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Tue 28 Oct 2008
Visited Blackburn Museum with Stuart Whalley and Richard Forkasiewicz to see a hoard of silver pennies which they'd found near Tockholes in 1973. Nick Harling of the Museum showed us the 59 coins which dated from around the 14th century.


Nick Harling, Stuart Whalley & Richard Forkasiewicz with the coins.

Blackburn Museum c1890s
One of the silver pennies
Fri 24 Oct 2008
After being battered by high winds and torrential rain yesterday I returned in clearing weather.


Two trees against the clearing cloud.


The sun began to break through over flooded fields to the south of Ullswater.
Tue 21 Oct 2008

Today was the funeral of George Eckersley of Brandwood Fold. The horse drawn hearse used the track over the fields past Withnell Fold village. It was George and his family’s wish that he was taken this way for the last time. It was a fitting route as he crossed the fields he had farmed for so many decades.

Sat 18 Oct 2008

Caught the train to Chester to attend the Council for British Archaeology North-West Regional Group Autumn Conference 2008 at the Grosvenor Museum.

The theme was Roman North-West England: Hinterland or ‘Indian Country’?
1897
This clock tower was erected in commemoration
of the 60th year of the reign of her majesty
VICTORIA, QUEEN and EMPRESS.

Chester Railway Station - the deserted end.

Entrance foyer
Grosvenor Museum, Chester.
Entrance foyer
Grosvenor Museum, Chester.
   
Sun 12 Oct 2008
I was walking home in warm sunny sunshine when I noticed the datestone on Morris Fold buildings near Wheelton. The cross lighting helped to show up the inscription I H S rebuilt, by Geo Clarkson S. J. S. 1788

Wed 08 Oct 2008

Just after driving through Rosgill in Cumbria I saw the sun rising over the Shap hills. The sky kept clear for most of the day and I got a nice view of Sleddale Fell across this small tarn above Mosedale.


Sunrise
Fri 03 Oct 2008
I walked home through Brindle and had a look at the Church and some interesting features.


After the Church I passed the site of the old Workhouse. Many despondent people would have walked up and down this lane.
 
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