Today in pictures - Page 23

susie123 · 15-06-2012, 21:35

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Oh, Dave, Nooooooooo! Don't buy them. Bob will disown you for wearing 'flash trash' like that....he'll walk on the other side of the road and pretend he isn't with you

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Thought he already did that...

davemac · 15-06-2012, 22:58

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Oh, Dave, Nooooooooo! Don't buy them. Bob will disown you for wearing 'flash trash' like that....he'll walk on the other side of the road and pretend he isn't with you

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He didn't seem to mind when I wore a clog and a pump for a while, and people thought a very tall person was arriving.

davemac · 15-06-2012, 23:00

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Originally Posted by susie123

Thought he already did that...

I thought you weren't going to be naughty for a while? off to your room.

davemac · 16-06-2012, 16:34

Today in Pictures was aborted due to the rain appearing to be horizontal, and straight towards me, however with a stiff upper lip, and a very wet bottom one, I managed a few photos before I threw the towel in.
1. Huncoat stocks.
2. Stocks as we walk away.
3. Heading towards the Memorial on the hill top.
4. A view to the right over the rooftops
5. A bit further down.
6. Its a good view from here.
7. Then the weather closes in.
8. Down the field and a right turn, Hapton in the distance.
9. Where the road meets the stream.
10. With a bridge for pedestrians.

With that, the thought of a brew and a chorley cake took over.
I will however do this walk again when the sun shines

susie123 · 16-06-2012, 16:42

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Originally Posted by davemac

Today in Pictures was aborted due to the rain appearing to be horizontal, and straight towards me, however with a stiff upper lip, and a very wet bottom one, I managed a few photos before I threw the towel in.

Silly... you should have used it to dry yourself!

susie123 · 16-06-2012, 16:47

Is that cross a war memorial? I don't know Huncoat at all. Just looked at the OS map and I see there is a Castle (rems of) marked near the motorway junction 8. Does anyone know anything about that?

Retlaw · 16-06-2012, 17:07

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Originally Posted by susie123

Is that cross a war memorial? I don't know Huncoat at all. Just looked at the OS map and I see there is a Castle (rems of) marked near the motorway junction 8. Does anyone know anything about that?

looks like it, here's a close up of one face.

susie123 · 16-06-2012, 17:14

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

looks like it, here's a close up of one face.

Thanks Retlaw, of course you would know...

maxthecollie · 16-06-2012, 19:52

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Originally Posted by susie123

Is that cross a war memorial? I don't know Huncoat at all. Just looked at the OS map and I see there is a Castle (rems of) marked near the motorway junction 8. Does anyone know anything about that?

There is a Castle Clough in Hapton. We have a friend who lives in Castle Clough Cottages. As to there being a castle there I do not know.

DaveinGermany · 16-06-2012, 19:53

Any particular reason why it appears to be a Celtic cross ?

Retlaw · 16-06-2012, 20:03

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Any particular reason why it appears to be a Celtic cross ?

Why not, heres another one taken a some years ago, whilst Bill Turner & I were out name collecting.

davemac · 16-06-2012, 20:19

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Originally Posted by susie123

Silly... you should have used it to dry yourself!

Thats why I threw it in, it was wet through

susie123 · 16-06-2012, 20:46

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie

There is a Castle Clough in Hapton. We have a friend who lives in Castle Clough Cottages. As to there being a castle there I do not know.

Yes Max, I cracked this one earlier this evening...

The village of Hapton is to be found at the foot of Hameldon Hill, overshadowed by Pendle Hill to the north and the towns of Burnley and Accrington to the east and west. It is a typical Lancastrian industrial village with its streets of terraced hous
Hapton Castle (The Gatehouse Record)

davemac · 17-06-2012, 11:53

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Originally Posted by susie123

Yes Max, I cracked this one earlier this evening...

The village of Hapton is to be found at the foot of Hameldon Hill, overshadowed by Pendle Hill to the north and the towns of Burnley and Accrington to the east and west. It is a typical Lancastrian industrial village with its streets of terraced hous
Hapton Castle (The Gatehouse Record)

I followed the link, and it just shows an electricity pylon in a field, looked on google earth, and street view, they all reveal that it is either covered over or there are no remains.

Unless someone knows differently

susie123 · 17-06-2012, 12:02

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Originally Posted by davemac

I followed the link, and it just shows an electricity pylon in a field, looked on google earth, and street view, they all reveal that it is either covered over or there are no remains.

Unless someone knows differently

The first link from my previous post says

Hapton Castle became uninhabited and fell into decay. All that remains now is a low wall 2 ft high between two trees in Castle Clough and an Elizabethan coin which was found on the site.

Another site has this

Tourist guide to Hapton (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Castle Clough Gorge signed just off the Accrington Road was carved out as the ice ages melted some 10,000 years ago and glaciers ground out a valley.
This produced impressive rock formations which can be explored overlooking a nature trail.

This is a real joy at bluebell time, but of interest all through the year.
Nearby are a few bits of masonry, all that remains of Hapton Castle.
This was not so much a castle as a fortified manor house built in 1242.