Holmfirth and Sid'sCafe, a 'Last of the Summer wine' location. |
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It was much cooler this morning as I set off west along the
Barnsley Road. i continued to Holmfirth where I stopped outside
Sid’s Cafe used in the filming of the TV series ‘Last of the
Summer Wine’. It was still ealy and they were closed. I stopped
on the bridge to look at he plaque commemorating the various
floods and loss of life in the area. Then up a side street to
visit the location of Nora batty’s house then up onto the main
A6024 which I soon left to take the right fork up the A635
Greenfield Road over Saddleworth Moor. I was apprehensive about
the climb as I knew it was steep at first from comments on a
previous ride over. |
Holmfirth. |
Memorial plaque on the Victoria Street Bridge, Holmfirth. |
HOLMFIRTH URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE
HOLMFIRTH FLOOD OF 5 FEB 1852, WHEN 81 LIVES WERE LOST AND THE
CLOUDBURST AND FLOOD OF 29" MAY 1944. WHEN THREE PEOPLE WERE
DROWNED. BOTH FLOODS LEFT IMMENSE TRAILS OF HAVOC IN THIS
VALLEY, INCLUDING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THIS BRIDGE. IN THE 1944
CATASTROPHE BLOCKS OF TWO-STOREY BUILDINGS ON AND BESIDE THE
BRIDGE WERE SWEPT AWAY.
29TH MAY, 1953. |
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I got up the steepest bit OK but further up it was relentless
and I had a strong head wind and lots of traffic. I did quite a
bit of pushing. Near the highest point I reached the point I’d
originally planned for camp 2. It was grim and I’m glad I wasn’t
able to reach it yesterday. Then it was a long steep descent
into Greenfield where I pressed on to Oldham. The roads were
extremely busy and I wasn’t enjoying the ride. Through
Chadderton and Middleton I reached Whitefield and decided to
ride on to Bolton and get the train there back to Chorley. |
Nora Batty's house in Last of
the summer Wine. |
Riding into Saddleworth. |
The same view 24 July 2014 |
SIn Bolton and the house
Fred Dibnah (1938 - 2004) used to live |
On Radcliffe Road I stopped for a quick look at
Fred Dibnah’s old house before continuing to Bolton Railway
Station. I bought a £4.35 ticket and didn’t hav long to wait for
the train back to Chorley. Then a short ride home. |
On the train Bolton to
Chorley. |
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