It was nice to see produce stalls out in Market Street, Chorley. Unfortunately not many people were buying stuff. I popped into Allen’s butchers to buy a couple of their excellent burgers. Properly made sausages and burgers don’t shrink and give off lots of water like the supermarket kind.

Water Street, Accrington. Why is this picture here? I'd called at the Fell and Mountain shop (on the right) to buy a few bits and pieces and got a feeling of
déjà vu (already seen). I asked in the shop if this is the street where the firm Karrimor used to be. It was. The wall, windows and door on the left used to be part of their office and works.

These interesting old stone lintels were near Brown House Farm, Wheelton.

Had a nice day out in Cumbria and looked round the remote Church of St Martin in Martindale. There has been a church on this site for 700 years. The current Church seems to date from the 17th century. The Pulpit carries the date 1634.

White Coppice 1909

White Coppice 2008

While walking through Preston I used a short cut through a car park for some new flats. I then got a new view of the old Windmill on Crown Street off Moor Lane.

Roger Worthington was buried in unconsecrated ground in 1706. His grave was refurbished in 1935 and now has two stones, the original and the 1935 remake. It is located on Hawkshaw Lane near Holcombe.

A flying shuttle used in the weaving process.

A late flurry of snow brought a cold picturesque morning to Astley Park, Chorley. In the distance, to the right of the trees, is the Winter Hill transmitter mast 9km away.

An afternoon walk back home from Clayton Green revealed these recently reconstructed wooden steps through Green Wood near Cam Lane.

I decided to test my bus pass validity in Cumbria. The bus driver knew it was valid but his ticket machine didn't. He gave me a free ticket anyway.

From today my bus pass is supposed to be valid all over England. I used it this morning for a ride to Preston market.