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Sat 30 Nov 2019
This evening was the grand switch-on at the Clayton-le-Woods
Christmas Tree lights. I caught the bus to Clayton Green in time
for the start of Chorley Silver Band and carol singing at 6:30pm.
It was a cold evening with sub-zero temperatures and ice on many
footpaths. That didn’t stop the crowds turning up and I think it
was the largest turn out yet. Refreshments of mulled wine and
pizza were provided a short walk away at the Lord Nelson. The
band and Father Christmas were at both venues. |
The big switch on. |
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Reading gravestones is always interesting but the passage of
time usually means many are illegible. Wandering through Brindle
graveyard yesterday (Sat 30th Nov 2019) I stopped to photograph
the grave of Samuel Stancliffe who died on Tue 14 Nov 1871.
The inscription has vanished
completely and the original stone cross has fallen off the base
and now lies on the top of the grave. |
The grave of Samuel
Stancliffe |
It was only identified
by referring to the church graveyard records. Samuel Stancliffe
was the last master of Brindle Workhouse and had been appointed
to set up and run the new workhouse at Eaves Lane in Chorley.
This ‘new’ workhouse was to replace both the smaller Chorley one
and the large workhouse he was already running in Brindle.
Samuel never lived to see the project through. On a dark and
stormy November night he was coming back from the new project in
Chorley with his overseer by the back lanes north of Chorley to
Brindle when his pony and cart overturned in a flooding stream
(River Lostock) at Lower Copthurst. The pony and Samuel
Stancliffe were drowned and the overseer died soon afterwards.
The incident was covered extensively in the national press. The
exact location is where Lower Copthurst Lane leaves
Whittle-le-Woods and enters Brindle and Birchin Lane. The
accident was also documented in the diary of Thomas Blinkhorn
Parke, the owner / manager of Withnell Fold Paper Mill. He
said: 1871 Tue 14 Nov T.B.P. diary Wet afternoon. Gaskell &
Brindle Workhouse Governor upset at Copster Bridge @ 7:30 PM
Pony & Governor were both Dead when found and Gaskell Died soon
after getting home. |
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Thu 28 Nov 2019
Morning view along Factory Ln., Whittle-le-Woods, taken in heavy
rain
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Tue 26 Nov 2019
Morning view in St John's Churchyard, Whittle-le-Woods
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Sun 24 Nov 2019
Midday cycled to Astley Hall, Chorley to see ‘The
Industrial Tourist’ exhibition by Andrew Marland
theviewfromthenorth.org |
Astley Hall |
Astley Hall exhibition room |
Old narrow gauge railway to Jumbles Quarry above Slaidburn |
The exhibition |
The Whittle-le-Woods Christmas tree this evening. I used my bike
lamp to add some extra illumination. |
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Sat 23 Nov 2019
Big thanks to the Carvers Trees team for our
Whittle-le-Woods Christmas tree this morning. It’ll be a
fantastic switch on next weekend. |
Roebuck & Christmas tree Waterhouse Green |
Steve came round to do most of the work assembling my new
computer |
PC interior |
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Fri 22 Nov 2019
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Drove to Scan Computers Horwich to collect my new computer |
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Wed 20 Nov 2019
My secondary education was at Southlands High School, Chorley. I
left in 1964 to start further education and a fascinating and
satisfying career in Civil Engineering. I was asked to give a
presentation to some final year students about some experiences
during my working life to see if any of if appealed to them.
There were some very sensible questions at the end so they’d
listened to what I had to say. |
My Thornton slide-rule |
I thought it would be interesting for the students to see some
memorabilia from those pre-digital, calculator, computer days. I
took a set of log tables but most amusing to me was how they
viewed my slide rule. Several picked it up and looked in wonder.
What is it and how does it work? Before the portable electronic
calculator came along it was a standard piece of kit to carried
around. |
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Wed 13 Nov 2019
Suspension bridge on the final approach to Tanting Village
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Pleione praecox orchid identified with #GoogleLens |
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Tue 12 Nov 2019
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The first rays of sunrise on Macchapuchare |
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Sat 09 Nov 2019
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Sunrise at high camp |
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Fri 08 Nov 2019
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A lovely sunset from our high camp |
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Wed 06 Nov 2019
During the day we trekked up to Ghanpokhara Village. In the
evening we were entertained in the village hall by dancers from
the village. |
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Morning sunrise on Macchapuchari from Baglungpani |
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Tue 05 Nov 2019
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Madonna on the trail to Baglungpani |
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Sun 03 Nov 2019
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In Kathmandu called at Shona's to see Andy and Shona and buy
some trekking trousers. |
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Sat 02 Nov 2019
I left the UK to fly to Nepal to do some trekking. My flight
from Manchester to Doha (first leg) was on an AirbusA350-900
plane. The in-flight entertainment screen showed live views from
external cameras. It was great fun watching the rain soaked
Manchester runway whiz by, then up through the clouds to emerge
into sunshine above. It was the middle of the night when we
landed in Doha. |
About to leave Chorley Railway Station |
Tail mounted camera on the plane shows the rain soaked runway at
Manchester |
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Fri 01 Nov 2019
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A rainy morning walk along Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods. The
photo was taken from under the bus shelter across from the Bay
Horse Pub. |
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