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Sun 31 May 2020
Cycling over Belmont this morning and saw firecrews tackling a huge blaze over Darwen Moors. They were pumping water 3km from Belmont Reservoir. Good job we have teams like this to react so quickly. They’d been at it all night.

St Peter's Church Belmont.
Pump by Belmont Res.

Firecrew with the pump.
The temporary pipeling heading to Tockholes.

Fires on Darwen Moor.
   
Sat 30 May 2020
Rose Cottage on Sandy Lane (across from Hold Lane) Brindle has been demolished.


May 2009
 
   
Fri 29 May 2020

Lostock skips collect my full skip.
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Thu 28 May 2020

Crosstour Action camera CT9000 arrived. So far the results are excellent.

Camera in housing.
The camera
   
   
Mon 25 May 2020

A new information board at Withnell Fold. The old one had gone rotten.
   
   
Sun 24 May 2020
 
 
Once upon a time there was a British Empire and today (24th May) used to be ‘Empire Day’

After the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 the first ‘Empire Day’ was held on 24 May 1902. The 24th May was chosen as it was the Queens birthday. In 1958 it was renamed as British Commonwealth Day.

Children would recall the chant Remember, Remember Empire Day, the 24th of May.

In 1958 Empire Day was renamed as British Commonwealth Day, and still later in 1966 it became known as Commonwealth Day. The date of Commonwealth Day was changed to 10th June, the official birthday of the present Queen Elizabeth II.Though it is a now largely forgotten anniversary I thought I’d mention it as it is part of our history.
Sat 23 May 2020
Evening walk via the canal to Dark Lane and Spring Mews by Heys Lodge (the former Howard Arms). Took some photos of the well by the Spring Mews houses. The water was the original spring used by the Brewery that used to stand on the site.

Wide angle view of the well in Spring Mews.

The well 23rd July 2010.
Using HDR software.
23rd July 2010 no HDR.

Heys Lodge the former Howard Arms.
WAP house, the former Porter's Lodge on Dark Lane.
   
Fri 22 May 2020
 
 
 
Great fun digitising some old slides this morning. This view of Rannoch Moor was taken on 35mm Kodachrome while on a backpacking walk along the West Highland Way in March 1982.
Thu 21 May 2020

Cycled to Pleasington Crematorium and said happy birthday to Mum at plot H1. On the ride home had a look at the boundary stone between Leyland Hundred / Blackburn Hundred. Then a look at the Ordnance Survey bench mark on the Toll Bar house.
Pleasington Crematorium

Boundary.
Toll Bar bench mark.
   
   
Tue 16 May 2020

New garage door was fitted this morning. Thanks to Damien & Joe of UK Doors & Shutters.
New garage door.
   
Sat 16 May 2020
 
 
Mum & Dad
Scanning some old prints and came across this of my parent's wedding. The original was fairly flat so managed to improve it a bit. it's a lovely photos and Mum looks wonderful.
Fri 15 May 2020
I put a couple of photos of a ceramic disc with Whittle Springs Noted Ales on Facebook to see if anyone knew what it was. Apparently it was a match holder, hence the serrated edge.

Whittle Springs Noted Ales
Whittle Springs Noted Ales.
   
Sat 09 May 2020
Cross Keys in 'Then & Now' The old photo is around 1910.

Cross Keys Inn 
 
   
Fri 08 May 2020
Photographed the two ebony figures that Dad brought back from WWII where he was in west Africa.

   
Sun 03 May 2020
 
 
Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950) is 70 today, is a Welsh folk singer, best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were the Days". She was one of the earliest signings to the Beatles' Apple label.
 
Sat 02 May 2020
Came across a couple of certificates from my youth. My Elocution Award from 1957 and Swimming Certificate from 1958. The swimming certificate was of more use.

Elocution.
Swimming.

An interesting evening view of the River Lostock flowing under Preston Rd. (A6)
   
Fri 01 May 2020
While on an evening bike ride along photographed Navigation House. It was the location of Eddie Hodkinson's photo of Whittle Athletic 1913-14 season. It was then the Navigation Inn. Eddie is front row seated extreme right.

Eddie Hodkinson.
Navigation House.
   
 
 
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