Saturday 28 February 2015

Darwen TowerDarwen

Darwen Tower from the northern edge of Sunnhurst Wood



Looking towards Blackburn

Darwen Tower

Darwen Moor and Tower with Pendle Hill in the distance

Thursday 26 February 2015

Sunnyhurst Wood (Darwen)

The main road (A666) through Darwen

The entrance to Sunnyhurst Park

The cascade from the lake

Another view of the lake

Part of the path through the park




The Visitor Centre in the park



A function venue in the park

The park is very popular with dog-walkers



The band stand

The Fish Pond

Tuesday 24 February 2015

Chipping & Bleasdale Fells

Approaching Wards End 

Looking down Burnslack Brook to Wards End from Saddle Fell

The Cairn and Shelter on Fairsnape (A very welcome sight for lunch in a freezing wind! )

"You're not the farmer!"

A rather strange name for a cheese!

A 'Des Res'!

Kirk Mill Pond in Chipping (see next pics)
Chair making ended a few years ago.....so.......


Proposal for an 18-bed Hotel and self catering complex on site of the old Kirk Mill

The only remnant of the chair works


Saturday 21 February 2015

Winter Hill & Belmont

Setting off up Winter Hill from Belmont reservoir

St Peter's church in Belmont village

Belmont reservoir and village

Zooming in on the village

Zooming in on the Preston England Temple of  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Chorley

Anglezarke reservoirs near Chorley

Winter Hill trig point and TV mast

Delph and Dingle reservoirs with Edgeworth village in the distance

Ward's reservoir with St Peter's church again

What was once the bridge to the Ward's reservoir outlet (and below)



The Black Dog in Belmont village

Belmont reservoir from the east side now, with Winter Hill in the distance

Tuesday 17 February 2015

Arnside Knott

Arnside viaduct on the Kent estuary

The viaduct with a train crossing

Building a shelter in Copriding Wood

Fishing on the River Kent

Arnside village on the Kent estuary

Sunday 15 February 2015

Linlithgow (Scotland)

Linlithgow Palace,  West Lothian, home of the Stewarts
and birth place of Mary Queen of Scots.

The entrance to the ruined palace with the Parish Church of St Michael and it's controversial Aluminium Spire!!!!

St Michael's again

The ruins remain well preserved but roofless!



Looking up from Linlithgow Loch

The Loch

The loch through the trees