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Fri 31 Jul 2015
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Mum died 5 years
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Pleasington Crematorium |
The Book of Remembrance |
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The memorial
bench to Mum in the Garden of Remembrance, Withnell Fold |
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The Garden of
Remembrance, Withnell Fold |
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Thu 30 Jul 2015
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The railway platform at Cruachan |
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The summit of
Ben Cruachan |
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On the drive home, shortly after Callander, my Toyota reached
100,000 miles |
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Wed 29 Jul 2015
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Looking down in
to Glen Etive |
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On the way to
Glen Coe |
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Culvert under
the old military road
Glen Coe |
Glen Coe old road.
Higher up is the old military road
engineered by General Caulfield c1751 |
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View from the
jetty on Loch Etive |
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Loch Etive |
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Tue 28 Jul 2015
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Brief stop by
Loch Lomond on my drive to Scotland |
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Footbridge over
the River Awe |
Bonawe iron
Furnace 1753 to 1876 |
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View from the
jetty on Loch Etive |
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Catholic Church of the Visitation Taynuilt |
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Sun 26 Jul 2015
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A new bench has been located by
Denham hill overlooking Darwen Tower, Denham Farm, Rivington and
Winter Hill. |
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Sat 25 Jul 2015
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Cycling home through Farington I
stopped to have a look at this fantastic display based on a
shuttle & bobbins. It's at the junction of Stanifield Ln & Mill
St. It commemorates the nearby Farington Mill that closed in
1971 and is now gone. |
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Thu 23 Jul 2015
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Morning view
near the tent |
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The current Tay
Rail Bridge |
The first bridge
after the collapse in 1879 |
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I stopped to
take in the view of the bridge which has a fascinating history.
The first Tay Rail Bridge collapsed while a train was passing
over it, killing all aboard. The bridge was designed by Sir
Thomas Bouch. It collapsed during a violent storm on 28 December
1879. seventy-five passengers and crew died.
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Visited
RRS Discovery in dry dock at Dundee. She took Captain Scott and
Ernest Shackleton to the Antarctic in 1901 - 1904.
Scott returned to the Antarctic on the Terra Nova Expedition
1910–1912 to reach the South Pole. Scott and his team perished
on their return from the pole. The Terra Nova sank off Greenland
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The Wheel |
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The Wardroom on the Discovery |
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Wed 22 Jul 2015
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Muddy cycle tunnel on the way to
Burtisland |
Wonderful
waymarker on the way to St Andrews |
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GW marked in the
tarmac on The Scores, St Andrews, Scotland marks the spot where
the Protestant Preacher George Wishart (1513-1546) was burnt at
the Stake. He was betrayed to Cardinal Beaton, brought here, put
in the Sea Tower & condemned for heresy. He was burnt at the
stake on 1 March 1546. His friends got their revenge on the
Cardinal on 26 May by gaining entry to the castle and killing
him. They then hung his body from the battlements.
Then together in the castle they created the first congregation
of the Protestant Church in Scotland. |
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Grassy sand
dunes and sky at Tentsmuir Sands |
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Tue 21 Jul 2015
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When war broke
out in 1939 Grangemouth airfield was under control of No13 Group
RAF Fighter Command. In 1940 No 58 Operational Training Unit was
established to train pilots in Spitfires & Hurricanes. Between
1940 & 1944, 71 pilots & aircrew were killed in training
accidents. The airfield closed in 1955 & this Mk1 Spitfire marks
it's location.
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Cycling over the
Forth Road Bridge |
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St Fillan's Church, Aberdour,
Scotland. Parts date back to 1123 and it is one of the finest
examples of simple Norman architecture in Scotland. |
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Mon 20 Jul 2015
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Heading north on the Virgin train
from Preston to Glasgow with my bike. The warning under the
toilet lid is also broadcast on the speakers. |
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Please don't
flush
Nappies, sanitary towels, paper towels, gum, old phones, unpaid
bills, junk mail, your ex's sweater, hopes, dreams or goldfish
down this toilet. |
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The sculpture 'Rise' by Andy Scott |
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Another sculpture by Andy Scott.
This is the memorial at Ibrox Stadium - Rangers F.C.
to the 66 fans who died in 1971
2 fans in 1961 &
25 fans in 1902 |
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One of my objectives is to cycle
the length of the Forth and Clyde canal. This is the Clyde end |
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Sun 19 Jul 2015
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The Ironman triathlon was held
today. The cycling section rode through Wittle-le-Woods. |
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Top of Birchin Ln., Whittle-le-Woods |
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Heading up Denham Ln. |
Oh dear.. a puncture on the A6 |
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Along the A6 |
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Sat 18 Jul 2015
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Morning visit to the Museum of
Lancashire, Stanley St., Preston. After a presentation on the
Silverdale Hoard by Susan Ashworth & Dot Boughton I was able
to see some of the artefacts. Also on display was part of the
Cuerdale Hoard. Amazing to see the originals. |
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Some of the Silverdale Hoard (photo by British Museum) |
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Cuerdale Hoard |
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This afternoon I was cycling along
part of the Ironman triathlon course between Belmont & Rivington
when I noticed a sign advising people not to paint on the road.
It was soon followed by a stretch of road that had been painted
on. It's hard to know how to stop it. |
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Thu 16 Jul 2015
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70 years ago
today 16 July 1945 was the dawn of two suns. The first atomic
bomb test. Observers in New Mexico saw the sun rise in the east
& a brighter light in the south. The World changed forever.
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I heard that
Current Valley Park was in financial difficulties. I love
walking through Cuerden Valley & would be happy to make a
voluntary donation if a box were available. I don't think signs
like this help. |
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Wed 15 Jul 2015
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Arriving at Euston Railway Station, London |
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Outside Euston Railway Station with the statue of Robert
Stephenson on the right. |
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In London at Community Archives
Heritage Group annual conference. Amazing presentation this
morning by Prof Michael Wood. I think this is the 9th
conference. |
Prof Michael Wood |
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Mon 13 Jul 2015
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Another wet Monday evening for the Chorley Photographic Society
outing. We were at Blackpool Tower & the Comedy Carpet. |
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Sat 11 Jul 2015
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Evening walked to Whittle Village
Hall. It was the 60th (diamond) wedding anniversary celebration
of Eric and Pat Bell. The actual day was 9th July. A great
evening get together of family and friends. |
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Eric and Pat this evening |
Eric and Pat's wedding 1955 |
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Some of the Bell clan |
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Queen Elizabeth II |
A Diamond Wedding greeting from
the Queen |
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Out on bike via Belmont this
morning then called at St Mary’s Church Club on Harper’s Ln
Chorley to see the fantastic display of working model trains,
tracks, railway stations & street scenes at St Peters Church
Meeting Room by St Peters Church, Harper's Ln Chorley. The event
is supported by Leyland Model Railway Club. Entry is £1.50 with
proceeds going to aid the Sierra Leone Ebola epidemic. Open
today 10am to 4pm. Teas, bacon butties & cakes available at very
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St Peters Church Meeting Room |
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Fri 10 Jul 2015
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From Drinkwater's ruin looking
to White Coppice |
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At lunchtime walked to the summit
of Great Hill from White Coppice. Then enjoyed a picnic lunch of
sandwiches. |
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From Drinkwater's ruin looking
towards Great Hill |
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Wed 08 Jul 2015
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Greystoke |
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This morning called at Ghyllside
Cycles in Ambleside then drove to Steve's near Hesket Newmarket
to leave my car and go for cycle ride. |
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near The Cycle Cafe, Greystoke |
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Mon 06 Jul 2015
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This evening was a Chorley
Photographic Society visit to Astley Park, Chorley. The weather
was very dull and soon the rains came. Our models and Society
members weren't deterred. |
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Pink Floyd are one of my all-time
favourite bands. They made their first appearance on Top of the
Pops on 6 July 1967, 48 years ago today. They performed ‘See
Emily Play’ with the original line up including Syd Barrett who
wrote the song. He was later replaced by David Gilmour. |
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Sun 05 Jul 2015
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While out on an evening walk I
took the photo on the right of Copthurst Bridge,
Whittle-le-Woods. The left photo is the same scene taken by
Edward Hodkinson in the 1920s.
The interesting thing about the location is that it was the
scene of a terrible accident in 1871. The Brindle Workhouse
would soon be closing as the new Workhouse in Chorley neared
completion.
Samuel Stancliffe, the last master, had also been appointed to
set up and run the new workhouse at Eaves Lane in Chorley. This
‘new’ workhouse was to replace both the smaller Chorley one and
the large workhouse he was already running in Brindle. Samuel,
however, never lived to see the project through.
On a dark and stormy November night, he was coming back from the
new project in Chorley with his overseer by the back lanes north
of Chorley to Brindle when his pony and cart overturned in a
flooding stream at Lower Copthurst. The pony and Samuel
Stancliffe were drowned and the overseer died soon afterwards.
The incident was covered extensively in the national press.
It was also documented in the diary of Thomas Blinkhorn Parke,
the owner / manager of Withnell Fold Paper Mill.
He said:
1871 Tue 14 Nov T.B.P. diary
Wet afternoon. Gaskell & Brindle Workhouse Governor upset at
Copster Bridge @ 7:30 PM
Pony & Governor were both Dead when found and Gaskell Died soon
after getting home.
Thanks to Bernard Fleming of Brindle for some of the above
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Sat 04 Jul 2015
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Cycling though
Chorley I noticed the flag flying over St Laurence's, Chorley
Parish Church is the stars and stripes. Presumably this is
because today is the 4th July |
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On my ride home though Euxton I had a look at the new War
Memorial which is almost finished. I don't like the pyramid on
the top. |
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Thu 02 Jul 2015
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On my walk today in Northumberland
I crossed over the Lambley Railway Viaduct which was built in
1852 for the Alston branch of the Newcastle and Carlisle railway
and trains brought lead and coal down the valley to Haltwhistle
station |
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Engineers
drawing |
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Wed 01 Jul 2015
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It was the hottest day of the year
so far. I'd been to Chorley on the bus to do some errands and
decided to walk home via the Mormon Temple. |
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