Beautiful Lancashire

[Mathos]

Back to the thread:-

A decent photograph here looking out towards Morecambe Bay.




Amazing isn't it. some folk will litter anywhere.



The coast looks rather bleak though at this time of year especially.



I'm hoping to get out over the weekend, problem is I have fallen behind with some jobs I need to do outside, if it's fine days, I'll be working.

Storm and Tempest and I might have a drive out to the coast or somewhere.



Flobo, reckons I have to go shopping with her for Christmas presents for the Daughters, Son's in Law and Grandson's.

I don't like going shopping much at all.

Might do Manchester with her though in a week or two's time.

[TSR2]

Originally Posted by Mathos

can see where you're coming from TSR2, but we don't really want to return to picking sweets up off the floor and giving them to the kids.

Hey Mathos next time I post I will make sure that the dreaded Singha has not taken effect!!!
The point that I was trying to make was that we are in the UK over regulated. and over protected from the realities of life,
Re the kids picking up dropped sweets (allegorical) we protect our kids from early contact with Bugs so that the immune system is not activated quickly,
Its like the hassell you get from the female members of your family, Boxing!! primative , vicious etc, oh course the world is non aggressive ,there are not any wars a present, and nobody gets beaten up and mugged!! of course the character building etc etc goes unnoticed!!
So what am I saying, we have in my opinion strayed too far from reality , mentally. physically and economically, but as this is a "free market" ( though I have my doubts on this) things will hopefully correct themselves,

[Mathos]

Originally Posted by TSR2

Hey Mathos next time I post I will make sure that the dreaded Singha has not taken effect!!!
The point that I was trying to make was that we are in the UK over regulated. and over protected from the realities of life,
Re the kids picking up dropped sweets (allegorical) we protect our kids from early contact with Bugs so that the immune system is not activated quickly,
Its like the hassell you get from the female members of your family, Boxing!! primative , vicious etc, oh course the world is non aggressive ,there are not any wars a present, and nobody gets beaten up and mugged!! of course the character building etc etc goes unnoticed!!
So what am I saying, we have in my opinion strayed too far from reality , mentally. physically and economically, but as this is a "free market" ( though I have my doubts on this) things will hopefully correct themselves,

You keep swallowing the Singha pal, there's nothing wrong with your input.


In fact I'd go as far as to say have an extra couple of bottles and one of those Thai Bush fags if it takes your fancy, they all seem to make for better discussion.


You concern yourself, and rightly so, with matters you observe to be detrimental to our normal evolution. There might be several blame factors associated with the present day emergence of man.


When Rome was losing it's footing as 'Master and Ruler' it had to diversify to basically retain as much control as possible. It could do this with enrolling folk under a common banner.

The Cross.

The thoughts of being over run by Genghis Khan, Attila The Hun and such like barbarians as they referred to them, was never going to be tolerated.


So they needed more men, all to be under their control, strategically placed.

Breeding fast and furious was the name of the game.

You can't win wars with sticks and stones unless you have the numbers higher than the opposition and some good tactical manoeuvres to outwit the thicker elements of adversaries.

The hierarchy wanted to be left at peace whilst they enjoyed the banquets, wine as well. They needed big armies outside the dens to protect them. All under The Cross of course, and it spread, it spread like wildfire.

In the event of a real war in todays terms, they could press a couple of buttons if the need arose. From Washington DC they could obliterate Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and any other nation they so desired.


They don't need armies.

What you see going on in the Middle East (as an example) today is merely strong armed policing.

Touching the skirt of one of the previous posts you entered with regards to your factory.

Note well.

They can churn wagons and cars out in any colour you want by pressing a button.

There are far too many of us with sweet FA to do in real terms. That is why we have Traffic Wardens, Dog Shit Wardens, Smoking Control Officers and Drug Enforcement Agencies.

They could mop those poppies up in five minutes if they really wanted to. Imagine that, God knows how many million redundant cops.


Shit, No thanks.

The Zimmerman guy made reference to that when he asked; " Where will the riot squad go, when they get restless?"

Think of it.

The problem with all the standards set by Rome and Religion in general has resulted in over-population of the planet.

We cannot carry on like this.

You wrote:-

The point that I was trying to make was that we are in the UK over regulated. and over protected from the realities of life,

It's job creation schemes Pal, nothing more.

If the public get restless and without work they will, it leads to revolutions.

They are slowly but surely closing the pubs, they will ban meetings and keep every bugger sat on the sofa watching the Box.

Totally brain washing folk to keep society regulated.

You may have noticed there are more rights for Homosexuals and Lesbians than there have ever been.

They don't breed.

[Mathos]

Yesterday and today have been quite nice Up North.

Enabling me to get a fair few outside jobs done!

Paperwork tomorrow, and if things stay according to plan (which is rare of late) we should be able to take a drive out on Tuesday, I hope so.

A few photographs here from throughout the past few months though.




There are some wonderful country scenes in Lancashire and Britain in general.



These sort of scenes in summer are nothing like the same in the Autumn and Winter of course.



The foliage is so thick and heavy in it's beauty and simplicity it almost blocks out the natural sunlight.




I'll try and get some photographs of some coastal storms this winter as well. No point this Tuesday, the forecast is good with calm seas.

[Mathos]

There are some nice and attractive forest areas in our locality as well.




I like looking at the stone cottages especially with regards to residential properties.




Really nice.

[Mathos]

They have been experiencing some really bad weather in The Lake District of late as well.



Hope to get up there at least a couple of times during the Winter as well.

It's a very beautiful part of The British Isles.




If you go down in The Woods today...





Another few weeks and this beauty will be walking on ice, that's a certainty.

[TSR2]

Talking about Clinton and his DESK JOB!!!! reminds me of my boys night out in Chiang Mai on Thusday, before I meet the gang I have an hours massage with my favourite lady, a real sexy massage plus Blowy, then my Bill Clintons over her ample tits,
I only go because of my bad back, honest

ps 600 baht

[Mathos]

Originally Posted by TSR2

Talking about Clinton and his DESK JOB!!!! reminds me of my boys night out in Chiang Mai on Thusday, before I meet the gang I have an hours massage with my favourite lady, a real sexy massage plus Blowy, then my Bill Clintons over her ample tits,
I only go because of my bad back, honest

ps 600 baht

Come on TSR2, you can do better than this.

Get a crate of Singha down you and a big bong full of that green bush, then write the post with emphasis, get plenty of detail in it, and don't forget the photographs. The lads on Teak-Door don't lend anything to a post without photographs, you should know that.


Without the pics, it's a little like going down to the Knutsford meeting of the Women's Institute on a Friday night and shouting 'KNICKERS' through the letterbox.

[Mathos]

Flobo was chuffed at getting a Bull-Finch in the garden a day or two back, it was having a feast on some of the seeds and nuts she puts out for them.




Today was a really nice day.

We were ready for the off quite early, then the phone rang. Somebody who is doing an estimate for some work for me wanted to call round so it held us up for a bit, only forty minutes or so, but when the days are short, it makes quite an impact.

My mate Joe and his wife came along as well.

We went to the small village of Beetham, it's a nice place, not far from the Lake District but we weren't doing the Lakes, it was too late.



Regardless of the Autumn effects on the surroundings, it looked really nice.




It's good to see how these smaller Villages, take more pride in their appearance than any of the larger towns as an example.

Hardly a leaf clutter to be seen.




Some exceptionally nice 'English' gardens as well.

[Mathos]

The Village Church of St Michaels is a superb and very interesting building. It has an outstanding variation of architecture from the various extensions and enhancements in line with contemporary standards over the centuries during the last thousand years or so.



Really is quite spectacular to look at.





Whilst in the grounds, my attention was drawn to this really large looking chimney on the house. (I think it was a chimney anyhow) I could only assume it was some form of development to avoid blow back due to the heavy winds these particular areas are forced to enjoy.



If anybody knows different, please let me know.

This was an extremely interesting and very old inscription we came across inside the Church.




The Lectern was outstandingly beautiful.



If you take stock of the levels of architecture and work carried out in these buildings, it's quite amazing.





There's obviously a great deal of cleaning and general maintenance to be carried out on a regular basis as well.




You'd need a bit more than a feather duster in here, that's for sure.




Interior and exterior, it was all quite spectacular, with regards to the levels of workmanship etc.



Flobo bought a few Christmas Cards with details and information regarding the Church on, They are quite nice.

The lady who allowed us to take photographs inside took great pride in the same, she was a mind-full of information with regards to the same.

[Mathos]

I came across this page on The Net too, thought it was well worth an issue on here.

Beetham

(See also St Michael and All Angels Church and Heron Corn Mill)

Beetham sits on the 15-mile long Bela (Beela) river with its three-arched bridge. To the west of the village are hills blocking the sea, two miles distant. The village is mentioned in the Domesday book as Biedun. It has also gone under the names of Bethome and Betham, derived from the Norse word for table. A charter for a fair was granted to the village around 1480. The market was held in the churchyard.

The Bela river, famous for its brown trout, once formed a lake with an island in the centre on the villages doorstep. The island was removed by a villager, but the lake remained until the 1900s. The river heads into two channels before reaching falls and the Heron corn mill. Corn was ground here by Conishead priory as early as 1220. In the barn by the mill is a museum of papermaking.

In the village, which has retained its historic appeal with its grey limestone cottages and cobbled forecourts, is the historic Wheatsheaf Inn, an 1881 post office with a black and white studded door and Pear Tree cottage (the site of a 17th century school). A grammar school was built in 1663 and rebuilt in 1827. It is now the Heron theatre. The C of E school incorporates the façade of an old tollhouse in its entrance. Ashton house is Georgian. Beetham House was built in 1762 by William Hutton. It is now modernized into flats.

The outstanding feature of the village is its church, St Michael and All Angels. Parts of the church are late 12th century including the off-centre west tower. The north arcade and the two bay arcades of the north and south chapels date from the 15th century. Above the door of the west tower is a window that contains medieval glass. Other medieval glass windows are found in the Lady Chapel.

South of the village are the remains of Beetham Hall, a 14th century fortified house. A curtain wall surrounded a court with a gate in its east side. The west wings upper floor contained a solar, while a two-storey block had a chapel. The hall was owned by the Beethams until passing to the Stanleys in 1485; in 1644, it was taken over by a Thomas Fairfax. Eventually it came into the hands of the Clifford family; then in 1767 the Wilsons of Dallam took it over. A farmhouse with the date 1653 on its door lintel now occupies the western side of the site. Part of it was a wing of the old priests house.

From the village a path climbs to Beetham fell and leads to the fairy steps. The second of two flights of stone steps is so named because of a legend. Supposedly, if you climb the steps without touching the limestone sides of the narrow gully, the fairies will grant your wish. On the same path is Hazelslack Tower, a ruined 14th century building by a farmhouse.

Location Map of Beetham

Beetham is 1½ miles south of Milnthorpe on the A6.

Photos courtesy Graeme Dougal

[Mathos]

Beetham | British History Online
On the Cappleside pew in Beetham church are or used to be his initials with those of his wife Magdalen



The links above and below are very interesting.


History of Storth
In 1076, Ivo of Tailbois gave the Church of Beetham and certain land in Haverbrack to the monks of St. Mary’s Abbey, York. From this time onwards, ...
History of Storth - 41k - Cached - Similar pages




Sight of The Village Hotel/Pub here, The Wheatsheaf.


Whilst we didn't go inside the Hotel, (we have been in the past) it's a superb place and there is a little here from The Net as well,



UK Hotel -> Cumbria & the Lake District Hotels -> Milnthorpe HotelsThe Wheatsheaf at Beetham
Beetham, Near Milnthorpe, Cumbria LA7 7AL - England, UK
Phone: +44 (0)15395 62123 - Fax: +44 (0)15395 64840
E-mail The Wheatsheaf at Beetham - The Wheatsheaf at Beetham Web site

MapThe Wheatsheaf at Beetham offers a tranquil retreat and extraordinarily uncomplicated charm. A place to ’break away’ to a 16th Century English country inn on a river by a church in a village. Delightful en suite bedrooms provide uncluttered homeliness for those who want B&B to stand for a lot more than just bed and breakfast. You’ll find the Wheatsheaf at Beetham just tucked away off the main A6, one mile south of Milnthorpe, close to the historic market town of Kendal in Cumbria.

Click to send this photo as a postcard

More options for Wheatsheaf at Beetham, The Request a brochure for The Wheatsheaf at Beetham
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Tremendous views from just outside of The Village.




We decided to take a short drive to Silverdale from here, about five miles, down small winding country lanes.

It was a pleasant run.

[Redrum]

Cracking thread, Mathos.

Again.

[Mathos]

There's something rather special about the coast.




It's probably some genetic inheritance we receive as part of our evolution on these Islands.



It's amazing how close we get to living by the sea as well.




I wondered if the van without number plates had been abandoned there in the hope of a high tide taking it on a holiday.




Pity I don't have some high tide snaps for the comparisons.




There was a warning near where I had parked the car, the same would be under water at high tide.




There's a great deal of fishing done by the locals in this area, small scale I understand.



The area is notoriously dangerous, treacherous tides and sands as well.




There aren't many bathers about, are there..




A really nice and very quaint place in general.

Silverdale.

[Mathos]

Originally Posted by Redrum

Cracking thread, Mathos.

Again.

Cheers Pal, hope you're enjoying it.

[Mathos]

I'll leave you with a couple of interesting links for the area.

They make for good reading.


Arnside Online, Cumbria, England - Local Attractions
The Cumbria/Lancashire border around Arnside and Silverdale is often neglected by the Lake District visitor, however the area is a designated area of ...


Click on the photographs you come across on this one, they are interesting.

Photos of Arnside, Cumbria and Silverdale, Lancashire, UK, 28 ...Photos from Arnside Knott and Jenny Brown's Point, near Silverdale, Lancashire, UK.
Photos of Arnside, Cumbria and Silverdale, Lancashire, UK, 28 January, 2006 - 6k - Cached - Similar pages


AONB (Area of Natural Beauty) and it is.


Arnside, Silverdale, AONB Cumbria
The Arnside/Silverdale AONB is situated at the head of Morecambe Bay and lies in both Cumbria and Lancashire.
www.thecumbriadirectory.com/Cumbria_Countryside/Nature_and_Wildlife...Silverdale.../Arnside-Silverdale_AONB.php - 11k - Cached - Similar pages


Some good stuff to put on through the week as well.

[Happyman]

Originally Posted by Mathos

Whilst in the grounds, my attention was drawn to this really large looking chimney on the house. (I think it was a chimney anyhow) I could only assume it was some form of development to avoid blow back due to the heavy winds these particular areas are forced to enjoy.

I have seen a similar one - I think it was in Clun on the welsh borders- and it was the vent from the bacon smoking "oven".
The flat plate across the top could be raised and lowered by an iron rod from inside to control the draught .
maybe it is the same sort of thing ??

The two motorbike silencers on the other chimney seem to suggest some sort of machinery inside !

Of course - being right next to the church it could be a do- it - yourself , cottage industry crematorium

[TSR2]

Originally Posted by Mathos

Flobo was chuffed at getting a Bull-Finch in the garden a day or two back, it was having a feast on some of the seeds and nuts she puts out for them.

Originally Posted by Mathos

Flobo was chuffed at getting a Bull-Finch in the garden a day or two back, it was having a feast on some of the seeds and nuts she puts out for them.

Correction Male Chaffinch!

When I was a kid the family would go to Little Gibralter bit futher down from Siverdale,

[Mathos]

TSR2 wrote:-

Originally Posted by Mathos

Flobo was chuffed at getting a Bull-Finch in the garden a day or two back, it was having a feast on some of the seeds and nuts she puts out for them.

Correction Male Chaffinch!

When I was a kid the family would go to Little Gibralter bit futher down from Siverdale,

Thanks for your observations TSR2

I'm not arguing.


About April when I was doing some work on my Khao Lak thread I classed this particular fish as a Tiger Shark.


It wasn't.

Bobcock
Llandewi Brefi's Finest

Bobcok wrote:-

That is a Zebra Nurse Shark, not a Tiger Shark.

Tiger sharks look completely different.

Great pic though

So I'll accept your classification.

If I argue the point with you, all sorts of people get involved, Marmite The Dog even gets involved, and when he gets involved, it's serious.

Really serious!

[Mathos]

Happyman wrote:-

I have seen a similar one - I think it was in Clun on the welsh borders- and it was the vent from the bacon smoking "oven".
The flat plate across the top could be raised and lowered by an iron rod from inside to control the draught .
maybe it is the same sort of thing ??

The two motorbike silencers on the other chimney seem to suggest some sort of machinery inside !

Of course - being right next to the church it could be a do- it - yourself , cottage industry crematorium

Sounds about right to me Happyman.

I never gave a thought to Bacon smoking, maybe kippers as well?

Thanks.