN0gh6SqhEWO2pZHeJn1uKBrQZfg_iOQZWMh7j/s4608/007F28A0-FF8A-480A-AD1B-53987AA8F045.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbk0r5yT5f6PIS3NJzyGzoP5Juk42dC9G3VGk8anZKlKHtPfgp2CIwmInbZIVy3ruC3jSzHWRlDKBSI_5aS7uLeurs5wOrM8TbfRBZ8pZTnnofu5J0Ggtzqfngc-UgiXI4yV4YBehCYtI22Sr1yXN0gh6SqhEWO2pZHeJn1uKBrQZfg_iOQZWMh7j/w640-h480/007F28A0-FF8A-480A-AD1B-53987AA8F045.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rXserc8hGnmDeAShHcnuaoejKYCw_WFP3QFgp37l8ujyaY7NcWWiNxJnGLtfi5rDaRj32H-iojZ4d5E8AYkceSY6XqNuYNLr-Il56vBQq2yrN96br0c1KNLH6ZibmAQgvk8uuhAGWY41twgh968kiiBzG6PNLaruzSgQ1wlSnN146-uiOIJdu1Y3/s4608/F5E7341E-39CE-48A1-A022-9F7A3A5C3787.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rXserc8hGnmDeAShHcnuaoejKYCw_WFP3QFgp37l8ujyaY7NcWWiNxJnGLtfi5rDaRj32H-iojZ4d5E8AYkceSY6XqNuYNLr-Il56vBQq2yrN96br0c1KNLH6ZibmAQgvk8uuhAGWY41twgh968kiiBzG6PNLaruzSgQ1wlSnN146-uiOIJdu1Y3/w640-h480/F5E7341E-39CE-48A1-A022-9F7A3A5C3787.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Walk down the drive and after a few minutes when you come to a T junction at SD 61587 20513 take a right and follow this round to the left over a bridge and through a farm and fencing supplier to another T junction where we take the right track leading to the bridge over the dismantled railway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">(Note the track on the os map from SD 61587 20513 which goes in an ESE direction to SD 61717 20429 is now so overgrown as to be non existent.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The dismantled railway was run by the Lancashire and Yorkshire and London Western Railway companies. It ran between Chorley and Cherry Tree, Blackburn. It opened in 1869 and it was 2 yrs late and way over budget. (Nothing has changed then.) It closed to passengers in 1960 and for goods in 1966. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0FV0gmiGb1QsYoPborzLHHwKJZ-nus8W-IsjW96pAgwC4xnuIZMk1sn7an1NZ8DO4fk4hkmQY-tai9Qrk3V7hMqX5_XyirZj7a9_dW9B8goLaydeAENXTs46DHgAbOviGqEdImNT_aepctHr2conlRsF0g0kZu2LEYigMyYjmZ2ixF1EZRsqSLmn/s4608/AE141D6F-A609-4518-A7AD-7EBC8D2D97EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0FV0gmiGb1QsYoPborzLHHwKJZ-nus8W-IsjW96pAgwC4xnuIZMk1sn7an1NZ8DO4fk4hkmQY-tai9Qrk3V7hMqX5_XyirZj7a9_dW9B8goLaydeAENXTs46DHgAbOviGqEdImNT_aepctHr2conlRsF0g0kZu2LEYigMyYjmZ2ixF1EZRsqSLmn/w640-h480/AE141D6F-A609-4518-A7AD-7EBC8D2D97EA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Remains of the railway route.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;">Over the bridge bear left along a lovely lane full of Oaks and Holly and we spotted Nuthatches here. Follow it around until you come to a gate with a bridge across the River Goit. Don't cross the bridge but take the waterside path to the left and follow it until you come to a narrow concrete bridge crossing the Goit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXO3CM4wmhnr0MMqDn745uBt4XpYS0ZxU3SMuSAU5QH2iqTrh4S4SfHYxigM2WXQD7jpIYBjcjI-vbwVVitpdOO0EUNpH2tjTSDUdwfEoJbCeNHLf_EcV8zWkcbf-9HLUkcG8F-IIKJT_2Nyypy1_tTEfxOgC_C1HeqnF82gHK0kDlCQMIfJZbMpD/s4608/11B0A113-02FB-4BBD-850C-120658C29316.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXO3CM4wmhnr0MMqDn745uBt4XpYS0ZxU3SMuSAU5QH2iqTrh4S4SfHYxigM2WXQD7jpIYBjcjI-vbwVVitpdOO0EUNpH2tjTSDUdwfEoJbCeNHLf_EcV8zWkcbf-9HLUkcG8F-IIKJT_2Nyypy1_tTEfxOgC_C1HeqnF82gHK0kDlCQMIfJZbMpD/w640-h480/11B0A113-02FB-4BBD-850C-120658C29316.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQSfdR_-PRT5ONv8N8X2Skn-VovRIQ0MRoP8496kgMD7rQOYlOTdZRVZFX167WJeVjau7g4BpkH4d9v8U5wwZcwgFEossJ3pN3wLS0fgAAwZSEAAeCHoxvYfHff7dR94zl7pa4ZL0lXFu5_8UWzFQw5YFOSkCWQ9u6DuOP9XLE4O3kVmpc3Y3Qyxk/s4608/548E165C-98E1-4A25-A675-9A7EBF23390B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQSfdR_-PRT5ONv8N8X2Skn-VovRIQ0MRoP8496kgMD7rQOYlOTdZRVZFX167WJeVjau7g4BpkH4d9v8U5wwZcwgFEossJ3pN3wLS0fgAAwZSEAAeCHoxvYfHff7dR94zl7pa4ZL0lXFu5_8UWzFQw5YFOSkCWQ9u6DuOP9XLE4O3kVmpc3Y3Qyxk/w640-h480/548E165C-98E1-4A25-A675-9A7EBF23390B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The path alongside the Goit is a pleasurable tree lined way with lots of bird life and at this time of year lots of fungi to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNhphOAuaOat6OzdxH0QBdKEPrCictz0lnEHZ6nA3g26BEBqjHdu7jtRmvz3WY85e8hnzE9AhrdRYGkXfhENpPqvlZTL1FIWI97iI-RYIkXvSXaELXNDZ-OO_JFGxxJI4kIuk1MyRv13RTf9o3QaRUtakE4gy79XZRBFo-_Hmgdv8Cy4OOFZ00bbd/s4608/00FB8AF1-8814-4DBB-AD11-ADEEB3557972.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNhphOAuaOat6OzdxH0QBdKEPrCictz0lnEHZ6nA3g26BEBqjHdu7jtRmvz3WY85e8hnzE9AhrdRYGkXfhENpPqvlZTL1FIWI97iI-RYIkXvSXaELXNDZ-OO_JFGxxJI4kIuk1MyRv13RTf9o3QaRUtakE4gy79XZRBFo-_Hmgdv8Cy4OOFZ00bbd/w640-h480/00FB8AF1-8814-4DBB-AD11-ADEEB3557972.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXa7QUvhiXbe9mjlPPEgKRgaWZm6cME3QWS7BMfKNW4J63NxAWsKlcZW8ZrocpdXeYfYfuZYds_FxZ-PfAozHgkYv8XcDuhCTAS-TFsQZOWyRq0L7WKeEiBvvhSTcJ3vw9VtB804qZNNFRM-PxP5aBO11SuJgRB-HvcSCe0LiXJ7wdkN3HhM6pPVru/s2663/61C98C08-7B18-4A84-86E4-9E63C70C0063_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="1955" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXa7QUvhiXbe9mjlPPEgKRgaWZm6cME3QWS7BMfKNW4J63NxAWsKlcZW8ZrocpdXeYfYfuZYds_FxZ-PfAozHgkYv8XcDuhCTAS-TFsQZOWyRq0L7WKeEiBvvhSTcJ3vw9VtB804qZNNFRM-PxP5aBO11SuJgRB-HvcSCe0LiXJ7wdkN3HhM6pPVru/w470-h640/61C98C08-7B18-4A84-86E4-9E63C70C0063_1_201_a.jpeg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAr7Ykmnv09xojukE4gN0QFoRoc5m-b_vqIJfXa5rq1am7LE3Rx92E-deXj-lJo_oYvcgB_t6coXpCdFqTsHmykANTq_tBou_Gk_ud4li0Rf6fFxwFAA8tjzkUYmwCznzaWAaiCZdD08Efmh5UA_2JGXMOBO-_N3C3BSl5ShBl6m5MFOGn2qHcznZA/s3676/6BBC7716-A394-4526-B0E4-8D4E61C32B29_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="3676" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAr7Ykmnv09xojukE4gN0QFoRoc5m-b_vqIJfXa5rq1am7LE3Rx92E-deXj-lJo_oYvcgB_t6coXpCdFqTsHmykANTq_tBou_Gk_ud4li0Rf6fFxwFAA8tjzkUYmwCznzaWAaiCZdD08Efmh5UA_2JGXMOBO-_N3C3BSl5ShBl6m5MFOGn2qHcznZA/w640-h524/6BBC7716-A394-4526-B0E4-8D4E61C32B29_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All too soon we come to the concrete bridge which we cross and head up hill bearing slightly left. Keep going uphill until you come to a double arched stone ruin of Blackhurst stables with steel fencing and small doorways. Go behind this stables and pickup a good wide pathway. Turn left and follow all the way to a metal gate with a huge slab of stone on its right. Go through the gate and pick up the path on the left heading down hill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzU77-F32rve1LHnX3bCDHjoywqaMAxa_hKrTusFdL1wII79pJnqzCl7QP1JSojqp-m6eIfLqURJTOfhS3O21etrRf1YkoAnLvvgtjwswp51JjUY5PaVCsKFcW1qL8nDSmhMIb4KyWgIConMFHemXGHsxZJY4aVpe0Yic-vYU9zTS7b9VV7CWRX4j/s4608/72801D7C-D41F-4C01-8324-70AC27A601CF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzU77-F32rve1LHnX3bCDHjoywqaMAxa_hKrTusFdL1wII79pJnqzCl7QP1JSojqp-m6eIfLqURJTOfhS3O21etrRf1YkoAnLvvgtjwswp51JjUY5PaVCsKFcW1qL8nDSmhMIb4KyWgIConMFHemXGHsxZJY4aVpe0Yic-vYU9zTS7b9VV7CWRX4j/w480-h640/72801D7C-D41F-4C01-8324-70AC27A601CF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Cross this concrete bridge.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBpTZ9vGk1ltsq3_8TKK_x0o_3weDpo2_Kxi4XS658AOz5Td7-hjNBCRWSmfS27U7CxD-x-YiXugMP5PlNkmAkkSMTLTChDuk4Q2BZ6MFlL-MPnYBMQvPW5N93Q0qsbNqJo5n0hEcfqGUQNvKBENKfOqAXdWjR5QtXDHOUFkqfwHUk51GalfWlgVL/s4608/37AC7965-4FA0-4BB4-A979-8AEB55D8B03A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBpTZ9vGk1ltsq3_8TKK_x0o_3weDpo2_Kxi4XS658AOz5Td7-hjNBCRWSmfS27U7CxD-x-YiXugMP5PlNkmAkkSMTLTChDuk4Q2BZ6MFlL-MPnYBMQvPW5N93Q0qsbNqJo5n0hEcfqGUQNvKBENKfOqAXdWjR5QtXDHOUFkqfwHUk51GalfWlgVL/w640-h480/37AC7965-4FA0-4BB4-A979-8AEB55D8B03A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Heading up to Blackhurst Stables.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-P8U1cU1Sr_VsPVGaJC7hvANbkIRUqG5gbjsS_N7Nhxg1Dz48so5liI5DrF8-8p9fbB6aoXxznb5bOJCLCroHYUwAWHmSdNZFwawJ50H-f-bCrHVKw2sMv6n5-_6CHpdh8s6O-vVYcTAvb4qNftmfGumVYZHxWTG_k6P1VtoXRfptWBvO5WRmqcs/s4608/B048812E-8D34-4E75-BDC3-8F9152B4E891.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-P8U1cU1Sr_VsPVGaJC7hvANbkIRUqG5gbjsS_N7Nhxg1Dz48so5liI5DrF8-8p9fbB6aoXxznb5bOJCLCroHYUwAWHmSdNZFwawJ50H-f-bCrHVKw2sMv6n5-_6CHpdh8s6O-vVYcTAvb4qNftmfGumVYZHxWTG_k6P1VtoXRfptWBvO5WRmqcs/w640-h480/B048812E-8D34-4E75-BDC3-8F9152B4E891.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>These arches are what is left of the stables which were part of the the now ruined Blackhurst Mansion. Within these woods there are lots of interesting ruins to explore. Another time.<div><br /></div><div>At the bottom of the track we again joined the banks of the Goit. Cross the bridge. Here we met Winston and three of his mates and their owner. Winston is an old boy, very friendly and he still likes the odd cigar on a walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvRjBAkb480Y6hCCdqW-ZJ_cHr0PuhMFXDcowJqEh_kb5D6Nn83y9ZutM3GbowjZg9Vx42y95IJBKVWnVsG2_tV7jaPF1UHe7kEAJE2QKvOoWsXpXm6biOSCP6_FjXebgZom2TqrmTYxYjnkpsDDMeLOc4ttdhkRLPI8UzWhfwroWeqODhaVQ1nzH/s4608/132747DA-B315-4FCC-B280-F02FEBE896D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvRjBAkb480Y6hCCdqW-ZJ_cHr0PuhMFXDcowJqEh_kb5D6Nn83y9ZutM3GbowjZg9Vx42y95IJBKVWnVsG2_tV7jaPF1UHe7kEAJE2QKvOoWsXpXm6biOSCP6_FjXebgZom2TqrmTYxYjnkpsDDMeLOc4ttdhkRLPI8UzWhfwroWeqODhaVQ1nzH/w640-h480/132747DA-B315-4FCC-B280-F02FEBE896D3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Just beyond the bridge and across a small road we walked under an old railway bridge. The onward track takes a left after a hundred metres and comes to a T junction with Brinscall Hall standing opposite. The Hall is not easy to see from this viewpoint but there is a wonderful old clock tower and a lovely row of new build properties. At one of the properties we met Albert, the white cat. This is his daytime name and not his triple hyphened show name. He was a real poser who obviously liked to sunbathe.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6mo6eCe8lefgoT0tJGyngkOb86lBncTyUF3-89HUf_6sD_lWa2D2wv8LGpXjaUuakXaLeC5EeLdOozXR3POqPjMXxnz-kYsSYzIXwtvzuc9TmC0-jRzN3ZJdtEIHHR2jXRToh-0f1e7T8rojsSN9pABRNicPz0pxnBx6heXMnwCPqArPlw_Tbbfx/s4608/6FB81321-4D0C-486C-9486-77F115199624.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6mo6eCe8lefgoT0tJGyngkOb86lBncTyUF3-89HUf_6sD_lWa2D2wv8LGpXjaUuakXaLeC5EeLdOozXR3POqPjMXxnz-kYsSYzIXwtvzuc9TmC0-jRzN3ZJdtEIHHR2jXRToh-0f1e7T8rojsSN9pABRNicPz0pxnBx6heXMnwCPqArPlw_Tbbfx/w480-h640/6FB81321-4D0C-486C-9486-77F115199624.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhu1u4BfOT-w8YGSryGVO12wG8QiNglweuXLK7iQmwAX5Zu_UfAEHcYhHronUoiTav0qSgovP4Q0Lbv_IRZ2KIQvqDXAA6akO4RFm0rK3qOl6huwQQZ1M1ECyzJNJE9GOvrFkA2Y4fMMWlwAQDKXaD7rVOG0PypOu5qwDICIKgHNT8sPVCs3iSZem/s4608/D83CA9EA-CD7B-429E-AF27-CEEBEA329259.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhu1u4BfOT-w8YGSryGVO12wG8QiNglweuXLK7iQmwAX5Zu_UfAEHcYhHronUoiTav0qSgovP4Q0Lbv_IRZ2KIQvqDXAA6akO4RFm0rK3qOl6huwQQZ1M1ECyzJNJE9GOvrFkA2Y4fMMWlwAQDKXaD7rVOG0PypOu5qwDICIKgHNT8sPVCs3iSZem/w640-h480/D83CA9EA-CD7B-429E-AF27-CEEBEA329259.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoUeYWE9VNyjSpA89X8U0VgWpow2PfADspCdIj6JSwQWfIGqZOmEhmyDAXiQTOVFzqEbe8HnnficFfUi3S8zD9emzD9loXgj_oejLnLW_BMx8R1BA4TnWQIk6LFAtvuAr4xN3dOMB1Zn1574itWuzqr1UtC4OOFo9SL2VkfGC6fekYJ1PagMXsKCp/s4608/C48AB414-ABFA-4939-BCB5-513263165094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoUeYWE9VNyjSpA89X8U0VgWpow2PfADspCdIj6JSwQWfIGqZOmEhmyDAXiQTOVFzqEbe8HnnficFfUi3S8zD9emzD9loXgj_oejLnLW_BMx8R1BA4TnWQIk6LFAtvuAr4xN3dOMB1Zn1574itWuzqr1UtC4OOFo9SL2VkfGC6fekYJ1PagMXsKCp/w640-h480/C48AB414-ABFA-4939-BCB5-513263165094.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EaIC3ZxdyNpkPscZFnnsLEh5vGO1m6FS7g4eKVMenZY3vQGNRqP6u9BfNulGvkIry80p9nZwgZRppbZFL3MGvSO8JTIIWDfZCjACEteF9dwouhAs9kt292fy6x3X40Ny_zaCDy3daqE4XvVO3bNXI5JgZ6LKJETVXsDpQRo4xIL1joxu4Q_dtjBC/s640/2FF16F6A-23EA-4B68-A1B3-D951AC491A3A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="640" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EaIC3ZxdyNpkPscZFnnsLEh5vGO1m6FS7g4eKVMenZY3vQGNRqP6u9BfNulGvkIry80p9nZwgZRppbZFL3MGvSO8JTIIWDfZCjACEteF9dwouhAs9kt292fy6x3X40Ny_zaCDy3daqE4XvVO3bNXI5JgZ6LKJETVXsDpQRo4xIL1joxu4Q_dtjBC/w640-h434/2FF16F6A-23EA-4B68-A1B3-D951AC491A3A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brinscall Hall, photo thanks to Phil Platt.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Hall, now a retreats centre for Philosophical study, meditation and the Arts was built in 1896 by William Christopher Wood.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Walking passed the front of the properties go through a wrought iron gate and bear right into a field. Look up to the ridge top and you spot a stile. Head for this stile. As it happens this turned out to be our lunch spot. The views are wonderful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImy6QQEKLpkyNHMvFlCToEGiJ9HUtJBSyeG6HuDF9WxkTgMaYLvFUB5KkVIGHr7kNtZI4eIDBISCtzsDCaYzYk2d5o_OHL26fKH3KlvipcsHq3JxgeANI0-6LMC5D2VTdWuib8m92kvRWc581ljsBZReUV1DyPW3pYtys2PxoDZEL5b6TY0A3Wpci/s4608/2EAEA26B-D5B7-4BCD-A65D-6BC27A7D1891.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImy6QQEKLpkyNHMvFlCToEGiJ9HUtJBSyeG6HuDF9WxkTgMaYLvFUB5KkVIGHr7kNtZI4eIDBISCtzsDCaYzYk2d5o_OHL26fKH3KlvipcsHq3JxgeANI0-6LMC5D2VTdWuib8m92kvRWc581ljsBZReUV1DyPW3pYtys2PxoDZEL5b6TY0A3Wpci/w640-h480/2EAEA26B-D5B7-4BCD-A65D-6BC27A7D1891.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lunch spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJbNbsEdDzh_gZV6jCIbgd09rH9osIUQEA1p8sgFlSISB6-nWfupC8SmgAPSwSBR4yAvK8r7HwGFrHu7ycrjhWrN6Q4sNRqDgeh2ZhqfkXp0IjnJym4HEn1LBkd9bVwR-PKMF0zTA5YnZpejkr_MaJHyBbUnVc-4V8tjF2RGmHVv-dYj7vR_BxTT9/s4551/303DE7C7-6724-45AF-97F3-344A92647AF9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="4551" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJbNbsEdDzh_gZV6jCIbgd09rH9osIUQEA1p8sgFlSISB6-nWfupC8SmgAPSwSBR4yAvK8r7HwGFrHu7ycrjhWrN6Q4sNRqDgeh2ZhqfkXp0IjnJym4HEn1LBkd9bVwR-PKMF0zTA5YnZpejkr_MaJHyBbUnVc-4V8tjF2RGmHVv-dYj7vR_BxTT9/w640-h312/303DE7C7-6724-45AF-97F3-344A92647AF9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ViiCJbGQ1wXB2aaKw-uToUVMkn0XVLOvgF4N2zUqwDXsncplmw1NP1hBETWxKGnu59KN2vwTS08BgvpJ6npuhO7hBQuLRE43GgzB8qxwwPWJt3iCPLfglcytrs0x5kmMjMOmRXbVgABl_jIFpf6m1_szSS9sSHIZdK-U8FVwpGJGvq_joOcNRsZo/s4608/4B041601-B588-41BB-8FB0-EF307652786F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ViiCJbGQ1wXB2aaKw-uToUVMkn0XVLOvgF4N2zUqwDXsncplmw1NP1hBETWxKGnu59KN2vwTS08BgvpJ6npuhO7hBQuLRE43GgzB8qxwwPWJt3iCPLfglcytrs0x5kmMjMOmRXbVgABl_jIFpf6m1_szSS9sSHIZdK-U8FVwpGJGvq_joOcNRsZo/w640-h480/4B041601-B588-41BB-8FB0-EF307652786F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Darwin Tower and Darwin Moor.</div><div style="text-align: left;">We climbed the stile and crossed the field to another stile leading passed 2 beautiful hoses and then the minor road.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Turning left we passed the position where the footpath is shown on the map. This path has now been moved further down the road (about 50 metres) and a horse stable and paddocks is now there. Find the stile opposite a fantastic house with a floor to ceiling window showing the fantastic staircase. Wow.</div><div style="text-align: left;">And then we saw Blackpool Tower. I wondered why this area was called Harbour? It's certainly a long way from the sea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgHttXnFz_NRUVh90O_zWBLbTWkRiVvr4TiaNia0TkQ-zvsJbES_NGbQsb2-D7VeVuElkXV2NmHWl1XNdWQRjUXRE76gtNi94KcYLivWvq1jPzJ1u4yvnPh63uFXCPH5gJCnAwmGAPv7gnCmJ5rNH9xDT4YjMZkZqVgyL1mnTuY8tYTpLk7cgkr8h/s775/Screenshot%202022-10-18%20at%2020.10.53.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="775" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgHttXnFz_NRUVh90O_zWBLbTWkRiVvr4TiaNia0TkQ-zvsJbES_NGbQsb2-D7VeVuElkXV2NmHWl1XNdWQRjUXRE76gtNi94KcYLivWvq1jPzJ1u4yvnPh63uFXCPH5gJCnAwmGAPv7gnCmJ5rNH9xDT4YjMZkZqVgyL1mnTuY8tYTpLk7cgkr8h/w640-h426/Screenshot%202022-10-18%20at%2020.10.53.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruoh3ZR9UvcRboBLQ9xuSCHa_EdP43tunQUXD58-GkSld-9sdFhBrosxqZS7dxuOkG_-jbkYMxgwZIbRkg_3PkPECmSId6AUQKMX4juOpGwkEiStUuSZ74WY8lbGHXpu_Jny2leRzn3hEHRwPNuRcwqBr9H58Cqn-wF2ZD0F4zEcNXwC50HcGXH_a/s3704/41436E3A-16BA-468D-B8E1-136A4A95BEB5_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2349" data-original-width="3704" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruoh3ZR9UvcRboBLQ9xuSCHa_EdP43tunQUXD58-GkSld-9sdFhBrosxqZS7dxuOkG_-jbkYMxgwZIbRkg_3PkPECmSId6AUQKMX4juOpGwkEiStUuSZ74WY8lbGHXpu_Jny2leRzn3hEHRwPNuRcwqBr9H58Cqn-wF2ZD0F4zEcNXwC50HcGXH_a/w640-h406/41436E3A-16BA-468D-B8E1-136A4A95BEB5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">From here the route crosses many fields and a golf course. It is almost impossible to write the route but I will say that care is needed to pick out stiles as some are hidden in-between trees. However, we managed it ok with only I hic up at the 2nd stile as we proceed through the golf course. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We exited from the field paths at Triggs Barn onto Fishwick Lane in Wheelton. Turning left on the main road (Chorley Rd), passed the old School House where we found the footpath on the right which leads to the Leeds Liverpool Canal. There is a path change here which must have happened with the building of a new house, a big house.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The non existent path starts at SD 60472 22303 and should lead across to the canal according to the OS map. The route to the canal now goes over the stile at SD60539 22323 and uses an old farm track leading to a metal bridge over the canal. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In an adjacent field were a flock of Pygmy Goats and one in particular stood out. I think Sheila wanted to bring it home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIuUNBp9j1RGf-bApV2o5ADfKmi-fhEWaIj-mPTSdADkECgBPof4kXv7nNQwPpIpQIZjyT-ntQQPD4JdI_VFp65ywpNavfmIV6a0UMvWb5psZTtFmE_gOpI2MTlHiw2PqwgORX_meIfssqbfRyXOOtJ8hJtpTwLYiepaIyuWX5kHyM6JqC3kia1sQ/s4608/3C6F14D3-5313-4DE9-8E8D-D89AF1098206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIuUNBp9j1RGf-bApV2o5ADfKmi-fhEWaIj-mPTSdADkECgBPof4kXv7nNQwPpIpQIZjyT-ntQQPD4JdI_VFp65ywpNavfmIV6a0UMvWb5psZTtFmE_gOpI2MTlHiw2PqwgORX_meIfssqbfRyXOOtJ8hJtpTwLYiepaIyuWX5kHyM6JqC3kia1sQ/w640-h480/3C6F14D3-5313-4DE9-8E8D-D89AF1098206.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bXXC7d7P4BzLSsLJZ3HySVPXFbmsib0cCClBrq5MTRvUiUlRD3w2P-zazGm5o6vXnfGYlGCtJsIlzp-TajXtkZwy3hPfRQjfmji935fRIJ49psENkIQsoNWOCMafWVIoQoLEfUKfhKXpyiJ0jh3uO-iWOSpMRs6YwsmBv8ZN9JU919IWD-HjPcYZ/s2536/149FAE8F-E48F-4E59-A662-C3224F1F5F8A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="2510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bXXC7d7P4BzLSsLJZ3HySVPXFbmsib0cCClBrq5MTRvUiUlRD3w2P-zazGm5o6vXnfGYlGCtJsIlzp-TajXtkZwy3hPfRQjfmji935fRIJ49psENkIQsoNWOCMafWVIoQoLEfUKfhKXpyiJ0jh3uO-iWOSpMRs6YwsmBv8ZN9JU919IWD-HjPcYZ/w634-h640/149FAE8F-E48F-4E59-A662-C3224F1F5F8A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We turned left along the towpath to Bridge 83 passing quite a few narrow boats moored up. One of them was quite unusual for a canal in UK and looked like it should be in Holland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPycqZNmdRoyMRG4TxTGCrt6LxS9OsRTps3DrLeinphy7Tqg0TjRVXj2O0rLSJqwYKmWwUtpQSP74CF0yPEdwXvv2rmJ6s76GM2B-ktxwHiOA7r8Ca6rN7xJ1x-K_nl1XWfIUsX9tk_US6P3U-ZToNrzhjUPUtZniw44mpahzUSyCvE89ELXIjz4i6/s4593/095CE6D3-0381-4E6E-84EB-00C2CA923E0C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3053" data-original-width="4593" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPycqZNmdRoyMRG4TxTGCrt6LxS9OsRTps3DrLeinphy7Tqg0TjRVXj2O0rLSJqwYKmWwUtpQSP74CF0yPEdwXvv2rmJ6s76GM2B-ktxwHiOA7r8Ca6rN7xJ1x-K_nl1XWfIUsX9tk_US6P3U-ZToNrzhjUPUtZniw44mpahzUSyCvE89ELXIjz4i6/w640-h426/095CE6D3-0381-4E6E-84EB-00C2CA923E0C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzM-2YowRDW4BgbZtpkO_uN0kuiTLYJgO0ZOQy4I2qjpBuglF7Xr6NmM7PCDih9CPo5yk3zOk97zI7wu6CcU-fVb4CGj74PJWWHs9STCldmnA_BuWAAA9CmWYwkmfz9dqgsGBvM9QD80A98aYI-eagihj1PjbFKAo2nLD0nV-MlaOXH4xusneCJxj/s4608/EC9D557B-2489-45EF-9B9E-56A01B7BA8E1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzM-2YowRDW4BgbZtpkO_uN0kuiTLYJgO0ZOQy4I2qjpBuglF7Xr6NmM7PCDih9CPo5yk3zOk97zI7wu6CcU-fVb4CGj74PJWWHs9STCldmnA_BuWAAA9CmWYwkmfz9dqgsGBvM9QD80A98aYI-eagihj1PjbFKAo2nLD0nV-MlaOXH4xusneCJxj/w640-h480/EC9D557B-2489-45EF-9B9E-56A01B7BA8E1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The path from the bridge led in a few minutes back to Whinns Lane and the car. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The route is here. 10.5km which took us 3.5hrs which included 15minutes for lunch and numerous stops for photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjFwuUnFOXjL4svtTaYUTvYUl4iUNgpj-e2i9sG6nVRg2BFxjobl94DEm-DitsVNuqLrTMB-856HzGqE4DkT7082vz8LmmhsgInoXnc6NuG7uYSTbsB_adIMHvLGsLbJ6DxzQhCszDT_cVeMxoLR-osfG_c9DMSfS1p5Y5hvEuPVoxTWCJVnsmEMb/s970/Screenshot%202022-10-18%20at%2014.31.05.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="970" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjFwuUnFOXjL4svtTaYUTvYUl4iUNgpj-e2i9sG6nVRg2BFxjobl94DEm-DitsVNuqLrTMB-856HzGqE4DkT7082vz8LmmhsgInoXnc6NuG7uYSTbsB_adIMHvLGsLbJ6DxzQhCszDT_cVeMxoLR-osfG_c9DMSfS1p5Y5hvEuPVoxTWCJVnsmEMb/w640-h508/Screenshot%202022-10-18%20at%2014.31.05.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Oh yes, We saw lots of tractors on this walk. Here's just a couple.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEh1NksgeXnP9AjsWpqCBEk13nGtxHe_i2G_-3uA-f1SWW1LXgvavC7GPg_8mI-XxbAUKaX5NkXyNQCx5Ha1YeWlyELRQGtRkiJU1TY4A0ihSRsmkV_FJGoZuWS_lyt7tq0i19NlfWufNy9X9cQo6A7AAz44eQpLdiFgYAUiGCm3pzSAIy3ocKf9-/s4608/40FF484D-FD12-4A9F-8105-10033438A8E5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEh1NksgeXnP9AjsWpqCBEk13nGtxHe_i2G_-3uA-f1SWW1LXgvavC7GPg_8mI-XxbAUKaX5NkXyNQCx5Ha1YeWlyELRQGtRkiJU1TY4A0ihSRsmkV_FJGoZuWS_lyt7tq0i19NlfWufNy9X9cQo6A7AAz44eQpLdiFgYAUiGCm3pzSAIy3ocKf9-/w640-h480/40FF484D-FD12-4A9F-8105-10033438A8E5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>This is a MF40e 2 wheel drive machine, the digger on the back was an accessory available to be fitted. It wasn't built on the assembly line with this digger on. We did fit them and also air compressors as an extra.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSOW_B9RlGwP7J_H2ndHrzkQnwH94-XcM1nxOkGDS5TsFG3fYehlT5cthzvcjdGrT5b63lHP00nGWvgg-DME1b_TuyYV5hNHIW34-ADwl_Y4eHBYAHQvBvmkBmaTmwn44iBDzQrl-cbk8L_sLM1PNgAepWviC-wMGCgf-_-3iIm8Zx88FHbradHWS/s3809/E48F4DA7-A38B-4B97-A062-E42551BE623F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3229" data-original-width="3809" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSOW_B9RlGwP7J_H2ndHrzkQnwH94-XcM1nxOkGDS5TsFG3fYehlT5cthzvcjdGrT5b63lHP00nGWvgg-DME1b_TuyYV5hNHIW34-ADwl_Y4eHBYAHQvBvmkBmaTmwn44iBDzQrl-cbk8L_sLM1PNgAepWviC-wMGCgf-_-3iIm8Zx88FHbradHWS/w640-h542/E48F4DA7-A38B-4B97-A062-E42551BE623F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>This is an Iseka tractor. It's a Japanese company but it has done lots of badging deals with companies like Massey Ferguson, Porsche, White, Challenger and others. They are mainly used as grass cutting machines. You don't see too many of these in UK.<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-55767766713437659352022-10-02T14:24:00.001+01:002022-10-19T14:56:45.456+01:00A photo walk.<p> Yesterday we did a local walk and the weather was pretty awful. It was quite humid in our waterproofs which we were wearing for the first time this summer. Today was a complete opposite, a lovely day out and no waterproofs required. </p><p>This time of year is great for fungi growth so this post is just showing the photos we took whilst walking along.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLuODVRnEDy1ejSVapfV-pPR0_Bu_33E_H2R6LsGcLVD30kqM5sVVJW0DD-UY6INCFuJrmOAewN1xz-FrRL4d8wezWPHwl7P-zEAhHlNOvLqRW94tChSN5iqEq-_7hh_nzyLloHzmd2uSDAW2aqw09akRf1x7cdu3aKVzih1bljKRu1XH0pxMilib4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="2813" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLuODVRnEDy1ejSVapfV-pPR0_Bu_33E_H2R6LsGcLVD30kqM5sVVJW0DD-UY6INCFuJrmOAewN1xz-FrRL4d8wezWPHwl7P-zEAhHlNOvLqRW94tChSN5iqEq-_7hh_nzyLloHzmd2uSDAW2aqw09akRf1x7cdu3aKVzih1bljKRu1XH0pxMilib4=w400-h290" width="400" /></a></div><br />Not fungi, but a nice Red Admiral as opposed to the White Admiral (below) which we spotted recently in Greece.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK3iAD0sBMXr9wpaWZZ33nYqvKzBa90aPgdR6X7m-SZDrAJQWOstZphzycb2udRenHWJN7Y3RudPc2oHxC-mAB-keXYZ8qpQU6No_SONm8VlXgtmv0JJvuec2nH4Ey5DSrQndv49A-QA_GraKWIKvYcyxF44oLfpK8W86aKPWrzwq3XCnq9aozwh_Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1976" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK3iAD0sBMXr9wpaWZZ33nYqvKzBa90aPgdR6X7m-SZDrAJQWOstZphzycb2udRenHWJN7Y3RudPc2oHxC-mAB-keXYZ8qpQU6No_SONm8VlXgtmv0JJvuec2nH4Ey5DSrQndv49A-QA_GraKWIKvYcyxF44oLfpK8W86aKPWrzwq3XCnq9aozwh_Z=w400-h320" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKjx8GbeppE0XOw5MhbCGmoe_5rsbLAxTn2J1a6hCfLsvZOIuDA4IiOiIJgwEVuGiZTjZWaxTV6Jxf--oxr1gWDbwHfmTxoVLhhkPnKwYlGcOcjcJvO7yVNApOOqGAPqqPUbR6pjHXb21eqh_J9rurxD3uSNiv9MXZlXPZnojCwKhlfnn8xQ4v_Qly" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="2978" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKjx8GbeppE0XOw5MhbCGmoe_5rsbLAxTn2J1a6hCfLsvZOIuDA4IiOiIJgwEVuGiZTjZWaxTV6Jxf--oxr1gWDbwHfmTxoVLhhkPnKwYlGcOcjcJvO7yVNApOOqGAPqqPUbR6pjHXb21eqh_J9rurxD3uSNiv9MXZlXPZnojCwKhlfnn8xQ4v_Qly=w400-h387" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A huge cluster of Agaricomycetes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMvgmu44tfclHhqKE3idFC_5F0rGPmkH5eR9CXewKzUIqRV7PF1mr0ewTIMNWi_xnB7xEoegAiIg6BfOzjRal65gIRtbybEyPE4B-M0HH7jKnc4nE348h1gJuYoMwFmQnsnXFxYC3fFa4SPOyW8MyCFIBLiwJonY8qGTFjB_D-6QKFyCok2X_Cd77N" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMvgmu44tfclHhqKE3idFC_5F0rGPmkH5eR9CXewKzUIqRV7PF1mr0ewTIMNWi_xnB7xEoegAiIg6BfOzjRal65gIRtbybEyPE4B-M0HH7jKnc4nE348h1gJuYoMwFmQnsnXFxYC3fFa4SPOyW8MyCFIBLiwJonY8qGTFjB_D-6QKFyCok2X_Cd77N=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1_27IRxYwGiaLkHVFUBQfkxDIYNOjQLOftyhBId5UoIZGCMfDwmuiwAUwewVON1yRHS9B71aPo6W4gHkv96jpUVCj2ueH42jsXL4mymvRjRIUvFeeDdFxaJSZyrAtrpUMBZlHJU6ZuF2Cjsog-_Z8sGsGFzlPw8Rjih5n7f9wmktWJEl5j9sbCIWE=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div>Two Images of the Shaggy Mane.<i> Coprinus comatus.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikC_inSATJrU-ypQ1higbERXgL4moB4inoCCFf1jJ_9zCZNODiyjzL4L3Nios2S8zBxs-jf4e4Eh4E8U-L1Cst7P6SVneOte4w1lNVjt3V8t_3D68Q_tHXUbLIUmrbJybMLY4UU4nlXI_DyCItyPdkzQ5SahBMbw1M0AHhtXDY-V0w6Bl8_jla2bvE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikC_inSATJrU-ypQ1higbERXgL4moB4inoCCFf1jJ_9zCZNODiyjzL4L3Nios2S8zBxs-jf4e4Eh4E8U-L1Cst7P6SVneOte4w1lNVjt3V8t_3D68Q_tHXUbLIUmrbJybMLY4UU4nlXI_DyCItyPdkzQ5SahBMbw1M0AHhtXDY-V0w6Bl8_jla2bvE" width="135" /></a></div>Porcelain Fungas<i>, Oudemansiella mucida. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-52638796089718670712022-03-20T19:17:00.015+00:002022-03-21T16:20:57.984+00:00Pendle Hill 557 metres. <p><span style="background-color: #1f1d1d;"><span> </span><span face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #cc0000; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>THURSDAY 17th MARCH 2022.</b></span></span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #241c1c;"><span style="color: white;">From wherever you may be in Lancashire there is a good chance that you can see Pendle Hill. At a </span><span style="color: white;">height of 557 metres it is the most climbed hill in Lancashire. There are numerous trails to get you to the top and the hardest route on the legs is from Barley village and is generally called “The steps route”.</span></span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #241c1c; color: white;">The route we took is less severe on the thighs and calf's but it has the added bonus of being a far better route for scenery even though it is slightly longer and needs care with map reading in bad weather. It takes the summit in a clockwise direction, starting from the large car park in Barley village.</span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #241c1c; color: white;">From the car park entrance (<i>£1.50 for 3 hrs or £3.00 all day)</i> take a right and at the T junction cross over and take the lane beside the Mountain rescue centre and through Barley Green, passing the old Nelson Waterworks building which has been tastefully converted to housing.</span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #241c1c; color: white;">Walking gradually up hill you come to the first of two reservoirs in Ogden Clough. Carry on a good path which becomes part of the Pendle Way with the witch emblem on it’s arrow post. The overflow from the 2nd reservoir comes into view and depending on the water height can be a good photo opportunity. The steps going up the dam wall warm those calf muscles up and at the top another photo.</span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKc0eXVJhFwUxsRUofrUMef0dOhdF1Bdabzt1-8ZXbQz-SnZjJYzmJZ8VTA1kUGhMv06y4AV3-ACFdfkKlv2cwq99vDa8quopRzg-y8qo0-Eexgq28BNWGXBfx-lvu_BiKhE4z-iIHiPlh_RgsHPOQjyMn7npZplvNkPI6B7UIv_aWhg3Zffhe_plp=s3751" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2596" data-original-width="3751" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKc0eXVJhFwUxsRUofrUMef0dOhdF1Bdabzt1-8ZXbQz-SnZjJYzmJZ8VTA1kUGhMv06y4AV3-ACFdfkKlv2cwq99vDa8quopRzg-y8qo0-Eexgq28BNWGXBfx-lvu_BiKhE4z-iIHiPlh_RgsHPOQjyMn7npZplvNkPI6B7UIv_aWhg3Zffhe_plp=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414;">At the base of the reservoir I spotted this Fallow Deer staring right at us.</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white; text-align: left;">The trail is to the right of the reservoir, between a fence and a wall and gradually gets narrower as you leave the reservoir behind and access open country. At the point where the track splits into two take the upper path. The lower path to the left of the fence goes down towards the river and if you take this by mistake will mean retracing your steps.</span></div><p></p><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8ce57ab5-3a13-45c0-97f4-cf300a88392b.jpeg" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-240" data-attachment-id="240" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p>
" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"@ALAN RAYNER","camera":"E-M5MarkII","caption":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","created_timestamp":"1647520797","copyright":"COPYRIGHT @AR2020","focal_length":"14","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0025","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" data-large-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8ce57ab5-3a13-45c0-97f4-cf300a88392b.jpeg?w=529" data-medium-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8ce57ab5-3a13-45c0-97f4-cf300a88392b.jpeg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8ce57ab5-3a13-45c0-97f4-cf300a88392b.jpeg" data-orig-size="4608,3456" data-permalink="https://beneathwhosefeet.wordpress.com/olympus-digital-camera-34/" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8ce57ab5-3a13-45c0-97f4-cf300a88392b.jpeg?w=1024" srcset="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8ce57ab5-3a13-45c0-97f4-cf300a88392b.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8ce57ab5-3a13-45c0-97f4-cf300a88392b.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8ce57ab5-3a13-45c0-97f4-cf300a88392b.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8ce57ab5-3a13-45c0-97f4-cf300a88392b.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8ce57ab5-3a13-45c0-97f4-cf300a88392b.jpeg?w=768 768w" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; background-position: 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; height: auto; left: -4px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: #cc0000;">Lower Ogden Reservoir</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f54840fd-e0c0-49db-92cb-d4009268b1c3-1.jpeg" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-246" data-attachment-id="246" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p>
" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"22","credit":"@ALAN RAYNER","camera":"E-M5MarkII","caption":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","created_timestamp":"1647521155","copyright":"COPYRIGHT @AR2020","focal_length":"14","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" data-large-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f54840fd-e0c0-49db-92cb-d4009268b1c3-1.jpeg?w=529" data-medium-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f54840fd-e0c0-49db-92cb-d4009268b1c3-1.jpeg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f54840fd-e0c0-49db-92cb-d4009268b1c3-1.jpeg" data-orig-size="4608,3456" data-permalink="https://beneathwhosefeet.wordpress.com/olympus-digital-camera-38/" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f54840fd-e0c0-49db-92cb-d4009268b1c3-1.jpeg?w=1024" srcset="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f54840fd-e0c0-49db-92cb-d4009268b1c3-1.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f54840fd-e0c0-49db-92cb-d4009268b1c3-1.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f54840fd-e0c0-49db-92cb-d4009268b1c3-1.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f54840fd-e0c0-49db-92cb-d4009268b1c3-1.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f54840fd-e0c0-49db-92cb-d4009268b1c3-1.jpeg?w=768 768w" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; background-position: 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; height: auto; left: -4px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: #cc0000;">Lower Ogden Reservoir</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/98b35b8b-c5dd-4838-a17d-f4e593e75222-1.jpeg" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-248" data-attachment-id="248" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p>
" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"@ALAN RAYNER","camera":"E-M5MarkII","caption":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","created_timestamp":"1647522010","copyright":"COPYRIGHT @AR2020","focal_length":"25","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.04","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" data-large-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/98b35b8b-c5dd-4838-a17d-f4e593e75222-1.jpeg?w=529" data-medium-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/98b35b8b-c5dd-4838-a17d-f4e593e75222-1.jpeg?w=225" data-orig-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/98b35b8b-c5dd-4838-a17d-f4e593e75222-1.jpeg" data-orig-size="3456,4608" data-permalink="https://beneathwhosefeet.wordpress.com/olympus-digital-camera-40/" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" src="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/98b35b8b-c5dd-4838-a17d-f4e593e75222-1.jpeg?w=768" srcset="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/98b35b8b-c5dd-4838-a17d-f4e593e75222-1.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/98b35b8b-c5dd-4838-a17d-f4e593e75222-1.jpeg?w=1536 1536w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/98b35b8b-c5dd-4838-a17d-f4e593e75222-1.jpeg?w=113 113w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/98b35b8b-c5dd-4838-a17d-f4e593e75222-1.jpeg?w=225 225w" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; background-position: 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; height: auto; left: -4px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">Upper Ogden Reservoir overflow.</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/53221084-4adf-4145-91bd-d591afcf4c43.jpeg" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-252" data-attachment-id="252" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p>
" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"10","credit":"@ALAN RAYNER","camera":"E-M5MarkII","caption":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","created_timestamp":"1647522100","copyright":"COPYRIGHT @AR2020","focal_length":"14","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" data-large-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/53221084-4adf-4145-91bd-d591afcf4c43.jpeg?w=529" data-medium-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/53221084-4adf-4145-91bd-d591afcf4c43.jpeg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/53221084-4adf-4145-91bd-d591afcf4c43.jpeg" data-orig-size="4608,3456" data-permalink="https://beneathwhosefeet.wordpress.com/olympus-digital-camera-41/" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/53221084-4adf-4145-91bd-d591afcf4c43.jpeg?w=1024" srcset="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/53221084-4adf-4145-91bd-d591afcf4c43.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/53221084-4adf-4145-91bd-d591afcf4c43.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/53221084-4adf-4145-91bd-d591afcf4c43.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/53221084-4adf-4145-91bd-d591afcf4c43.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/53221084-4adf-4145-91bd-d591afcf4c43.jpeg?w=768 768w" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; background-position: 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; height: auto; left: -4px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">Upper reservoir and path to the right following the wall.</span></figcaption></figure></div><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white;">Looking up the valley the rising path is clearly seen following Boar Clough. The views here unfold and looking back you get to see the height gained and the rough landscape of the upper Ogden Clough.</span></p><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/52c726f6-0217-4b0e-9b97-37fbd9b925b3.jpeg" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-253" data-attachment-id="253" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p>
" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"10","credit":"@ALAN RAYNER","camera":"E-M5MarkII","caption":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","created_timestamp":"1647523116","copyright":"COPYRIGHT @AR2020","focal_length":"16","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" data-large-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/52c726f6-0217-4b0e-9b97-37fbd9b925b3.jpeg?w=529" data-medium-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/52c726f6-0217-4b0e-9b97-37fbd9b925b3.jpeg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/52c726f6-0217-4b0e-9b97-37fbd9b925b3.jpeg" data-orig-size="4608,3456" data-permalink="https://beneathwhosefeet.wordpress.com/olympus-digital-camera-42/" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/52c726f6-0217-4b0e-9b97-37fbd9b925b3.jpeg?w=1024" srcset="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/52c726f6-0217-4b0e-9b97-37fbd9b925b3.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/52c726f6-0217-4b0e-9b97-37fbd9b925b3.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/52c726f6-0217-4b0e-9b97-37fbd9b925b3.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/52c726f6-0217-4b0e-9b97-37fbd9b925b3.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/52c726f6-0217-4b0e-9b97-37fbd9b925b3.jpeg?w=768 768w" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; background-position: 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; height: auto; left: -4px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">Route ahead strikes up the shoulder on the right.</span></figcaption><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMZGoI0kk1Ifg8SgD3trKIj9zpOmks6duhQtbuR_iZYIqGBVsD-Zb0lgsH3nQM7xZTxuzg7rEgglZjNiBwbz3CFQYoqJ8zXIPA_ZOKeG71q9iT234_AMEUidSUpE3PyfAK9bxEBGNXN7WvvSlN1Rqv6Bs-RcuP8A24xUfG1XGtrPCFI8Lx7DjYupfJ=s2092" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="2092" height="547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMZGoI0kk1Ifg8SgD3trKIj9zpOmks6duhQtbuR_iZYIqGBVsD-Zb0lgsH3nQM7xZTxuzg7rEgglZjNiBwbz3CFQYoqJ8zXIPA_ZOKeG71q9iT234_AMEUidSUpE3PyfAK9bxEBGNXN7WvvSlN1Rqv6Bs-RcuP8A24xUfG1XGtrPCFI8Lx7DjYupfJ=w666-h547" width="666" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">The Common Frog, which is getting rarer every year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtMsZ-I8RsTNia2UqoKT6vq5jk4-Hh4CmOegnRq6_db2H-LX2DSG5UJAXI6tBEA-X0TEAyk4qCcyNvspWp4Y1BwpA9zeoVpLLOC9kkOJhy-EoEQaeYb0X0yJCjcv1ri93nkLAZ_mEbwUqCwj3ErSdT5KGhyyJA3BaL9MuKeg0jqQuEzorclnV61NWc=s1295" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1295" data-original-width="1117" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtMsZ-I8RsTNia2UqoKT6vq5jk4-Hh4CmOegnRq6_db2H-LX2DSG5UJAXI6tBEA-X0TEAyk4qCcyNvspWp4Y1BwpA9zeoVpLLOC9kkOJhy-EoEQaeYb0X0yJCjcv1ri93nkLAZ_mEbwUqCwj3ErSdT5KGhyyJA3BaL9MuKeg0jqQuEzorclnV61NWc=w552-h640" width="552" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">A Kestral photographed from quite a way off. (a little too far for the lens I had on)</span></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/e5414f4f-cf2e-4727-a3ff-977ce0a4ce2a.jpeg" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-255" data-attachment-id="255" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p>
" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"@ALAN RAYNER","camera":"E-M5MarkII","caption":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","created_timestamp":"1647523727","copyright":"COPYRIGHT @AR2020","focal_length":"14","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" data-large-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/e5414f4f-cf2e-4727-a3ff-977ce0a4ce2a.jpeg?w=529" data-medium-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/e5414f4f-cf2e-4727-a3ff-977ce0a4ce2a.jpeg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/e5414f4f-cf2e-4727-a3ff-977ce0a4ce2a.jpeg" data-orig-size="4608,3456" data-permalink="https://beneathwhosefeet.wordpress.com/olympus-digital-camera-43/" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/e5414f4f-cf2e-4727-a3ff-977ce0a4ce2a.jpeg?w=1024" srcset="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/e5414f4f-cf2e-4727-a3ff-977ce0a4ce2a.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/e5414f4f-cf2e-4727-a3ff-977ce0a4ce2a.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/e5414f4f-cf2e-4727-a3ff-977ce0a4ce2a.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/e5414f4f-cf2e-4727-a3ff-977ce0a4ce2a.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/e5414f4f-cf2e-4727-a3ff-977ce0a4ce2a.jpeg?w=768 768w" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; background-position: 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; height: auto; left: -4px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">The wilder, more rugged upper Ogden Clough.</span></figcaption></figure></div><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white;">As the climb starts to level out, the stream is crossed and you will start to see cairns located at intervals to help you navigate towards the summit. The trail takes on a curved course to the right but also you can carry on following the stream itself if you wish. I do recommend following the cairned track if this is your first time as the flat moorland landscape is not for beginners in bad weather.</span></p><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8855e9ae-b8c4-405b-9db9-5f0c4f96f5d7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-260" data-attachment-id="260" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p>
" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"@ALAN RAYNER","camera":"E-M5MarkII","caption":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","created_timestamp":"1647525441","copyright":"COPYRIGHT @AR2020","focal_length":"36","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.00125","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" data-large-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8855e9ae-b8c4-405b-9db9-5f0c4f96f5d7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=529" data-medium-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8855e9ae-b8c4-405b-9db9-5f0c4f96f5d7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8855e9ae-b8c4-405b-9db9-5f0c4f96f5d7_1_201_a.jpeg" data-orig-size="4608,3456" data-permalink="https://beneathwhosefeet.wordpress.com/olympus-digital-camera-44/" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8855e9ae-b8c4-405b-9db9-5f0c4f96f5d7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1024" srcset="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8855e9ae-b8c4-405b-9db9-5f0c4f96f5d7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8855e9ae-b8c4-405b-9db9-5f0c4f96f5d7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8855e9ae-b8c4-405b-9db9-5f0c4f96f5d7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8855e9ae-b8c4-405b-9db9-5f0c4f96f5d7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/8855e9ae-b8c4-405b-9db9-5f0c4f96f5d7_1_201_a.jpeg?w=768 768w" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; background-position: 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; height: auto; left: -4px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">Heading North to the OS Trig Point (Number S2161).</span></figcaption></figure></div><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white;">The cairns run out as you join the grassy path heading in a northerly direction which leads to the summit. Hopefully the weather will be kind to you and the views extensive. It can get very windy at the top even on a good day in the valley. We measured wind speeds of 36km/hr today and temperatures down below freezing with the wind chill.</span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8lDmHcVLHH3WjWS6PNhHLFlhCJSHyScbVVdZV_x9hp96EwcFRLfsoSc5UqeHsNr2oMpEj7qiB2HjV4tDH4UKQNHrU82ggWoAPCoxcMWe0XAucl-eeNvRcN7Nw-NOb4eKdNrn512P-prysIIz5ltEj5z8CbrYh5bJZPX0ve2jURFv1UVESgcBXzsU1=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8lDmHcVLHH3WjWS6PNhHLFlhCJSHyScbVVdZV_x9hp96EwcFRLfsoSc5UqeHsNr2oMpEj7qiB2HjV4tDH4UKQNHrU82ggWoAPCoxcMWe0XAucl-eeNvRcN7Nw-NOb4eKdNrn512P-prysIIz5ltEj5z8CbrYh5bJZPX0ve2jURFv1UVESgcBXzsU1=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white;">Carrying on in a northerly direction from the os trig point and in approx 450 metres will will come to a wind shelter built into the wall. A word carved into the stone work reads Kpacota. It means beauty and music in Russian. I have no idea why it is here. </span><p></p><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f4706042-d6bd-4e99-b95d-a3c4e6fc646c_1_201_a.jpeg" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-262" data-attachment-id="262" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p>
" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"@ALAN RAYNER","camera":"E-M5MarkII","caption":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","created_timestamp":"1647525995","copyright":"COPYRIGHT @AR2020","focal_length":"14","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" data-large-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f4706042-d6bd-4e99-b95d-a3c4e6fc646c_1_201_a.jpeg?w=529" data-medium-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f4706042-d6bd-4e99-b95d-a3c4e6fc646c_1_201_a.jpeg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f4706042-d6bd-4e99-b95d-a3c4e6fc646c_1_201_a.jpeg" data-orig-size="4608,3456" data-permalink="https://beneathwhosefeet.wordpress.com/olympus-digital-camera-45/" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f4706042-d6bd-4e99-b95d-a3c4e6fc646c_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1024" srcset="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f4706042-d6bd-4e99-b95d-a3c4e6fc646c_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f4706042-d6bd-4e99-b95d-a3c4e6fc646c_1_201_a.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f4706042-d6bd-4e99-b95d-a3c4e6fc646c_1_201_a.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f4706042-d6bd-4e99-b95d-a3c4e6fc646c_1_201_a.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/f4706042-d6bd-4e99-b95d-a3c4e6fc646c_1_201_a.jpeg?w=768 768w" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; background-position: 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; height: auto; left: -4px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">Recently built wind shelter</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/4a2c2a4d-915a-460e-a8f3-97c4bb335e5a_1_201_a.jpeg" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-264" data-attachment-id="264" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="<p>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p>
" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"@ALAN RAYNER","camera":"E-M5MarkII","caption":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","created_timestamp":"1647526037","copyright":"COPYRIGHT @AR2020","focal_length":"20","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" data-large-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/4a2c2a4d-915a-460e-a8f3-97c4bb335e5a_1_201_a.jpeg?w=529" data-medium-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/4a2c2a4d-915a-460e-a8f3-97c4bb335e5a_1_201_a.jpeg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/4a2c2a4d-915a-460e-a8f3-97c4bb335e5a_1_201_a.jpeg" data-orig-size="4608,3456" data-permalink="https://beneathwhosefeet.wordpress.com/olympus-digital-camera-46/" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/4a2c2a4d-915a-460e-a8f3-97c4bb335e5a_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1024" srcset="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/4a2c2a4d-915a-460e-a8f3-97c4bb335e5a_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/4a2c2a4d-915a-460e-a8f3-97c4bb335e5a_1_201_a.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/4a2c2a4d-915a-460e-a8f3-97c4bb335e5a_1_201_a.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/4a2c2a4d-915a-460e-a8f3-97c4bb335e5a_1_201_a.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/4a2c2a4d-915a-460e-a8f3-97c4bb335e5a_1_201_a.jpeg?w=768 768w" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; background-position: 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; height: auto; left: -4px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">Russian for Beauty and Music. A little ironic at this moment in time.</span></figcaption><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCGVqubI0xDNHJh46t15iN31JSNQPCEmIK-GwQQZvs3NVzKYygb5Y1urCrBudcmngGN3iD5PzWTXhk3bFG_PbwGzR6VokebkmGEiO5Xw4tNVSR0FelcxN7HIE15BOcU3OZG7Nw1e2Ky8BhTvtQGVEoZ5PQ3o1rfCuolkofjaIwW5xIBXnguuz4s8aZ=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCGVqubI0xDNHJh46t15iN31JSNQPCEmIK-GwQQZvs3NVzKYygb5Y1urCrBudcmngGN3iD5PzWTXhk3bFG_PbwGzR6VokebkmGEiO5Xw4tNVSR0FelcxN7HIE15BOcU3OZG7Nw1e2Ky8BhTvtQGVEoZ5PQ3o1rfCuolkofjaIwW5xIBXnguuz4s8aZ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: #cc0000;">Happy 60th Birthday Sheila.</span></figcaption></figure></div><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white;">There is a stile in the wall just to the left of the shelter. Ignore this as we do not cross the wall. Follow the wall round to the right hand side until you come to an obvious path down to the right. This is the top of the Steps route. Follow the steps down, taking care if conditions are slippery.</span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414;"><span style="color: white;">As a point of interest, if time will allow, there is a spring on the hillside at grid reference SD 80494200. It is known as Fox’s well after George Fox who ad a vision whilst climbing Pendle Hill in the mid 1600’s. He went on to found the Quaker Society. (Many thanks to</span><span> </span><a href="https://bowlandclimber.com/2020/10/12/a-circuit-of-pendle-hill-visiting-a-hidden-well/" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bowland Climber blog</a><span> </span><span style="color: white;">for this information)</span></span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white;">Typically it started to rain so we didn't hang about at the top. We donned wet gear and headed off.</span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white;">At the bottom of the steps go through a gate and bear diagonally right and follow the fence of Pendle House to a field gate. Through the gate the path follows a wall on the left to another gate adjacent to a small stream. The path is obvious and should be followed all the way back into the village. At a bridge on the village road opposite the Methodist Chapel bear right and walk past the bus turning circle which will probably be full of parked cars. A path behind the wall on the left leads across a bridge and into the car park where the trail started.</span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: #cc0000;">Below are some of the relics we passed on the way down.</span></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1zI8ozdX06a8k5ZQ8f58LD4NOeTcVgajjvWQEq7EvlZvtw443AZLD1rHcsy1JIjh6TNd31cJquRdF-VcHxWFifgFFXyz9UTK8tGJG22D2pxb1U4LiRuYqcFS_fvLcyQB_SkuJ39F8n8cCBz3blMcCgPXinxIMHWTptWeVJTVBEU85Ln90pRwCkiMx=s4264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="4264" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1zI8ozdX06a8k5ZQ8f58LD4NOeTcVgajjvWQEq7EvlZvtw443AZLD1rHcsy1JIjh6TNd31cJquRdF-VcHxWFifgFFXyz9UTK8tGJG22D2pxb1U4LiRuYqcFS_fvLcyQB_SkuJ39F8n8cCBz3blMcCgPXinxIMHWTptWeVJTVBEU85Ln90pRwCkiMx=w640-h352" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1FnbDZUuTm0mEGY6vT87zVWnMVwEBwp1bNujMc09Fq8uA015PX3oVuepnebtrzIyvSXzE2QeUupx6TEpm9q2gqCjSdaN8WALQS5V16fs1yABqzbw6fDnb7YTvslEJy8exFkhcq09iOVb_dwzDbUdDUzNNCZOLQbk4cb_-jxinrFCTtzBAgOtSdkyh=s4139" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2705" data-original-width="4139" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1FnbDZUuTm0mEGY6vT87zVWnMVwEBwp1bNujMc09Fq8uA015PX3oVuepnebtrzIyvSXzE2QeUupx6TEpm9q2gqCjSdaN8WALQS5V16fs1yABqzbw6fDnb7YTvslEJy8exFkhcq09iOVb_dwzDbUdDUzNNCZOLQbk4cb_-jxinrFCTtzBAgOtSdkyh=w640-h418" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">The not so rare David Brown 885. 2wd. Built 1971-1980. 2,7L 3 cal engine. 47hp.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj35nvCTYORyVAXx8B9z_g5Hp0pFjWjdy45R_XcV4Znj7z3RBTnQxkrfRA7axeAWMeaxMNjKz_TNcy1TKfz0rY1-tf0OO5ltvU9_6Z5dM6yno1FNGQj0NSjlI3w-rrpOCDYMBSFtDUTxWzusqlU3sre2NkY0YDMsiFWHGPcoH9THk2-lpzjbVimU0hx=s3561" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="3561" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj35nvCTYORyVAXx8B9z_g5Hp0pFjWjdy45R_XcV4Znj7z3RBTnQxkrfRA7axeAWMeaxMNjKz_TNcy1TKfz0rY1-tf0OO5ltvU9_6Z5dM6yno1FNGQj0NSjlI3w-rrpOCDYMBSFtDUTxWzusqlU3sre2NkY0YDMsiFWHGPcoH9THk2-lpzjbVimU0hx=w640-h514" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23.399999618530273px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white;">The route is 8km and took us just over 3 hrs total. We did stop to take quite a few photographs too. In my opinion this trail is the nicest route to ascend the hill.</span></p><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/screenshot-2022-03-19-at-10.50.21.png" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-270" data-attachment-id="270" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="screenshot-2022-03-19-at-10.50.21" data-large-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/screenshot-2022-03-19-at-10.50.21.png?w=529" data-medium-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/screenshot-2022-03-19-at-10.50.21.png?w=300" data-orig-file="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/screenshot-2022-03-19-at-10.50.21.png" data-orig-size="646,615" data-permalink="https://beneathwhosefeet.wordpress.com/screenshot-2022-03-19-at-10-50-21/" sizes="(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px" src="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/screenshot-2022-03-19-at-10.50.21.png?w=646" srcset="https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/screenshot-2022-03-19-at-10.50.21.png 646w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/screenshot-2022-03-19-at-10.50.21.png?w=150 150w, https://beneathwhosefeet.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/screenshot-2022-03-19-at-10.50.21.png?w=300 300w" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; background-position: 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: inherit; border-bottom-right-radius: inherit; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: inherit; border-top-right-radius: inherit; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgb(204, 204, 204) 4px 4px 12px; height: auto; left: -4px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom;" /></span></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cc0000;">The route, walked in a clockwise Direction.</span></figcaption></figure></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439013386414903935.post-1223999339603380602022-03-19T16:57:00.005+00:002022-03-21T09:18:20.025+00:00A walk around Barley. (Not Bali). Including Pendle Hill 557 metres.<p><b> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Wednesday</u></span> </b><u><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">16th March 2022 </span></b></u></p><p>Sheila's 60th Birthday. She had said for years that one day she would like to go up Pendle Hill in Lancashire. I think we must be the only couple who have never been up it.</p><p>At 557 metres high and surrounded by flat land, Pendle Hill can be seen for miles around and certainly looks higher than it really is. However the height should not be taken lightly as it can be exceptionally cold at the top with strong winds even on a mild day in the valley. If the weather is poor then good map reading skills are required too.</p><p>The weather forecast was not particularly good for the day so decided to do an alternative walk and make a decision later on whether to go up the hill or leave it for another day.</p><p>We headed north east out of Barley village and took the track to Lower Black Moss reservoir. There were quite a few Great Crested Grebes fishing but a little too far away to get decent photo's.</p><p>At the end of the reservoir the track splits left and right. A sculptor trail can be found in Aitken Wood so we took the right. In a field close to Black Moss Reservoir was the site of a 17 century Witch's House that was excavated in 2012/3. It was re-covered with earth later to stop damage and vandalism.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib89hWgNE2hdC8uNP4DkOEiTwaVbvvRP5oCnZT_ScWNhtPcIYttHMbwbqEKybzN6AjaNAVllg0D4hbHYJgw7tKjei-kuiwh3AZaM6estkmSVqX4OMm6UMpBDxTp3IC0oTcXUQmk7POAo3Xwv4izziedPQb-bSPJvJU5fcv9Df_pXO_PGDEOmfTiJ0s=s626" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="626" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib89hWgNE2hdC8uNP4DkOEiTwaVbvvRP5oCnZT_ScWNhtPcIYttHMbwbqEKybzN6AjaNAVllg0D4hbHYJgw7tKjei-kuiwh3AZaM6estkmSVqX4OMm6UMpBDxTp3IC0oTcXUQmk7POAo3Xwv4izziedPQb-bSPJvJU5fcv9Df_pXO_PGDEOmfTiJ0s=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">17 century Witch's House</span></div><p>The sculptor trail is a nice easy stroll on a circular route and all the items can be found without leaving the trail. Here are a few images of what can be seen. There are many more.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLvovzFmMyhgYfr1jKt4Qh1ZbQNhoDpFmbqjs7Ers8tdAWJK5ZuVhVYG3jrCRMYJzK3WJRQDNXRJQnB7fF9Px664NKLTGzt0BiSL87PKzVuE4Qe_6jSAwB8E0qVmjFmI0Iblu28h7fjL7SgQ13ZjeYtda5XbWmU-6EGJQZ-DaWSmYG4zDfxu2KrILn=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLvovzFmMyhgYfr1jKt4Qh1ZbQNhoDpFmbqjs7Ers8tdAWJK5ZuVhVYG3jrCRMYJzK3WJRQDNXRJQnB7fF9Px664NKLTGzt0BiSL87PKzVuE4Qe_6jSAwB8E0qVmjFmI0Iblu28h7fjL7SgQ13ZjeYtda5XbWmU-6EGJQZ-DaWSmYG4zDfxu2KrILn=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiedSK3lu0LXt9xyxcIfsRSefzAyWpEJ2hPmWN8rgQQqau_XywHHpKeY5ITHVPmel2rs9tpisrLLMi3tKZY4d64a9zdhz4D2sooQpDlqw2wxm3_opvhPb_cYSUU836FR5UGi_fSOgL71MYIa454q8HvfiQ3AEVu4XmsLV11T7lhyJ_xn-EO5UDjz1nv=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiedSK3lu0LXt9xyxcIfsRSefzAyWpEJ2hPmWN8rgQQqau_XywHHpKeY5ITHVPmel2rs9tpisrLLMi3tKZY4d64a9zdhz4D2sooQpDlqw2wxm3_opvhPb_cYSUU836FR5UGi_fSOgL71MYIa454q8HvfiQ3AEVu4XmsLV11T7lhyJ_xn-EO5UDjz1nv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8nAedlJX_LF79QYySa73b7tV6QEQoRmZnK9mONdq1qUohonxKH--RMrtLbt3HdkolMcMDPZE73gMeTwBTlJyxgTypO-1h6b-UARHQWlCLJ5KkJpMxVgVVx4shtvr789Bqr5XI2kRU2qsr7wFGIm1yJd_isQgCh7ebaYNPA1IeCmG9KZs8HM3VCkma=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8nAedlJX_LF79QYySa73b7tV6QEQoRmZnK9mONdq1qUohonxKH--RMrtLbt3HdkolMcMDPZE73gMeTwBTlJyxgTypO-1h6b-UARHQWlCLJ5KkJpMxVgVVx4shtvr789Bqr5XI2kRU2qsr7wFGIm1yJd_isQgCh7ebaYNPA1IeCmG9KZs8HM3VCkma=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7MLNhWbIOweGDOHKlaCGlghaehDj3ms6RmFoU-MiWQnWa0ILFS4mYN0NB9sZ1HfFSXt4wuidZjXLlA1_B9ihDu-wibkdT90VvXCWMPxGOt2ZvzAoE5ZNkyjx4WMCtSwgte8U5_nhAQDUcSe9qxHcT3DE0Hx8b8FfiKEYRDd4kivOzboTczIZoSn7B=s3967" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3967" data-original-width="2885" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7MLNhWbIOweGDOHKlaCGlghaehDj3ms6RmFoU-MiWQnWa0ILFS4mYN0NB9sZ1HfFSXt4wuidZjXLlA1_B9ihDu-wibkdT90VvXCWMPxGOt2ZvzAoE5ZNkyjx4WMCtSwgte8U5_nhAQDUcSe9qxHcT3DE0Hx8b8FfiKEYRDd4kivOzboTczIZoSn7B=w466-h640" width="466" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpHrYETkQeXlM4nDFzJHVrPfrlHv3Q9ZH0yKlzUH2lM2nnyK6OXgOmCyaRNvigUfXEkYuUmSZDeFtUTN-A1bK2rACDpm5gBC-pBHkwQTHwtsKMPhHf0Z_d4-zxL_kkMMcqv4PhJPl81eAaf4ozHF1DwJKE002Dzjgiuf65Js46ulwEw5pdhyODMxqg=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpHrYETkQeXlM4nDFzJHVrPfrlHv3Q9ZH0yKlzUH2lM2nnyK6OXgOmCyaRNvigUfXEkYuUmSZDeFtUTN-A1bK2rACDpm5gBC-pBHkwQTHwtsKMPhHf0Z_d4-zxL_kkMMcqv4PhJPl81eAaf4ozHF1DwJKE002Dzjgiuf65Js46ulwEw5pdhyODMxqg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>At the top of Aiken Wood we noticed a wall stile and a footpath which is not shown on the OS map. The path headed towards a trig point located on Stang Top Moor. Following the path led to a gate with a sign "Not access land". The gate was padlocked. Do we turn back? No, we climbed the gate and went to the trig point. Unusually the TP was painted blue instead of the usual white.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiMIEbTny31CJRY-Twkd0GnaQzq7R-SB8Tv-J_zeuy3fvTEyPVQ1l0E9uO-uvQFcRuwRdcqw5Fy9bYnAtc67F4xHfsmeowZEGXWySX2jP7ESYYv-B5I25ROrJoTAYOAypjeFZN52agI-soZPoUCxZmW0eQsYVTB4TVJsbDl3kgXen-B-eP9fTrXg7H=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiMIEbTny31CJRY-Twkd0GnaQzq7R-SB8Tv-J_zeuy3fvTEyPVQ1l0E9uO-uvQFcRuwRdcqw5Fy9bYnAtc67F4xHfsmeowZEGXWySX2jP7ESYYv-B5I25ROrJoTAYOAypjeFZN52agI-soZPoUCxZmW0eQsYVTB4TVJsbDl3kgXen-B-eP9fTrXg7H=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Trig Point Number S4705</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFtuoX7fWhCo5Mb8zHUn3wUCL0LJSFWqGIOwLPfDfU1kJyuIZ4Ml7Hl-m9DVjJRy1qK0w5EGAbS7vK5ssG0Ivua161tIbkaFBbltBRy_4hAXIQLsGZyaJ1mKvO3XMGaVIkfi54KlYMFw2lPw1ZsZQym7czWbIZbTIPCSGC28dldDCTPgfwJp4EpMI_=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFtuoX7fWhCo5Mb8zHUn3wUCL0LJSFWqGIOwLPfDfU1kJyuIZ4Ml7Hl-m9DVjJRy1qK0w5EGAbS7vK5ssG0Ivua161tIbkaFBbltBRy_4hAXIQLsGZyaJ1mKvO3XMGaVIkfi54KlYMFw2lPw1ZsZQym7czWbIZbTIPCSGC28dldDCTPgfwJp4EpMI_=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Pendle Hill from Stang Top Moor.</span></div><p>Beyond the trig point we picked up the path which led down hill to White Hough. On passing the outdoor education centre we spotted the OS Benchmark and unusual plate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjveSKvXis3Wt1QqEI6-SfUAeMRaO_zTjL9CobjwIO9XBMeQgHadpGP9yFLk2LeeZizzkNzLeXKYtkFP2BMQIV4EunIUEBWnGhWG4iwvZvXoVefR_vI6OwWzB3M4CDfn7JUzTl3y53IPJEHs_Z-GPTYLbGKB_xgDZsnZ53ZANKhet55of_3e7VcmMSb=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjveSKvXis3Wt1QqEI6-SfUAeMRaO_zTjL9CobjwIO9XBMeQgHadpGP9yFLk2LeeZizzkNzLeXKYtkFP2BMQIV4EunIUEBWnGhWG4iwvZvXoVefR_vI6OwWzB3M4CDfn7JUzTl3y53IPJEHs_Z-GPTYLbGKB_xgDZsnZ53ZANKhet55of_3e7VcmMSb=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Eventually coming through the lovely village of White Hough and down to Pendle Water we follow the stream along the river bank, passed the old terraced cottages of Narrowgates Mill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7HL4jApAzdpFzgT1gQwbe9zidyKOH8wTVL6tk08RDmbFQ9R3jw0rjW3Npr-sktmpmb8qajypQelaIIT1cZOtKsrXAR9aVlhGMwdcQY3S6bWu6qGdbNLaErtYxq8dgIKnG_n9o7KQktdH3HnuUJCJGcYU3gC6dAWwjLN2cyDD0WB3BtFfMUTdBBi9c=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7HL4jApAzdpFzgT1gQwbe9zidyKOH8wTVL6tk08RDmbFQ9R3jw0rjW3Npr-sktmpmb8qajypQelaIIT1cZOtKsrXAR9aVlhGMwdcQY3S6bWu6qGdbNLaErtYxq8dgIKnG_n9o7KQktdH3HnuUJCJGcYU3gC6dAWwjLN2cyDD0WB3BtFfMUTdBBi9c=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">MF Tractor crossing Pendle Water Ford at White Hough.</div></span><p><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white; font-family: "Source Sans Pro";">Narrowgates Mill, a water-powered cotton-spinning mill, was built by the Hartley family of Barley in about 1799. A steam engine was added during the first half of the 19th century. The main mill building burnt down in 1867 and was rebuilt in stone rubble as a three-storey, seven-bay long, three-bay deep building. The attached waterwheel house has been demolished, as has a two-storey block and the engine and boiler houses. The stone chimney with its tapering square shaft survives as do two rows of workers' houses to the immediate east. Converted to a private dwelling in mid to late 20th Century.The Lancashire Textile mill survey records the mill as having been demolished in 1969, but part of the complex remains and the chimney is still extant.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga11pANEDKbHeVeIrf9LBSh7iey-wsTlN9IoobVoj5FKzuobgqswDByXGcVD_-XPAKRfMIEPquWRK6PHpXLga4gGdugiMgrecJDE-BLP4d5Y7KPul9GJATILcqHvnQOs9NO5RWFHdIeCnGW2onmg9Ye9dPxBhmaQHbjM2UJMyT-8DemhhLiaJWJ4as=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga11pANEDKbHeVeIrf9LBSh7iey-wsTlN9IoobVoj5FKzuobgqswDByXGcVD_-XPAKRfMIEPquWRK6PHpXLga4gGdugiMgrecJDE-BLP4d5Y7KPul9GJATILcqHvnQOs9NO5RWFHdIeCnGW2onmg9Ye9dPxBhmaQHbjM2UJMyT-8DemhhLiaJWJ4as=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Cottages of Narrowgates Mill.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p></p><p>Lunch time called which we took in the Pendle Inn pub and decided because the weather forecast was wrong again we would go up Pendle Hill by "The steps route". It's the quickest way up but tough on the thighs.</p><p>Walking through Barley Village until we came to the Primitive Methodist Chapel where we found the footpath opposite, alongside the stream. It is a nice easy route to follow all the way up to the gate at Pendle House.</p><p>We more or less had the route to ourselves with only another couple a little way in front of us. The steps are steep and tiring and we were glad to get to the top of them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgel4puyQ-WGAC4m7UjQH6klzR2BP1FY3wNRfP1wn8X8MZj6s_7Zj7131rikqY1c6ayJ_VXvErFl2ORIy-CX8DVJgMvSkBtfA1Zv_WGsNdYBd-9H43U_23hkfesdoJSd9ztvg7OCXPCtH4U8McBrhextu71u_Rm_Jq8JsddimtFum6uD8gR-Ff6-f4N=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgel4puyQ-WGAC4m7UjQH6klzR2BP1FY3wNRfP1wn8X8MZj6s_7Zj7131rikqY1c6ayJ_VXvErFl2ORIy-CX8DVJgMvSkBtfA1Zv_WGsNdYBd-9H43U_23hkfesdoJSd9ztvg7OCXPCtH4U8McBrhextu71u_Rm_Jq8JsddimtFum6uD8gR-Ff6-f4N=w640-h479" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">The Pendle Inn. (Lovely outside but a bit tired inside)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGCuO9wTE-Spe31mWkjK1gTQegAFkASZ6ClAoNaVsvXMJK4rfJH6HPmI8S9bRcC2zIMP19-bkeAbtTtuWDuIs6G2NK_5eCPFtesbWVvq4FkHevGVWl0uhVI2vCASII-5PR08DrokqBfucIzDmVnWnc5IdYo7OwIQgdMUSII00IUXobKwxO-cpdlyWh=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGCuO9wTE-Spe31mWkjK1gTQegAFkASZ6ClAoNaVsvXMJK4rfJH6HPmI8S9bRcC2zIMP19-bkeAbtTtuWDuIs6G2NK_5eCPFtesbWVvq4FkHevGVWl0uhVI2vCASII-5PR08DrokqBfucIzDmVnWnc5IdYo7OwIQgdMUSII00IUXobKwxO-cpdlyWh=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #cc0000; text-align: center;">The never ending steps.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just beyond the wall at the top of the steps you could go and see Fox's Well. It can be found at OS Grid Ref. SD 80494200. The best water in the County.</div><div style="text-align: left;">When we recovered from the exertion of the steps the walk to the trig point is an easy 400-450 metres away. As is usual in hilly areas the weather decided to change, the flag swept in and our views disappeared. What a disappointment. The wind became strong but the top wasn't for clearing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSGmYBijcgUGAgD4TinXEC9XNWZ3k9X88LBP8naKD6SrmvuNSDXNxvkvmTnevNgiP5rJxnUzDMJ8KUpi5mNdKNAq-98IS3TJt3hdfgXjdIm5VODYLVMQszA8JGnoFwwAb_rsEJ3yogwfBPQb_2OwMJyYa7I3xULoue9NSjwLzj0gS4m0vfiofk8k9T=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSGmYBijcgUGAgD4TinXEC9XNWZ3k9X88LBP8naKD6SrmvuNSDXNxvkvmTnevNgiP5rJxnUzDMJ8KUpi5mNdKNAq-98IS3TJt3hdfgXjdIm5VODYLVMQszA8JGnoFwwAb_rsEJ3yogwfBPQb_2OwMJyYa7I3xULoue9NSjwLzj0gS4m0vfiofk8k9T=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixi1UHfaWS3E68mFywBXjRgU3bfcHa0QXjgV1TcOHMxWM7h601s48z5A7KJOt8dI0ASHKxOYXMEk2Fdmt3jskh4pQnMtG4Aw7nX7JHILB_svf8Qk4_oSiP0i_-Fo826WMh_1C9zj1BGop4jyDme1RjaDOAVrHo_zveOZP-hIvuwAfmU_U3bMPfXe8z=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixi1UHfaWS3E68mFywBXjRgU3bfcHa0QXjgV1TcOHMxWM7h601s48z5A7KJOt8dI0ASHKxOYXMEk2Fdmt3jskh4pQnMtG4Aw7nX7JHILB_svf8Qk4_oSiP0i_-Fo826WMh_1C9zj1BGop4jyDme1RjaDOAVrHo_zveOZP-hIvuwAfmU_U3bMPfXe8z=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">Summit of Pendle Hill.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHIqvkCuN_DUTQAb6FBCoYSPIDC627hQpGyp8JsWh9S9tUlKOTNf3tNORFHg2vyCxqHMOEB1gFEON13m6U5e3WQXJhtO41WxZEeHgu600wYVd7in3pamlh8Y4kSVItOtFfAefTGqiRiCWXMQIfk6BY9SIaMeQwEACPUSg6KDiGnbgq8qJ5ZS54Jzsz=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHIqvkCuN_DUTQAb6FBCoYSPIDC627hQpGyp8JsWh9S9tUlKOTNf3tNORFHg2vyCxqHMOEB1gFEON13m6U5e3WQXJhtO41WxZEeHgu600wYVd7in3pamlh8Y4kSVItOtFfAefTGqiRiCWXMQIfk6BY9SIaMeQwEACPUSg6KDiGnbgq8qJ5ZS54Jzsz=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #1c1414; color: white;">A good path along the top heads south and at OS Grid Ref <span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Source Sans Pro;">SD 80473 40839 we headed down hill on another well used track leading to Pendle House where we retraced our steps back to Barley Village.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Source Sans Pro;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #111111; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2hm3PigaIRHMWmQrnLatR0oFvW8TQ90hU9I4tbaGHi27RgSxLl2aMrJ365u60sUYaihPwVzhepig0LHo7mVTvKK-ng3P2UJGH5FI75-sslz6K1Gv-AJ_blg5tmDAeUCR9sd6fE7HoQjEaTFleT0pE3FAXqQIFjvoP--bCPCWurT-8UsM-BsOE-Gw9=s699" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="699" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2hm3PigaIRHMWmQrnLatR0oFvW8TQ90hU9I4tbaGHi27RgSxLl2aMrJ365u60sUYaihPwVzhepig0LHo7mVTvKK-ng3P2UJGH5FI75-sslz6K1Gv-AJ_blg5tmDAeUCR9sd6fE7HoQjEaTFleT0pE3FAXqQIFjvoP--bCPCWurT-8UsM-BsOE-Gw9=w640-h412" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #111111; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">Route. 11Km and took us 4 hrs not including lunch.</div></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Source Sans Pro;"><br /></span></span></div><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>AlanRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com4