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Sep22 |
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Fri 30 Sep 2022
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A lovely cloudscape seen from Marsh Ln., Brindle. |
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Tue 27 Sep 2022
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Walked up to Compston’s Cross. It was moved here by Alderman
Samuel Compston in 1902/03. |
Re-erected 1902 |
Repaired 1996 |
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Mon 26 Sep 2022
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Morning cycled to Top O’ th’ Lane Brindle site of the old
Workhouse for 10am to meet Paul O’Gorman of Radio Lancashire. We
did an interview for his ‘Hidden Lancashire’ series on the
history of the workhouse.
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Paul by the old Workhouse site. |
Afternoon cycled to leyland to visit my friend Dave Lewis who I
haven't seen for a while. |
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Fri 23 Sep 2022
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Today is the autumnal equinox when the length of day and night
are the same. There was a clear starry sky for my morning walk
through Whittle-le-Woods and I'd hoped to see the stars behind
the Whittle & Clayton-le-Woods War Memorial. They didn't show up
as I'd hoped.
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Whittle & Vlayton-le-Woods War Memorial. |
This morning cycled to Leyland and Jubilee
House off Centurion Way to have my Covid vaccination Moderna
bivalent |
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A lovely cloudscape this afternoon. |
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Mon 19 Sep 2022
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The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II |
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Sat 17 Sep 2022
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It was great fun helping out with the ‘Step into the Wild’ group
today (Sat 17th Sep 2022) and their Brindle tour of Denham
Quarry, the O.S. Trig Post and ROC (Royal Observer Corps) ‘Cold
War’ bunker. Tanine did a presentation on the history of the
quarry through the centuries then the group moved to the Denham
Hill summit Ordnance Survey Trig Post. I was then able to
indulge in my passion for maps and the Ordnance Survey by
explaining the history of the O.S. and how the trig points were
used to make maps. I was even able to fit a 90 year old
theodolite to the post and demonstrate how triangulation
sightings were made. At the ROC Bunker Michael, of the Brindle
ROC Post Restoration Group, explained the bunkers' use through
the ‘Cold War’ period in the early 1960s when the UK considered
it was under threat from nuclear attack. The post was there to
monitor possible nuclear blasts and monitor radiation. There
were several visitors from the nearby village of Withnell Fold.
This was a trial site visit to see if there is enough interest
for future tours. I think there will be as the children really
enjoyed climbing 5m down into the nuclear bunker. Watch this
space!
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The trig post on Denham Hill. |
4 year old Violet Terry |
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Thu 15 Sep 2022
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Did my Three Centuries of Photography gig at Poulton Camera
Club. |
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I was out on my morning walk along a dark Preston Rd.,
Whittle-le-Woods when I took this snap of the 125 bus heading
for Preston. Respect to our late Queen was shown by alternating
the display between:
Royal Preston Hospital 125
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RIP
Queen Elizabeth II
1926 - 2022 |
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Wed 14 Sep 2022
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The Queen's coffin arrives at Westminster Abbey.
Photo off
TV. |
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Tue 13 Sep 2022
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At this evening's AGM for Chorley Historical & Archaeological
Society we had a cake to mark 20years of the Society's Website.
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Sun 11 Sep 2022
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The day after the full Harvest
Moon.Photo talen with my phone camera on telescope eyepiece. |
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Bellringers in St John's Church. |
Evening called to see Muriel, Jack's widdow. |
Our new King Charles III was acknowledged as King this afternoon
with the ringing of unmuffled bells of St John’s Church,
Whittle-le-Woods (Sun 11th Sep 2022) at 16:30.
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Fri 09 Sep 2022
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I arrived home mid afternoon and by
early evening heard the news that our lovely Queen Elizabeth II
had died at Balmoral at the age of 96. |
The Union Flag on St John's is at half mast |
Auger boring on School Brow. |
A new 11m telegraph pole. |
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Thu 08 Sep 2022
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Last leg of my bike ride home from Queensbury. |
Victoria Monument, Halifax. |
The same monument in the 1972
'A Day Out' by Alan Bennett. |
By the Rochdale Canal in Todmorden. |
Railway tunnel Waterfoot. |
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I arrived home mid afternoon and by
early evening heard the news that our lovely Queen Elizabeth II
had died at Balmoral at the age of 96. |
The Queen earlier this week.
6 Feb 1952 –8 Sep
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Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation in 1953
Photo by Cecil
Beaton. |
Our new King Charles III. |
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Wed 07 Sep 2022
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Cycling into Leeds along the River Aire
and this lovely murel
of Alan Bennett |
Near Leeds Armories Museum. |
In Thornton vilalge at the birthplace of the Brontes. |
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Tue 06 Sep 2022
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Caught the train from Blackburn to York with my bike. The plan
is to cycle home. |
About to leave Blackburn Railway Station. |
Arriving at York Railway Station. |
Along the cycletrail to Selby. |
Solar system model of Pluto. |
Plumbing Contrator from United Utilities trying to find a
service leak by blowing gas into the pipe.
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Selby Abbey. |
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Mon 05 Sep 2022
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Plumbing Contrator from United Utilities trying to find a
service leak by blowing gas into the pipe.
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First meeting of the new season for Chorley Photographic Society
at St mary's Centre. |
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Sun 04 Sep 2022
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Plot 992 in foreground. |
Stone marker for plot 992 |
I cycled to Chorley Cemetery to visit plot 992 and clean the
marker stone that Jack Sharples carved me many years ago. It is
the grave of:
Ann Wilding age 56, Mayfield Rd burial,
01061944
Ian Harris age 0, 152 Eaves Ln (Hospital), burial
20121946
William Wilding age 80, Chorley Hospital, burial
15081966
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Fri 02 Sep 2022
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Remembering my great frind Jack (left) who died 5 years ago
today.
The photo is from Feb 2007. Eric in the middle and me
on the right. |
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Thu 01 Sep 2022
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Lidl |
Lidl |
The site of Lidl was the former Pines Hotel and before that the
home of Mr Boothman, millowner. |
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