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Thu 30 Nov 2017
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The new Whittle-le-Woods Co-op on Chorley Old Road where the
Duke of York Pub used to be is now open. I thought a photo from
10 years ago would be of interest and the same view today. |
Whittle-le-Woods Co-op
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The Duke of York Feb 2007 |
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Wed 29 Nov 2017
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A lovely cold clear day for
my walk in Cumbria. This view is of Great Gable and Styhead tarn
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Tue 28 Nov 2017
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The Clayton-le-Woods
Christmas tree was erected today by the Pines Roundabout on the
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Mon 27 Nov 2017
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This morning visited Chorley United Reformed Church at
Hollinshead Street, Chorley. The Church and associated building
are due for demolition in the future. |
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Chorley United Reformed Church, Hollinshead Street |
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Col Lawrence |
Amos Fairbrother |
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Sun 26 Nov 2017
Yesterday the Whittle-le-Woods Christmas tree was erected on
Waterhouse Green. |
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Last Mon 20th Nov I was
cycling along the Grange-over-Sands promenade when I stopped by
the old dilapidated Lido. On the wall was this picture so I
photographed it for reference and ability to share on this site.
The details are:
The 'Sunbeam' arrives at Clare House Pier,
Grange-over-Sands c1910
The pier was built by Richard Bush in
1893 to serve steamers carrying trippers. The last boat to call
was the 'Sunbeam' in 1910. The pier was destroyed in a gale 28th
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Sat 25 Nov 2017
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The first of two visits to Astley Hall Chorley today. Early
afternoon at Astley Hall, Chorley to see the exhibition of The
British Wildlife Photography Awards 2017. They are in the
exhibition hall and the prints are some of the finest nature
images you will ever see. There is a charge of £2.50 but I
believe it costs a lot to have the exhibition. |
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Green Hydras (Hydra viridissima) by
Alex Hyde, Derbyshire. They were dangling from the underside
of a lily pad. |
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Broad Bodied Chaser Dragonfly Nymph by Neil Phillips. To reveal
the detail from antennae to head 29 separate images were focus
stacked to reveal the detail. |
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Some very illuminating goings on at Astley Hall, Chorley this
evening. A bit of cold & rain didn’t deter the masses of hardy
spectators from turning up to enjoy an amazing evening of free
entertainment. Big thanks to Chorley Council and the
Spark drummers. |
The audience as Neil and Lizzie enact the diaries of Samuel
Pepys |
Spark |
Astley Hall walled garden |
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Fri 24 Nov 2017
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Flooding in the field by Kem
Mill Lane seen on my morning walk |
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Thu 23 Nov 2017
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Morning view across Morecambe Bay while on a walk from
Grange-over-Sands to Cartmel |
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Walking through Chorley Town centre to see the Lizzie
Jones evening gig at Trinity Church |
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An evening with Lizzie Jones and Neil as the tell
the story of Samuel Pepys and his diaries that documented the
mid 1600s |
The audience as Neil and Lizzie enact the diaries of Samuel
Pepys |
Neil and Lizzie |
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Wed 22 Nov 2017
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Third and last day of my ride from Hesket Newmarket to Carlisle |
Hesket Newmarket in the rain |
Carlisle Railway Station, drying my clothes |
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Tue 21 Nov 2017
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Day two of my cycle ride and it is still raining |
Rydal Water |
Flooded road at Thirlmere. |
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Mon 20 Nov 2017
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Heading for Cumbria to do a cycle ride from Oxenholme to
Carlisle |
Preston Railway Station |
There was so much rain I think the icon to the right is to
indicate floods. |
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Sat 18 Nov 2017
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The statue is Edward Stanley, 14th. Earl of Derby. The statue
was erected after he donated to a fund set up to help out of
work cotton workers who were suffering due to the cotton famine
caused by the American Civil War.
The statue was vandalised
in 1912 by a group of Preston Suffragettes. The leader of this
group was Edith Rigby who arranged, but did not participate, in
the act. The statue was tarred and feathered after the Earls
son, the 16th Earl, opposed votes for women. Despite the
Corporations best efforts to clean the statue, traces of tar
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Fri 17 Nov 2017
This afternoon I visited the site of the Buckshaw (R.O.F.)
Pillbox that had just been demolished. It was originally part of
the defences of the ROF Chorley. The Royal Ordnance Factory,
Euxton was once a huge munitions factory employing around 35,000
people at the height of its production during WW2. In 1943
workers on the 928 acres site filled bouncing bombs for the
famous ‘Dambuster’ raid on the German dams in the Ruhr valley.
The "Dam Busters" raid or Operation Chastise was an attack on
German dams carried out on 16–17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No.
617 Squadron. It used modified Avro Lancaster Mk IIIs to drop
bouncing bombs developed by Barnes Wallis and filled at Euxton.
The 1955 film "The Dam Busters" starring Michael Redgrave and
Richard Todd was made about the raids.
There’s a lot more
about Lancashire at war on the website below.
http://www.lancashireatwar.co.uk |
Site of the demolished pillbox |
The pillbox in 2013 |
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rescued bouncing bomb designed by Barnes Wallis |
Drawing of a bouncing bomb |
Avro Lancaster |
How
the bomb was mounted |
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A cold, clear and frosty morning for my Whittle-le-Woods morning
walk.
This low level view is Factory Lane. |
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Thu 16 Nov 2017
Cycled to Preston and Winkley Square to see the former home of
Edith Rigby.
Edith Rigby
(1872–1948) was an English suffragette.
On 7 July 1913 she
set fire to Lord Leverhulme's bungalow at Rivington Pike. The
property contained a number of valuable paintings. |
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A sunny ride through Avenham Park
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Edith Rigby Plaque |
Blue plaque to Edith Rigby in Winkley Square, Preston |
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Winkley Square
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Edith Rigby (1872–1948) |
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I cycled home via the war memorial near
Lostock Hall
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Sun 12 Nov 2017
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Sat 11 Nov 2017
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Fri 10 Nov 2017
Wheal Betsy Engine House |
Walking in the
Dartmoor area. Today’s walk started by visiting the Wheal Betsy
Engine House. The ancient silver-lead mine was re-opened in
1806. It was worked by water power until 1868 when this building
was erected to house a Cornish Beam Pumping Engine. Until its
closure in 1877 all pumping, winding and crushing or ore was
done by steam power. |
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from silver from the mine |
On Brent Tor is the 13th century Church of St Michael de
Rupe (of the Rock), Brentor, Devon. |
Church interior |
Brent Tor and Church of St Michael. |
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Thu 09 Nov 2017
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Clapper Bridge at
Postbridge. probably dating from the 13th century. |
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I started todays walk in the Dartmoor area at Postbridge. I
crossed this amazing Clapper Bridge over the East Dart River.
Its slabs are over four metres (13 ft) long, two metres (6 ft 6
in) wide and weigh over eight tons each, making the bridge
passable to a small cart. It was first recorded in 1380 but is
probably older and was built to facilitate the transportation of
Dartmoor tin by pack horses to the stannary town of Tavistock. |
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Tue 07 Nov 2017
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Sun 05 Nov 2017
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Bonfire night and managed to find a fire on Marsh Lane, Brindle
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I had a choice; finish off some jobs in the house or head off
for a local walk to enjoy the sunshine and late autumn colours.
The correct decision was made and I headed off through Cuerden
Valley with a packed lunch & my camera. |
St Helen's Well memorial cross, Birchin Lane |
Above Cuerden Valley
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Sat 04 Nov 2017
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A evening walk via Birchin Lane and Town Lane |
Birchin Lane after the rain |
Hardy drinkers at the Top Lock
drinking outside |
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Thu 02 Nov 2017
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A view of the Langdales from Glaramara |
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