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Sat 31 Jul 2021
Pleasington Crematorium |
Mum at Blackpool in 1938. |
Pleasington Crematorium |
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Steve came late morning and we drove in Steve’s car to
Pleasington Crematorium to visit the Book of Remembrance as it
is 11 years since Mum died. For the last 18months the book and
room have been closed. |
View from the bench. |
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Sun 18 Jul 2021
Astley Hall, Chorley. |
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The warm sunny afternoon was ideal for a cycle ride to Astley
Park, Chorley, Lancashire to check on the refurbishment of
Astley Hall. The old rendering has been removed and the original
brickwork looks splendid in the sunshine. |
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Sat 17 Jul 2021
Denham Springs Farm on a warm sunny Saturday evening. |
1896 datestone on Denham Springs Farm. The stone came from the
demolished adjacent Print Works. |
8th July view. 2021 |
Town Lane house being refurbished. |
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Fri 16 Jul 2021
A sunny view from Top th Lane, Brindle looking towards
Darwen
Jubilee Tower. |
Anoher Plague swab test at the drive through. |
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22nd June 2021 |
Fri 16th July 2021 |
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The Cheeky Monkeys building on Factory Lane is being demolished.
The roof steel frame is being dismantled and is to be
reassembled for a barn |
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Thu15 Jul 2021
Fitted a small bench by the path off Dawson Lane adjacent to
The Paddock. |
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View from the bench. |
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Wed 14 Jul 2021
Another blood sample taken. |
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Sun 11 Jul 2021
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Today Sunday 11th July 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the
finding of the wreck of the first Royal Yacht ‘Mary’. On Sun
11th July 1971 a team of Divers from Chorley Sub Aqua Club found
and recovered a bronze cannon from the seabed near the Skerries,
Holyhead, Anglesey. Around the same time another group of divers
from Meseyside discovered more cannons near the site. |
They turned out to be from the same wreck, the former Royal
Yacht Mary which sank after hitting rocks on 25th March 1675.
There were 74 people on board, 28crew & 46 passengers. 39
scrambled ashore & 35 died including Captain Burstow. She was
the first Royal Yacht ‘Mary’ presented to Charles II on his
restoration in 1660. She was built in 1660 by the Dutch East
India Company, purchased by the City of Amsterdam and given to
King Charles II on the restoration of the monarchy after the the
period of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth.
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Royal Yacht Mary. |
Bronze cannons in Hollyhead. |
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The vessel had 100 tons displacement, 52ft (16m) long * 19ft
(6m) * 10ft (3m) draught. Most of the armaments and artefacts
were recovered over a few diving seasons and preserved by
Merseyside Museums. They now hold 1,500 objects from the Mary,
including cutlery and jewellery, human remains & cannons. She
was designated under the Protection of Wrecks act 1973 to give
legal protection against looters. There have been 84 royal
yachts since the 'Mary', the last being HMY Britannia which was
decommissioned in 1997. Britannia is berthed permanently at the
Port of Leith in Edinburgh and is a very popular tourist
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The first Bronze cannon being recovered on Sunday 11th July
1971. |
Malcolm with a pewter chamber pot. |
Silver Lions head. |
Remains of 3 separate people were found. |
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locket with human hair. |
Recovering a pewter palate July 1975 |
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Fri 09 Jul 2021
Steve helped me set up my new Samsung tablet. |
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Tue 06 Jul 2021
Remnant Kings Sculpture. |
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At Irwell Vale to go for walk to the Remnant King’s sculpture. |
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Remnant Kings 1997. |
In Edenfield visited the Drinking Fountain by Recreation Ground. |
My Drink is Water Bright.
On a beautiful fine May afternoon
in 1907 a vast assembly of people crowded on the Edenfield
Recreation Ground to witness the unveiling of the drinking
fountain in memory of Alexander barlow. Mr Barlow was a mill
owner, councillor and prominent Primitive Methodist who had died
in 1897. |
Edenfield Parish Church is a Grade II* building dating from
1778. A chantry chapel existed on the site in the 13th century
and the oldest part of the present church is the 16th century
tower. It is one of only a small number of churches with no
known dedication.
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Edenfield Parish Church with a bent tower. |
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Fri 02 Jul 2021
Evening view from Marsh Lane, Brindle as I cycled over the M65. |
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Thu 01 Jul 2021
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This morning I visited the Whittle and Clayton-le-Woods War
Memorial shortly before 07:30am. Today (Thu 1st July 2021) is
the 105th anniversary of the WW1 Battle of the Somme which
started at 07:30am 1st July 1916. Several men whose names are on
the memorial were killed on the first day of the battle. |
Whittle and Clayton-le-Woods War Memorial. |
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D9531 Ernest |
At the Irwell Vale Railway Station were spectators for today’s
Summer Diesel Gala. Photographed D9531 Ernest with other diesels
& carriages in tow. Top left is the Peel Tower above Ramsbottom.
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There were some interesting machines being used on the
re-construction of the Football Ground, Kem Mill Lane,
Whittle-le-Woods. A gps unit is communicating with the scraper
to ensure all dips are filled and humps shaved off before
topsoil is replaced. New drains will also be laid. |
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