Today in pictures

[gpick24]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

.... Scotland is another country? Right!

It is indeed, somewhere not far from the North Pole. I`ve nearly thawed out.

[davemac]

Originally Posted by gpick24

Back from a lovely long weekend away up North of the border, todays pics are from Friday, the drive up and around where we were stopping.

1. Loch Lomand
2-5. Glen Coe.
6&7. Loch Leven.
8. The lodge we were staying in, overlookin Loch Oich.
9. The well of the seven heads.
10. Sun going down over Loch Oich.

That's some expanse of wild country.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Cold, but very picturesque.
It is amazing what privations amateur snappers will put up with to get a great picture.....you with frozen toesies, Davemac with damp knees and gusset.....all in the name of art!

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by gpick24

Back from a lovely long weekend away up North of the border, todays pics are from Friday, the drive up and around where we were stopping.

1. Loch Lomand
2-5. Glen Coe.
6&7. Loch Leven.
8. The lodge we were staying in, overlookin Loch Oich.
9. The well of the seven heads.
10. Sun going down over Loch Oich.

Spectacular - both the scenery and the shots

[gpick24]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Spectacular - both the scenery and the shots

Thanks turtle, more to come tomorrow.

[Turtle]

Yes please

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by davemac

Today in Pictures, setting off up plantation Road I didn't realise how I would be drawn into the history of the area, or realise how complex the area was.

1. All that remains of the once proud Arden Hall, built in 1846 for Benjamin Hargreaves.
2. Up thill, Plantation Road, the longest un restored cobbled (stone setts) road in England.
3. The rear entrance pillars to Plantation House occupied by William Denham Grimshaw.
4. To the rear of Plantation House, all that remains of the service buildings and the greenhouse complex.
5. The stream that once powered the 36' waterwheel(one of two) that provided power into the mill complex. Higher up it was sluiced to provide constant water.
6. This is the water that flowed from the 4 reservoirs, it provided the water to undertake the calico printing.
7. The waterfall still provides a useful amount of water.
8. This building is within sight of the waterwheels and there is a small lodge behind, so I am guessing it had something to do with the water supply.
9. Here is where the water enters the mill area to be put to use.
10. Here is the top of the gate post that once stood on the road through the mill complex. There is one either side of the path and gives some idea how much the land has been filled in.

This film is local history walk around the area by Lee Aaron and Mike Dickinson, I should have watched this before I went on my travels, it would have made more sense of the area.

I wasn't able to watch the video from your link, but found it on YouTube directly. It was nice to learn a bit about Benjamin Hargreaves school, as I went there as a youngster.

I always enjoy seeing evidence of Accrington's industrial past in your photos. It's great to have some perspective given as to what the half buried and decayed objects once were

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Turtle

I wasn't able to watch the video from your link, but found it on YouTube directly. It was nice to learn a bit about Benjamin Hargreaves school, as I went there as a youngster.

I always enjoy seeing evidence of Accrington's industrial past in your photos. It's great to have some perspective given as to what the half buried and decayed objects once were

I didn't intend to get so caught up in the history but all the indications of grand houses that remained set me off on a quest. In the late 18th century and early 19th the area must have been awash with mill owners houses and the mills themselves. Having watched the video when I got home, I had walked most of the areas covered, and a few more, and noticed the remnants of styles and gas lamp bases but without knowing what they were when I was there.
The information that there were two 36' waterwheels powering the mill complex was new to me, so next time I go I will look for the evidence.

[Accyexplorer]

Plantation Road is one of Acrington's most famous roads, during the 19th century it was home to two families of the era (Hargreaves and Grimshaw)..
Between them i think they employed 50-60% of the working population in the printing and cotton industries.
The last person to live at Arden Hall was Alderman Bury,a former Mayor of Accrington.I believe they had a Archaeological Dig around that area too.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by davemac

I didn't intend to get so caught up in the history but all the indications of grand houses that remained set me off on a quest. In the late 18th century and early 19th the area must have been awash with mill owners houses and the mills themselves. Having watched the video when I got home, I had walked most of the areas covered, and a few more, and noticed the remnants of styles and gas lamp bases but without knowing what they were when I was there.
The information that there were two 36' waterwheels powering the mill complex was new to me, so next time I go I will look for the evidence.

I look forward to that

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by davemac

Today in Pictures, setting off up plantation Road I didn't realise how I would be drawn into the history of the area, or realise how complex the area was.

1. All that remains of the once proud Arden Hall, built in 1846 for Benjamin Hargreaves.
2. Up thill, Plantation Road, the longest un restored cobbled (stone setts) road in England.
3. The rear entrance pillars to Plantation House occupied by William Denham Grimshaw.
4. To the rear of Plantation House, all that remains of the service buildings and the greenhouse complex.
5. The stream that once powered the 36' waterwheel(one of two) that provided power into the mill complex. Higher up it was sluiced to provide constant water.
6. This is the water that flowed from the 4 reservoirs, it provided the water to undertake the calico printing.
7. The waterfall still provides a useful amount of water.
8. This building is within sight of the waterwheels and there is a small lodge behind, so I am guessing it had something to do with the water supply.
9. Here is where the water enters the mill area to be put to use.
10. Here is the top of the gate post that once stood on the road through the mill complex. There is one either side of the path and gives some idea how much the land has been filled in.

This film is local history walk around the area by Lee Aaron and Mike Dickinson, I should have watched this before I went on my travels, it would have made more sense of the area.

We walked through there yesterday afternoon on our way up coppice

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by Accyexplorer

Plantation Road is one of Acrington's most famous roads, during the 19th century it was home to two families of the era (Hargreaves and Grimshaw)..
Between them i think they employed 50-60% of the working population in the printing and cotton industries.
The last person to live at Arden Hall was Alderman Bury,a former Mayor of Accrington.I believe they had a Archaeological Dig around that area too.

There was a dig up there and we talked to them. One of them was very excited and showed us his finds. Some glass marbles and a couple of clay pipes.

[Accyexplorer]

I knew, I heard something about digging in that area. Apparently they found "everything from a cast-iron boiler and bathroom tiles, to old coins and fireplaces."

East Lancashire scouts dig back into the past (From Lancashire Telegraph)

[davemac]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

We walked through there yesterday afternoon on our way up coppice

Since I was last up there they have put footpaths through the area, and on the side of plantation house as well. If you go off piste there are piles of stones all around the area where they just dropped the houses and buildings.

[maxthecollie]

We know it well.Just up past Plantation Cottage on Plantation Road on the right is a biggish pons which seems to have a lot of it's incoming water diverted somewhere.It is not as full as it usually is