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Sat 31 Jan 2015
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This is another of General Wade's
bridges, though it has been altered through the years. It
carries the Crieff to Dalnacardoch road which was built in 1730. |
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Fri 30 Jan 2015
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North of Hadrian's Wall is the
Antonine Wall. This photo near Falkirk clearly shows the huge
embankments and ditch. |
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As part of the network of Military
Roads throughout Scotland General George Wade built the Tay
Bridge at Aberfeldy. The general laid the first stone on 23
April 1773 and it was formally opened on 8 Aug 1735. |
This sign is at the Aberfeldy
side. I couldn't see any loops to cycle over. |
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Thu 29 Jan 2015
I have now been sucked in to the
grip of ‘Wolf Hall’ on BBC2
It has the addiction of ‘Breaking Bad’ with the sinister
intrigue of ‘House of Cards’
It is a historical drama chronicling the rise of Thomas
Cromwell, the son of a humble blacksmith who became King Henry
VIII's chief minister, as he navigated the corridors of power in
the Tudor court.
I read a wonderful re-tweet from Lisa Jardine on Twitter this
morning.
“Watched Wolf Hall by candlelight for added zing. I was so
gripped, I accidentally set fire to my sock” |
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Sun 25 Jan 2015
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Night view of one of the Johnson's
Hillock locks, Whittle-le-Woods seen on this evening's walk.
Next year will be the 200th anniversary of the opening of this
length of the Leeds and Liverpool canal (opened 19 Oct 1816).
Sounds like a good excuse for a birthday party. |
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Fri 23 Jan 2015
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Morning view of
the Forth Railway Bridge from my tent |
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Below is a gps track of the route. |
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Thu 22 Jan 2015
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Near Rosyth I had a view of the Forth Road bridge
and the pier of the new replacement bridge. |
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Forth Road Bridge (left) and the Forth Railway bridge (right). |
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Afternoon view of the near pier on the Rail bridge, a column of
the Forth Road Bridge and in the distance a column on the new
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Wed 21 Jan 2015
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Caught the train
to Glasgow to start a cycle ride via the Antonine Wall to
the Firth of Fourth and Edinburgh
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Arriving at Glasgow Central Railway Station |
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In places I had to amend my route |
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Tue 20 Jan 2015
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This morning I was giving a talk
to a group in a hotel in Kent's Bank. I saw this sign in the
hotel. |
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Sat 17 Jan 2015
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A lovely evening
walk through Lower Copthurst on Birchin Lane. I used my bike
lamp to illuminate the front of the house and bridge wall in the
foreground. |
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Fri 16 Jan 2015
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A very windswept
Blencathra this morning. The concrete ring is the circular
Ordnance Survey trig point. The temperature was -6.5degC. |
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Thu 15 Jan 2015
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I was cycling over Belmont to
Rivington and saw the Yarrow Reservoir overflowing into
Anglezare Reservoir this morning. It’s not often we see it
running. |
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Wed 14 Jan 2015
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I returned to Bowes in Co Durham while on a walk. Bowes Castle
looked very picturesque in the snow and sunshine. |
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Mon 12 Jan 2015
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I've been digitising some of my
old b&w negs. This is Steve and Jill on a local walk in the
early 1980s |
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Sun 11 Jan 2015
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I returned to the old Toll Building on the Leeds and Liverpool
Canal to re-photograph it with a wide angle lens and lower
viewpoint. |
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Sat 10 Jan 2015
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During an evening walk along the Leeds and Liverpool canal I
took this photo of the old toll building |
Adjacent to the toll building is the Town lane bridge. |
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Cycling along
Bannister Ln., Eccleston I noticed a large tree had blown over
in the recent gales and been cleared.
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Thu 08 Jan 2015
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While on my way home from a walk
in Arkengarthdale I called for another look at Bowes Castle as
the weather was better than Tue when I was last here. Bowes
Castle is an impressive ruin of Henry II's 12th-century keep, on
the site of a Roman fort. The castle was built in the 1170s. |
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Wed 07 Jan 2015
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Giving blood for the 37th time.
This donation was at Shaw Hill. |
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Tue 06 Jan 2015
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Crossing the A66 bridge while on a
walk. |
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Sun 04 Jan 2015
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Lovely lights on a tree on Carwood
Ln., Whittle-le-Woods. |
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With a mostly
clear sky and -3degC temperature I had a nice morning walk along
Kem Mill Lane, Whittle-le-Woods. As the moon set behind Liseux
Hall it caused interesting colours through the low clouds.
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Sat 03 Jan 2015
Evening view of
Spring’s Terrace, Dark Lane, Whittle-le-Woods from the Leeds and
Liverpool Canal.
It looks like a scene from a Hammer Film set.
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This is the Spring's Terrace image
in b&w.
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This evening’s view of Whittle Springs on the Leeds and
Liverpool Canal. |
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Fri 02 Jan 2015
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For a New Year
treat I headed for breakfast at JJ’s diner, Cliviger near
Burnley. I was extremely disappointed to see that they were
closed. I was desperate so for the first time in my life went to
McDonald’s. The meal was adequate but nowhere near JJ’s. The
photos illustrate what I mean. Left is the breakfast I had at
JJ’s in Dec 2014 and right is what I had this morning. |
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Thu 01 Jan 2015
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First picture of
2015 of the firework displays across Chorley. Taken from Hurst
Hill. it was very windy and not good for photography. |
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My first New Year photos
weren’t very good so I went for a walk in Cuerden Valley Park
this evening to try another photo.
This shot is of the reservoir by the old Lower Kem Mill
Bleaching and Printing Works. |
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