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Sun 30 Oct 2022
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Overnight the clocks went back and we are now on GMT (Greenwich
Mean Time). The need for a standard time across the country came
with the railways and fast travel. Before that towns only needed
their local time (solar time) and each degree of longitude
represented 4 minutes. If you were in Penzance your local time
would be 22minutes earlier than London. In Nov 1840 the Great
Western Railway standardised its timetables to London Time
(GMT). By 1847 all railway timetables were on London time and by
1855 all public clocks were set to Greenwich Mean Time. On 2nd
August 1880 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was adopted officially by
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The Shepherd Gate Clock, Royal Observatory, Greenwich. |
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Daylight Saving or British Summer Time (changing the clocks by
an hour) wasn’t introduced until 1916. The Summer Time Act was
passed in the UK on 17th May 1916. The clocks went forward one
hour on the following Sunday 21st May 1916 then returned to GMT
by putting the clocks back one hour on Sun 1st October 1916. |
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Sat 29 Oct 2022
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Evening bike ride via Marsh Lane over the M65. |
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Thu 27 Oct 2022
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Afternoon on bus to Chorley to Reel Cinema to see the film
'Emily' |
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Wed 26 Oct 2022
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Evening visit to Keswick Photographic Society to give my
'Failure & Success in the Himalayas' talk. |
Afternoon walk near Threlkeld. |
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Tue 25 Oct 2022
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Bus to Preston to call at the bank. This is the Harris Library
temporarily moved to the Guild Hall Building. The museum is
still closed. |
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Mon 24 Oct 2022
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Bus to Chorley and good to see the timetables are now back
on screen. They were turned off 11 years ago. |
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The new bus departure screen has been up for a couple of weeks. |
Just before switch off in Nov 2011 |
Morning appointment at Specsavers for my annual eye
test. I've changed opticians from Sutcliffe's |
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(OCT) Optical coherence tomography scan. |
(OCT) Optical coherence tomography scan. |
Rik called this afternoon to fit a new tap on the
outside wall. |
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Sun 23 Oct 2022
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Fitted new battery into my Win10 laptop. Seemed to work OK. |
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Sat 22 Oct 2022
Dean picked me up and we drove to Park street Unitarian
Chapel for a memorial service for Aunty Kath who died in 2020
during Covid. We couldn’t have a proper funeral then. Uncle Roy
was there aged 97. After the service we drove to St George’s
Centre by St George’s Church for a get together and something to
eat. Peter and Susan were there.
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Park St Unitarian Chapel, Chorley. |
Park St Unitarian Chapel, interior. |
Uncle Roy with cousine Doreen. |
Kath and Roy. |
Aunty Kath ages 14. |
Roy back row 2nd from left. |
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Inside St George's Centre.
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My Grandmother Ann Wilding.
Died 1946 aged 56. |
1My Grandfather William Wilding.
Died1966 aged 80. |
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Fri 21 Oct 2022
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Cycled to the former offices of Preston & District Water Board,
9-15 Ribbleton Ln., Preston. It's where I started work on Mon
2rd May 1965. The premises are now W_ORKSPACE - THE WATERMARK -
Preston Business Centre. It was interesting seeing how the
reception area has changed. The 1965 black marble wall map was
moved to the United Utilities Depot at White Bull, Alston near
Longridge. The offices were originally opened in March 1965 |
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Today. |
Mid 1990s. |
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Mon 17 Oct 2022
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High Cop Farm pond seen while cycling to Brindle Historical
Society. |
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Sun 16 Oct 2022
Morning cycled to White Coppice to the Sunday Cafe in the
Childrens Nursery building. Had a filter coffee and brownie for
£5 which I thought good value. |
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On the way home called at St Barnabas Church to see if
Audrey Eckerley's grave had a gravesone on 2 years after her
death. It had. |
George and Audrey's gravestone.
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Memorial Bench to the Eckersley Family.
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Sun 16th Oct 2022. |
18th Oct 2020. |
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Sat 15 Oct 2022
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Morning drove to Lancaster Park & Ride then bus into
Lancasster. Then to Lancaster Castle for presentation:
"Creating a Police Museum for Lancashire".
Sabine Skae is
curator and did presentation
Nick (Police officer) did
presentation.
Afternoon tour around the Museum which is in
the old Prison cells. |
Rainy Lancaster.
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St Mary's Parade. |
Interior of left photo (red door). |
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Prison cells are now hold Museum exhibits. |
Plaque originally from the Police HQ at Hutton. |
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Bath used by Dr Buck Ruxton to cut up his wife and housemaid.
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Fri 14 Oct 2022
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Heading home from Scotland. Called in Aberfeldy on the way. |
THE BLACK WATCH MEMORIAL
The Regiment The "Highland Watch”
(or simply "The Watch") was established following the issuing of
commissions from King Charles II in 1667 for certain clan chlefs
to raise Independent Companies to be a constant guard for
securing the peace in the Highlands and to 'watch upon the
braos. The dark tartans worn by the men of these companies to
distinguish them from the "Red Soldiers" led to them being known
as "Freiceadan Dobh" or "The Black Watch."
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These companies were
disbanded in 1717 and started up again in 1725. Starting out as
the 43rd Regiment of the Line, it became the 42nd Highland
régiment in 1749 on the reduction of the original 42nd regiment.
In 1970 the Regiment was given the freedom of the Burgh of
Aberfeldy.
THE MONUMENT The Black Watch Memorial was unveiled
on the 14th November 1887 by Gavin = Marquis of Breadalbane. It
should have been set up on the actual site of the original
“muster in 1740 on the opposite side of the river However, that
area is subject to flooding and the nearest practicable site was
chosen instead. The Monument - depicting a soldier wearing the
old regimental uniform cost about £500 (raised by public
subscription). In 1910 lightning split the structure from top to
bottom. The repairs and installation of a lightning conductor
cost £200. |
THE BLACK WATCH MEMORIAL |
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Wed 12 Oct 2022
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I'm in Scotland and have just completed a leisurely wander
to visit McGregor's Cave east of Kinloch Rannoch. The structure
is a man-made stone bothy built as a walled enclosure by a low
cliff face.
The kettle was a group outside the cave having a
picnic. |
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Tue 11 Oct 2022
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Rebuilding the parapet on School Brow bridge over the River
Lostock.
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Mon 10 Oct 2022
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Evening at Chorley Photographic Society Portrait session. |
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Sun 09 Oct 2022
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This morning the full Hunter’s Moon was shining through my
bedroom window. I went outside to take a photo as it set over
Whittle-le-Woods. (ps: I fixed my phone camera to an old
telescope to take the photo) |
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Sat 08 Oct 2022
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A walk along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. |
Evening view of the sunset while out on my bike.
Taken from
the top of Gowan's Lane, Hoghton. |
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Wed 05 Oct 2022
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Morning drove to Withnell Fold Sports Club to give my Withnell
Fold presentation at 11am to the U3A group. A good attendance.
It's always nice to return to Withnell Fold. |
Withnell Fold Sports & Social Club. |
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Tue 04 Oct 2022
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Evening drove to Browsholme Hall for the 11th annual
Lord of Bowland lecture. It was:
John de lacy, Rebel,
Crusader in the age of Magna Carta and Forest Charter by:
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Sophie Ambler of Lancaster University. An excellent
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Dr sophie Ambler. |
Adjacent to Browsholme Hall. |
The Tithebarn. |
The Tithebarn. |
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Mon 03 Oct 2022
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The new telegraph pole is getting new cables fitted. |
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Sun 02 Oct 2022
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Street food is even available in October. |
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Sat 01 Oct 2022
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Sunset from Sandy Lane Brindle while out on the bike. |
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