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Mon 30 Nov 2020
After a dismal day of mist and rain the weather
eventually cleared. I went for an evening wander through
Whittle-le-Woods to enjoy the various Christmas lights. |
Carwood Lane. |
Carwood House. |
Hillfoot Cottage. |
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Sun 29 Nov 2020
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This evening I was out for a bike ride through the lanes when I
was pleased to see the Christmas lights on the tree at Horrobin
Farm, Riley Green, Hoghton. |
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Sat 28 Nov 2020
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The Whittle-le-Woods Christmas Tree is now up on Waterhouse
Green by the Roebuck (Sat 28th Nov 2020). After a great team
effort the tree was up by 08:30am. Big thanks to our local
supplier Carvers trees of Clayton-le-Woods. The lights will go
on next Tue 01st Dec. |
Pulling the tree into place. |
The tree is now verical. |
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I used my ‘Old Farts’ bus pass to get me to Clayton Green on the
A6 to check out the impressive Clayton-le-Woods Christmas Tree.
It's a huge shame that the plague has prevented the usual
ceremony of switching on the lights. Santa must be gutted. Let's
be positive, it looks amazing. |
Clayton-le-Woods Christmas Tree. |
Clayton-le-Woods Christmas Tree through my fisheye lens. |
I walked home and photographed the Whittle-le-Woods
tree without its lights. |
Whittle-le-Woods Christmas Tree. |
Whittle-le-Woods Christmas Tree on Waterhouse Green. |
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Mon 23 Nov 2020
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During a lunchtime wander (Mon 23rd Nov 2020) above White
Coppice I visited some historical sites and evidence of the
hardy people who lived there. The first was an old ‘slop stone’
by one of the ruins. This is where the washing was done well
over 120years ago. Near the ruin was an old cheese-press stone
that also had another use. In the front face can be seen the
arrow shape of an Ordnance Survey ‘pivot’ benchmark. |
Cheese-press stone. |
Slop stone at Coppice Stile Farm ruins. |
Heapey Moor Farm |
At Heapey Moor Farm ruins someone had build a stone enclosure
with entrance gap at the north. Some stones had strange
markings. |
Monolith stone at the centre. |
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Sat 21 Nov 2020
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An evening visit to the Whittle & Claton-le-Woods War memorial
Garden.
The lighting is one LED lamp behind the tree &
headtorch on foreground. 10seconds exposure. |
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Fri 20 Nov 2020
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Drove to Adlington for 2pm to see Audrey Kay, widow of
William Kay (Bill Kay) he died 10th Nov 2016 at the age of 80. I
called to see him on 1 July 2005 to talk about his time working
at the TV transmitter mast on Winter Hill. |
Bill Kay (1936-2016) |
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Late afternoon received 3 bags of 150mm gabion stone. |
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Wed 18 Nov 2020
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A windy evening wander along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
This fisheye view is Moss Lane Bridge, Whittle-le-Woods. |
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Mon 16 Nov 2020
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Last night walked to Drinkwaters ruins to camp for the
night. A difficult pitch as strong winds and heavy rain. |
Evening meal in the tent |
After the storm. My tent before packing up by Drinkwaters above
White Coppice. |
Owl carving on White Coppice gatepost by Brian Ryding. |
Owl carving by Jack Sharples on Hill Top Lane. Jack told Brian
how to do his carving. |
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Sat 14 Nov 2020
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Evening time exposure at Johnson's Hillock Locks. |
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Fri 13 Nov 2020
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A rainy morning in Whittle-le-Woods. This is School Brow. |
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Wed 11 Nov 2020
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Today is Armistice Day which originally took effect at eleven
o'clock in the morning, the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day
of the eleventh month" of 1918 & the cessation of hostilities.
This morning (Wed 11th Nov 2020) I called at the Whittle &
Clayton-le-Woods War Memorial to spend a few moments remembering
the sacrifice many made for us. Today is also the 100th
anniversary of the burial of ‘The Unknown Warrior’ in
Westminster Abbey. An unidentified British soldier who was
killed on a European battlefield during the First World War was
brought home for re-burial in the Abbey on 11th Nov 1920. |
Armistice Day |
Armistice Day. |
Armistice Day |
Armistice Day. |
Armistice Day. |
Richard Atkinson
Harold Bamber
John Bamber
Thomas Bamber
Philip Baxendale
George Beardsworth
Gerald Bennett
Henry Bennett
George Berry
Peter Bibby
Gordon Billinge
Reginald Blackwell
John Bowling
Hugh Bradshaw
Francis R Brindle
Christopher Brooks
John Burton
John Cannon
Thomas Chadwick
Hugh G Charnock
John J Clark
John Clitheroe
Percy Clitheroe
Stanley Clitheroe
William Cooper
William Cooper
John Cotton 1916
John Cotton 1917
John Coupe
William Derbyshire
William Derbyshire
Thomas Desoer
Thomas Dixon
Harold Dyke
John Eccles
James Feeney
Henry Fishwick
Thomas Fishwick
William H Fishwick
Edward Gent
Charles Gillett
Patrick Gregson
William Gregson
Norman Grime
Richard Grime
Thomas Grime
James Hall |
Robert Hall
Joseph Heald
Christopher Heap
Christopher Heap
Walter Heap
Wilfred Henshaw
George Hilton
Ernest Holding
John Hooper
Henry Hopwood
Frank
Horrocks
Frederick Houghton
Jack Hull
Jessie
Hull
Augustine T Hunter
George Irving
Thomas
Jackson
Arthur Jolly
William Jones
Vincent
Kellett
Herman Lancaster
Joseph Lancaster
Thomas Lancaster
Clarence W Lane
Frederick Leigh
Robert Leigh
Robert Leigh
Clarence W Lowe
Edwin
Lucas
Robert Magill
Robert McCellan
George
Mclver
Richard Mclver
Thomas Mclver
William
Mclver
George Mclver 1916
George Mclver 1917
William J McLaughlin
Dennis McMamnon
Joseph Monk
Charles Moorcroft
Albert Nicholson
Lawrence
Pearson
Tom Peel
James Prescott
George Riding
Frank Riley |
Richard Robinson
Frank Rothwell
Jack Sharples
Joseph Sharples
George Sharrock
Allan Shepherd
John Shepherd
George Shorrock
John Shorrock
Daniel Slater
Robert Smith
Robert Snape
John Snape 1916
John
Snape 1918
Joseph Southworth
Thomas H Southworth
George Stephenson
Samuel Stirzaker
William Suter
James Thompson
Robert C Thompson
Harold Tindall
Arnold Tuson
John Waddington
William Walmesley
Thomas Warbrick
J.T.S Ward
John Ward
Richard
Ward
James Waring
Thomas Waring
George Weaver
William West
John Westby
Walter Westhead
John
Whalley
Thomas Wilkinson
Mark Wilson
Robert
Withnell |
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Mon 09 Nov 2020
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Preston Rd outside St John's School. |
Kem Mill outing c1950. |
A night view in the Memorial Garden using LED lamp behind the
tree & head torch to the front. |
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Sun 08 Nov 2020
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Remembrance Sunday. |
The last post. |
Down the side entry of Eric Bell's house is a new mural
of their family tree of 41. |
Erics photo of Charlie painting the mural. |
A stitch of 9 separate images to see the whole mural. |
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Fri 06 Nov 2020
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Shaw Hill, Whittle-le-Woods today. |
The same view with the Girl Guides. |
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Thu 05 Nov 2020
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Caught the bus to Horwich and walked home over the moors in
dismal and misty weather. |
Site of Drinkwaters Farm ruins. |
Fireworks across the canal. |
Fireworks across the canal. |
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Wed 04 Nov 2020
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A short service of Remembrance was held at midday (Wed 04th Nov
2020) at the Whittle & Clayton-le-Woods War Memorial. The main
purpose was to lay wreaths and video the event for a future
broadcast on-line. Thanks to: Revd Philip Venables, Cllr Eric
Bell, Cllr Tina Newall, Cllr Mark Clifford. |
A short service. |
Eric places a wreath. |
Whittle & Clayton-le-Woods War Memorial. |
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Mon 02 Nov 2020
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Withnell Fold Paper Mill ladies running team |
This colourised photo from 1938 is the Withnell Fold Paper Mill
ladies running team (l to r) Joyce Nowell, Bessie Brindle, Edith
Dowling, Annie Blackburn & Dorothy Brindle.
In 1938 the
Wiggins Teape Paper Group held its central sports day at
Laverstoke Park, Basingtoke, Hampshire. Competitors and many
hundreds of spectators came from many mills around England and
Scotland. Withnell Fold Paper Mill ladies running team were the
winners of the Ladies’ Relay Race in a record time. Annie
Blackburn of Withnell Fold also won the Ladies 100 yards race in
12.2seconds and the 220yds in 28.6sec both records for the
event. Withnell Fold continued to win with first and second in
the Wheelbarrow Race.
Joyce Nowell married Norval Smith of
White Coppice and their son Raymond still lives there. |
Whittle-le-Woods Harriers running team. |
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A colourised photo of the Whittle-le-Woods Harriers running team
taken in front of Woodbine Cottage, Waterhouse Green,
Whittle-le-Woods. The photo was taken before the Great War (WWI)
as many of the lads in the photo were killed in action. The team
re-formed around 1920 but didn’t have enough runners left to
continue. |
Withnell Fold Sports Club
Mon 2nd Nov 2020 |
The same view in 1964 taken on my old Halina 35x camera. |
This is an internet image of the Halina 35x
camera. I sold mine in around 1966. |
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Sun 01 Nov 2020
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Out for a short walk in the dark before breakfast. |
Whittle & Clayton-le-Woods War memorial. |
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Kem Mill Lane. |
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