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Wed 28 Aug 2019
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Cycled to Withnell Fold to re-take a view I first photographed
around 1964 |
View today |
View around 1964
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Digitised some negatives of the Clayton-le-Woods/Leyland pumping
station interior from around 1980 |
On the same strip of 35mm film was this nice photo of Steve |
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Sun 25 Aug 2019
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This morning I joined members of Wigan Archaeological Society
for a conducted tour of the Egyptian section of Bolton Museum.
Our guide was Ian Trumble, Bolton Museum's Collection Access
Officer and also a member of the Wigan Society. The large number
of Egyptian artefacts is astonishing with over 2,000 items of
display and around 12,000 in total. The museum also has the
largest textile collection in the world. |
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Copy cast of the Nefertiti bust (now in Berlin)
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The Rosetta Stone copy was fascinating as it illustrated how the
key was found to the Ancient Egyptian language.
In 1799
Napoleon's troops discovered the Rosetta Stone in the Nile Delta
near the ancient town of Rosetta. The original is in the British
Museum but Bolton has this copy. The stone contains three
scripts; Hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek. Comparing them to known
scripts they provided the key to decipher the Ancient Egyptian
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On display is a well preserved male mummy which was donated to
the museum in the 1930s by a wealthy local woman. Apparently she
had previously had it propped up on display in one of her rooms. |
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Sat 24 Aug 2019
11am walked to the Whittle-le-Woods Village Hall to judge the
photography section of the Flower, Craft & Vegetable Show. The
photography entries were the lowest I can remember.
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fortunate to have a warm sunny day for the 14th Whittle-le-Woods
Flower, Craft & Vegetable Show in the Whittle-le-Woods Village
Hall. The true number is 20 shows as the first 6 were in the
Scout Hut before the Village Hall was converted. It was good to
see so many come along in the afternoon and a huge thanks to the
organisers and entrants. Eric Bell won the overall exhibit and
was awarded the Parish Council Trophy. |
Whittle-le-Woods Village Hall |
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Eric wins again |
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In the hall |
Canal painting |
Photo competition winner |
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Fri 23 Aug 2019
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Cycled in to Edinburgh and had a great time enjoying the street
acts at the Edinburgh Fringe. It was so nice to see everyone
enjoying themselves.. |
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Sat 17 Aug 2019
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Along the Irwell Valley is the line of the old railway between
Rawtenstall and Bacup. It closed in 1966. One of the tunnels has
recently had a path built through it. It was the first tunnel in
2 parts built in 1851 and a second, longer tunnel added in 1881.
The second tunnel remains bricked up. |
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1902 incident |
in front of the inn |
The hole above the
River Irwell is still there today |
Cruck frame |
Left railway tunnel from 1881 and the right from 1851 |
Inside the 1851 railway tunnel |
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Fri 16 Aug 2019
A visit to Blackburn Museum
to see Caroline Wilkinson about the Tockholes hoard of silver
coins. |
Cruck frame |
Egyptology section |
William Gladstone M.P (1809-1898) woven in silk. His carer
lasted over 60 years and 12 years were served as Prime Minister.
His image and name were used to advertise Tried, Trusted, True.
Not many politicians today can lives up to that. |
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Thu 15 Aug 2019
A cycle ride to Hutton to Police training centre to ask
about bath (used in Beck Ruxton murders) used as horse trough.
Man on gate said it used to be at Mounted Division Lindle lane.
Cycled there and saw lady in office who showed me where it used
to be and has now been moved to Police Museum Lancaster Castle. |
Site of the trough
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Wed 14 Aug 2019
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A visit to Bacup to check one of the filming locations for the
1961 film 'Whistle Down the Wind' |
Scene
from the film |
The bridge today
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Mon 12 Aug 2019
Called to see Fred Morris at his home in Eccleston. I was
there with Michael Prescott to record Fred's memories of being
in the RAF in WWII and his time in the ROC Royal Observer Corps. |
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Sun 11 Aug 2019
At Astley HallThanks to Alix G Jardine for information on
the two ladies I photographed in the 'now' images. They are
Swords women from the Silver School Of Arms which is a HEMA
(Historical European Martial Arts group. |
Bett and Georgina (I don’t know which is which) |
Alix on the right |
Georgina (I think) |
Alix |
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Sat 10 Aug 2019
Drove to Falkland on my drive home. Then walked in the Park
area.
Tyndall Bruce Monument. Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce
(1790-1855) monument was built in 1855 to commemorate the local
Laird |
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Looking up the tower |
Interior |
Tunnel on the way |
In the tunnel |
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Thu 08 Aug 2019
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Driving through Newtonmore I stopped at the Highland Folk
Museum. I'm glad I did because it was excellent and so much to
see I only saw a fraction. The re-created old township was very
impressive, even with an indoor peat fire burning. |
Reconstructed bothy |
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Original schoolhouse moved here |
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D MacPherson Tailor & Outfitter Newtonmore |
Interior |
D MacPherson |
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Leanach Mission Church built in 1900 and moved here from near
Culloden. |
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Reconstructed Township |
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Peat fire burning |
Ladies waulking the cloth at the Highland Folk Museum,
Newtonmore, Scotland.0 Waulking is the technique of finishing
newly-woven tweed by soaking it and thumping it rhythmically to
shrink and soften it - all done by hand in the old days. The
songs served to keep the rhythm and lighten the work. |
Waulking the cloth |
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Wed 07 Aug 2019
Rainy view of Kenmore and Loch Tay |
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Tue 06 Aug 2019
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Visited Towneley Hall cafe to visit some filming locations of
the 1961 film 'Whistle Down the Wind' |
Charlie and Hayley Mills character outside the cafe |
Same view today |
Charlie and Hayley Mills character inside the cafe |
Same view today |
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Mon 05 Aug 2019
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Had an enjoyable evening with Chorley Photographic Society on a
photo outing to Clitheroe and Holmes Mill. The former textile
mill has been converted to a bar restaurant and all sorts of
other stuff. One of the most interesting features is the steam
engine for the mill which had been incorporated into the bar. |
Holmes Mill |
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It is a Clayton and Goodfellow Cross-Compound Horizontal Engine
built in 1910. We also visited Clitheroe Castle with views of
Pendle Hill. |
View of Pendle Hill from Clitheroe Castle |
1910 steam Engine
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Sat 03 Aug 2019
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Out for a pleasant evening walk along the Leeds & Liverpool
Canal at Johnson's Hillock Locks. I saw the interesting weather
vane by Town Lane Bridge and a camouflaged camp on the old
Lancaster branch of the canal |
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