Monday 29 September 2014

Hoghton & Feniscowles (part 1)

Hoghton Tower from Riley Green

The gatehouse on the main drive to Hoghton Tower

The main drive is one mile long

Autumnal woods outside the tower grounds

Another view of the woods

A railway crossing on the Blackburn to Preston line

A derelict weaver's cottage on the way down to Hoghton Bottoms

More severs' cottages - clothes was woven here as recently as 1971!

Saturday 27 September 2014

Thwaite to Hawes (Pennine Way)

The shelter on the summit of Great Shunner Fell 716m (2356ft)

Hardraw beck at Hardraw village

Looking into the parish church yard....

....at one of the decorated bicycles prepared for the Tour de France in Yorkshire

Hardraw beck again by the bridge in the village

The Green Dragon pub where you pay £2.00 at the bar to walk through the pub to the private path visiting Hardraw force waterfall

The river Ure with Hawes parish church just visible above the bridge

The river Ure again....

 .....and again

Thursday 25 September 2014

Corporation Park Conservatory - Blackburn

The conservatory in Corporation Park (Blackburn) was open for the National Heritage Weekend.

It is hoped to receive a grant from the National Lottery to restore the conservatory to its original splendour





Unfortunately, non of the plants was labeled!

















Tuesday 23 September 2014

Arkholme - 'A Thankful Village'

A look around the village - The village store







The Church of St John the Baptist

A Thankful Village is one which suffered no losses in the First World War. Fifty-nine men went to fight and all returned safely.



There are only two 'Thankful Villages' in Lancashire!

Sunday 21 September 2014

Arkholme (Part 1)

The main street of Arkholme in the Lune Valley

A very nice property on the main road

Looking across towards Morecambe Bay (but a bit hazy!)

A ewe and a ram about to do 'what comes naturally'!

Calves of a Jersey herd in their individual enclosures

Looking towards Ingleborough (just visible in the mist)

The Bay Horse pub in the centre of Arkholme

The village primary school

Friday 19 September 2014

Ribblesdale (Part 2)

Pen-y-Ghent

The Crown in Horton-in-Ribblesdale

 A wider River Ribble now at Horton-in-Ribblesdale

The River Ribble again

Looking back at Pen-y-ghent from the ascent of Fountains Fell

The summit cairns on Fountains Fell

Looking back at Fountains Fell

Malham Tarn with the Malham Tarn House Field Studies centre in the trees

 Malham Tarn