Today in pictures

[Gremlin]

After leaving Stoodley I set of over the hill to Mankinholes.

No.1 The better road out of Stoodley.
No.2 Things are improving now, I got up a gear.
No.3 Round the bend and views of Mankinholes Chapel, I have an uncle buried there.
No.4 Another look the village and an old mill, there is a mill Lodge there called Lee Dam where they have a new years day swim.
No.5 Those horse troughs have been there since the days of pack horses, before the road the Todmorden was even thought of.
They were to enable all the horses to drink at once after the big slog up the hill.
No.6 One of the wealthy villagers had that lot erected. There's some brass in them hills.
No.7 A last look down the valley before I set of home.
No.8 The railway line leading up to Copy Pit from Todmorden.
No.9 Just for Davemac, some ferny things (I think).
No.10 Rocks and hillside just before Copy Pit rail bridge.

I had been playing around with PL and ND8 filters on the camera lens and am not sure if I have got them just right, the photos seem a bit false somehow.

Turtle. You say it is a magical place to grow up in.
My Uncle left there on the 1st march 1948, the day after my mother died.
He had just been demobbed and got married, went to live in Toronto where he taught engineering at a Military establishment, then moved to Kingston, near Eric. He bred Equestrian horses for years and has just celebrated his 92nd birthday. He still asks about Stoodley and I have sent him the latest batch of pictures. Each time he visits the family over here he always wants to go back to see the old house up Stoodley.

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Just spent an hour in the library searching thro old records & maps of the area around Victoria Street & Ormerod St, the first Mill was Scaitcliffe Mill at the bottom of Ormerod St, they built the lodge & the sluices and run offs for their mill, this was before the Railway was built to take the line to Bury, and long before any of the other mills were built on Victoria St. So its Scaitcliffe Mill Lodge, NOT Platts or Bulloughs.

Thanks for the correct info.

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Gremlin

After leaving Stoodley I set of over the hill to Mankinholes.

No.1 The better road out of Stoodley.
No.2 Things are improving now, I got up a gear.
No.3 Round the bend and views of Mankinholes Chapel, I have an uncle buried there.
No.4 Another look the village and an old mill, there is a mill Lodge there called Lee Dam where they have a new years day swim.
No.5 Those horse troughs have been there since the days of pack horses, before the road the Todmorden was even thought of.
They were to enable all the horses to drink at once after the big slog up the hill.
No.6 One of the wealthy villagers had that lot erected. There's some brass in them hills.
No.7 A last look down the valley before I set of home.
No.8 The railway line leading up to Copy Pit from Todmorden.
No.9 Just for Davemac, some ferny things (I think).
No.10 Rocks and hillside just before Copy Pit rail bridge.

I had been playing around with PL and ND8 filters on the camera lens and am not sure if I have got them just right, the photos seem a bit false somehow.

Turtle. You say it is a magical place to grow up in.
My Uncle left there on the 1st march 1948, the day after my mother died.
He had just been demobbed and got married, went to live in Toronto where he taught engineering at a Military establishment, then moved to Kingston, near Eric. He bred Equestrian horses for years and has just celebrated his 92nd birthday. He still asks about Stoodley and I have sent him the latest batch of pictures. Each time he visits the family over here he always wants to go back to see the old house up Stoodley.

Its the Bracken Fern, it is taking over the countryside.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Gremlin

After leaving Stoodley I set of over the hill to Mankinholes.

No.1 The better road out of Stoodley.
No.2 Things are improving now, I got up a gear.
No.3 Round the bend and views of Mankinholes Chapel, I have an uncle buried there.
No.4 Another look the village and an old mill, there is a mill Lodge there called Lee Dam where they have a new years day swim.
No.5 Those horse troughs have been there since the days of pack horses, before the road the Todmorden was even thought of.
They were to enable all the horses to drink at once after the big slog up the hill.
No.6 One of the wealthy villagers had that lot erected. There's some brass in them hills.
No.7 A last look down the valley before I set of home.
No.8 The railway line leading up to Copy Pit from Todmorden.
No.9 Just for Davemac, some ferny things (I think).
No.10 Rocks and hillside just before Copy Pit rail bridge.

I had been playing around with PL and ND8 filters on the camera lens and am not sure if I have got them just right, the photos seem a bit false somehow.

Turtle. You say it is a magical place to grow up in.
My Uncle left there on the 1st march 1948, the day after my mother died.
He had just been demobbed and got married, went to live in Toronto where he taught engineering at a Military establishment, then moved to Kingston, near Eric. He bred Equestrian horses for years and has just celebrated his 92nd birthday. He still asks about Stoodley and I have sent him the latest batch of pictures. Each time he visits the family over here he always wants to go back to see the old house up Stoodley.

Thanks for sharing info about your uncle, Gremlin. Southern Ontario has some lovely countryside too, but there's something special about the scenery where we grew up. And if we grew up anywhere in northern England that's doubly so.

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Just spent an hour in the library searching thro old records & maps of the area around Victoria Street & Ormerod St, the first Mill was Scaitcliffe Mill at the bottom of Ormerod St, they built the lodge & the sluices and run offs for their mill, this was before the Railway was built to take the line to Bury, and long before any of the other mills were built on Victoria St. So its Scaitcliffe Mill Lodge, NOT Platts or Bulloughs.

I think you have found the true name, unfortunately it becomes Platts lodge when the majority of people call it that. It is one of those things that it is known by, for example vacuum cleaners are called Hoovers, Hoover is a brand, low fat spread is called margarine, we haven't been able to buy true margarine since the early 1980's. But your effort is appreciated.

[davemac]

Today in Pictures, an often walked area, apparently it is called Lower Barnes St. Wood and Clayton Forest Park, and there was a public consultation today about improvements to the walk.

1. The path over to Gt Harwood.
2. The River Hyndburn changes level.
3. The beach is very quiet today.
4. Signs of a previous industrial use.
5. The draw of wet socks it to strong to fight.
6. Something must have hung over the water.
7. The bridge in the first snap.
8. Looking back up the river.
9. A quick walk up the path , just over the border.
10. Back to the start point, the lowest part of Lower Barnes Street.

[gpick24]

A nice wet walk for you DM.

[davemac]

Originally Posted by gpick24

A nice wet walk for you DM.

You know me, I am only happy with wet socks and a damp gusset.

[mobertol]

Just caught up with the photos -great selection. Have been taking loads myself since arriving in the UK -just haven't had time to sort many yet!

[mobertol]

A selection of photos from Ribchester and the lovely Stydd Gardens and it's Glass House eatery.

[davemac]

Originally Posted by mobertol

A selection of photos from Ribchester and the lovely Stydd Gardens and it's Glass House eatery.

Thats a nice selection of photos with objects of interest in.

[Gremlin]

I agree Dave, it's a part of Ribchester I have never seen. I may put it on my places to visit list.
Good quality photos as well.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by davemac

Today in Pictures, an often walked area, apparently it is called Lower Barnes St. Wood and Clayton Forest Park, and there was a public consultation today about improvements to the walk.

1. The path over to Gt Harwood.
2. The River Hyndburn changes level.
3. The beach is very quiet today.
4. Signs of a previous industrial use.
5. The draw of wet socks it to strong to fight.
6. Something must have hung over the water.
7. The bridge in the first snap.
8. Looking back up the river.
9. A quick walk up the path , just over the border.
10. Back to the start point, the lowest part of Lower Barnes Street.

Just had to look up Lower Barnes St. in my ancestry files. It rang a bell, as some of my 1800s rellies lived in CLM. No luck yet (I have over 3000 people in my tree) but I did come across a Back Barnes Street in a census from 1871.
I really enjoyed the reflections in 4 and 8 - scenes fit for a watercolour painting! Well worth wet socks I'd say.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by mobertol

A selection of photos from Ribchester and the lovely Stydd Gardens and it's Glass House eatery.

Lovely photos! I particularly enjoyed the greenhouse interiors.

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by davemac

Today in Pictures, an often walked area, apparently it is called Lower Barnes St. Wood and Clayton Forest Park, and there was a public consultation today about improvements to the walk.

1. The path over to Gt Harwood.
2. The River Hyndburn changes level.
3. The beach is very quiet today.
4. Signs of a previous industrial use.
5. The draw of wet socks it to strong to fight.
6. Something must have hung over the water.
7. The bridge in the first snap.
8. Looking back up the river.
9. A quick walk up the path , just over the border.
10. Back to the start point, the lowest part of Lower Barnes Street.

I have heard from my son who lives on Riverside View that kingfishers have been spotted in that stretch of water