Beautiful Lancashire

[Propagator]

One thing missing - the dumplings, but I presume that your diet precludes them

[Mathos]

How right you are Props.


Flobo made them and put them on hers though.

[Mathos]

Nice quiet and rather attractive Street scene after a hard shower.





Variation in life, or conditions of life
add to the natural beauty of the day
when you think about it.



Nice to see the signs of Autumn coming in here and there.



We stopped for an early cup of tea at this little café.

Hambleton.




It was a petrol station,
or perhaps I should say an ex petrol station.

The pumps were all closed down, plus the kiosk/shop.

The café was quite nicely set out,
but perhaps a little small regarding seating area.



The growth of plants around the rivers and streams is surely dying back.




Spectacular bit of stonework across the road here.

You don't come across sights like the above so often in life.

That's why they are so special of course.

[Mathos]

It never ceases to amaze me how the Priests,
architects and builders of old, the fore-runners
of The Roman Catholic Church establishing
such an inspiring, powerful and majestic
presence in Britain.


Didn't they do well in the many, even numerous sites they selected for their buildings.




I stood by a wall belonging to The Abbey trying
to imagine the discussions and decisions
they made prior to even thinking about the initial foundations.


Brilliant.


I bet they never expected signs or
roads akin to these being here one day though.





The stonework in general is outstanding.



Wouldn't you agree.



Gorgeous tower as well housing a super fountain. Again built high on a hill top close to The Abbey.


It all makes perfectly good sense.






Gorgeous in every single aspect.

[Mathos]

I rather think they would have experienced great
enjoyment from walks in woodlands akin to how
they probably remain to this day.





Absolutely matchless in the beauty.




And then some more.





Much, much more.

[Mathos]

The forest and woodland areas in general
are in the process of thinning out at this time of year.





It's quite amazing how the difference in light changes the various
views.



Plenty of berries:- Plenty of snow.

Time will no doubt tell.




Isn't the view here fantastic.


When The Abbey was in full swing,
these woods would have been a hive of activity.



The River would have been of great importance.




There are numerous outstanding areas.




Dangers to go hand in hand with them as well.




I'm not going swimming in there Mathos.


OK Coleen..

Stay were you are.

[Mathos]

There were some very old graves around the Abbey.




The whole area was superbly maintained.



Special without looking anything at all
un-natural or out of place by any means
in the outstanding surroundings.


Some amazing masonic levels of workmanship
from older days especially.



What a location it was.

Excellent link here:-



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Outstanding building and Church.

"Beautiful" In a word.




But darkness came across the land.

Time to make a move Flobo.

[Mathos]

Some of the Stone Pack Saddle Bridges we come across are magnificent structures.




You get the impression they would take a hundred Juggernauts one after the other without a creak or groan.



The pathways along the woodland route became quite steep, we were impressed by the level of work carried out in establishing them.

I think they use quads for a great deal of the toting needed for materials.

They have certainly proved a beneficial little vehicle, an asset to the farmers and forestry workers in general, from what we have noticed and learned.

Nice stone shelter high on the top here.

It was really well built as you can see. Gave excellent protection in case of bad weather, brilliant views to the gorge and river below.





Nice.


A better photograph of the shelter here.



Bench seats all around inside.

A couple of walkers we spoke to for a while
were tucking into their packed lunches,
pouring hot tea with whiskey from a large chrome flask.

They even offered us a drink.



Nice one, we both thought.

What a way to enjoy a really cold winters day.

All wrapped up and plenty of places to go.

[Mathos]

There's a few of these places with 'Money Trees'





Usually a fallen tree or part tree,
heavy and situated close to a path-way.


Folk simply knock a coin or two half-way into the bark using a rock.

I don't know if they serve any purpose,
but some folk reckon they bring good luck.




A little closer to The Strid.

So called, as folk have been tempted to stride across.

However, many have slipped or
mis-judged the space and fallen
down into the deep waters of the gorge
sadly losing their lives.




Gorgeous area though.



Very impressive.




The last of the summer wine no doubt.




They were certainly fond
of their real fires though,
if the number of beautiful chimneys
on places like this are anything to go by.

Again, brilliant architecture.



An extremely special kind of place.




The natural panoramic beauty would take some matching.





When you walk in the garden.

The Garden of Eden

Joe Valedino if my memory serves me right.

When you walk in the garden
The garden of Eden
With a beautiful woman
And you know how you care
And the voice in the garden
The Garden of Eden
Tells you she is forbidden
Can you leave her there

When you're yearning for loving
And she touches your hand
And your heart starts a pounding
And you're feeling so grand

Can you lead her to heaven
And obey the commands
Can you walk from the garden
Does your heart understand

[Propagator]

Originally Posted by Mathos

Plenty of berries

All the Rowans seem full of berries this year. Noticed also that a lot of the hollies are already colouring, wonder how much berry will be left by Xmas

[slackula]

My father jumped the Strid when I was about 12 or so, our dalmation was going to follow him but we managed to grab her just in time.

My mother went absolutely ballistic and they fought in the car all the way back home! My brother and I learned quite a few new words on that trip

Great pics as always Mathos, much appreciated.

[Bangyai]

Originally Posted by Mathos

bkkmadness;

'Na then 'owd lad,'

Tha needs to be initiated fust. Then tha needs to learn the funny walk and the secret handshake.

Then tha gets ta see the lasses!

Aye , then tha wishes tha 'adn't buthered with 'tanshake and funny walk !

( Nonetheless chuck , I think I'll read 'twhole thread just to ogle tha excellent pictures. )

[Mathos]

Originally Posted by slackula

My father jumped the Strid when I was about 12 or so, our dalmation was going to follow him but we managed to grab her just in time.

My mother went absolutely ballistic and they fought in the car all the way back home! My brother and I learned quite a few new words on that trip

Great pics as always Mathos, much appreciated.

Cheers Slack.

Dangerous place by all accounts.

Nice place though.


Propagator wrote:-

All the Rowans seem full of berries this year. Noticed also that a lot of the hollies are already colouring, wonder how much berry will be left by Xmas

Yes, plenty much more than I have noticed for many years Props.

Let's see if the old prediction works.

[Mathos]

Originally Posted by Bangyai

Aye , then tha wishes tha 'adn't buthered with 'tanshake and funny walk !

( Nonetheless chuck , I think I'll read 'twhole thread just to ogle tha excellent pictures. )

Cheers Bangyai, hope you enjoy the thread.

[Mathos]

Flying visit.

Thought I'd place a couple of odd photographs from our travels this year
around this great country.





Some amazing views.





Very special places.





Fortunate to be here.

So much to see, soak in and appreciate.







I'm actually looking forward to winter as well.

Maybe we will get a bit more snow this time.




You don't meet many Young Stags like this on a normal day out.

We have been extremely fortunate.


Time passes so quickly though.

[Mathos]

Funny old day to-day.

Quite a bit of rain, but the mist high in the Peaks was quite amazing.





You had to be careful if you were walking by the big drops for instance.




The Village of Wetton was nice.



Some bonny houses.

Not exactly sure if the above was a converted Police Station.

Simply pretending to be a converted Police Station.

Or simply enjoyed sporting a 'Blue-Light.'

Not to worry, it was a very nice house.

Wetton is actually in The Peak District national Park.

An attractive village standing quite high above
the old Wetton Mill in The Manifold Valley.

It has an attractive looking Inn.



"Ye Old Royal Oak."

The Royal Oak Inn, Wetton, Staffordshire

Nice link here as well:-

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We didn't go in, perhaps we should have,
there was little choice at all for dining in the area.

However, it was rather early when we reached
Wetton regardless of having been held
up in two bad traffic hold ups.

Unusual that as well.

Perhaps because of the bad weather and virtually no tourists in the location.

There is also a beautiful old Church there with an external staircase to it's belfry.

Burial mounds dating back to approximately 1600 BC have been located in the area.

They contained skeletons; arrow heads; swords and other very interesting finds.

No doubt Happyman will be able to give more and much better detail than I am aware of.


I mustn't forget to mention 'Jethro'

"That's Jethro"

Very Attractive Dog.

A Japanese Akita.

They can be quite a handful.

This particular one appeared to be quite well reared and content.

However, I don't really think the lounge of a Country Pub (which is where we came across him) is the ideal location for any animal.

The Akita is a very powerful dog, and can easily reach 145 lbs or more on reaching maturity.

They are noted for their inbred desire to dominate.

He was in The Watts Russell Arms at Hopedale.

I'm fine with Dogs and have a confident nature
having been used to large dogs over the years.

But I have seen them turn on a sixpence so to speak. If a child is in range
it could well prove fatal.

Who on earth wants anything like that to happen.

We had a nice meal at the pub,
it was a very old building approximately 250 years old.

I'll place some photographs on board later in the week.




Rain or no rain, it was a really enjoyable day out for us though.

It always is. Life is generally what you make it.


We passed the Cat & Fiddle Hotel on our way back home.





We stopped for a nice cup of tea.




It was really bad when we were leaving.


Some information on Hopedale next visit and post.

The Hamlet has a popultaion of seventeen people.

five dogs ( The Akita being one of those) and three puddy-cats.

[SiLeakHunt]

MUSIC WORLD | Donk | VBS.TV

this is the lancashire i've come to love !

[Mathos]

Originally Posted by SiLeakHunt

MUSIC WORLD | Donk | VBS.TV

this is the lancashire i've come to love !

Well SLH we all have our preferences, and indeed we are all entitled to them.

There was an illegal 'rave' as the newspapers referred to the episode a couple of weeks or so back in a farmers barn;-
Rivington area.


I don't know what happened exactly.

Perhaps they 'Put a Donk on it'



Great County, plenty of variety.

[Mathos]

There was a good variety of rather unique buildings in the location.



I like the above in particular.


Quite an original I thought.




Some superbly attractive country lanes.
Got to watch out for what might be coming the opposite way though.



Information panels on the localities and wild life.

You will need to view this type of photograph in particular on full screen.

Worth it as well.




Back to The Watts Russell Arms and 'Jethro'

Nice and interesting link here. The panel on the left hand side shows off the menu and other interesting snippets of information.

Worth clicking on.



Our Location

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An attractive old fashioned bar.





We settled for the Steak and Ale Pie which was a generous portion.




It filled the gap.

Flobo had about half of hers.




The location was exceptionally nice.

Mind you, the pub was empty
except for another couple who were having a drink.



We noticed an odd home or two with obvious coal fires burning away.


Can't say it was cold,
but perhaps the dampness of the wet day,
particularly in the valley areas created the need.


Nice all round though.

[Mathos]

Strange in life, as you go through the various
stages from youth to a semblance of more senior years,
how much different the the actual scenes
we are blessed with sight to see, really become.





I did my best to capture the modern sign here
with the pathway, and then thought of the various advantages
such a position would have to those forefathers of ours
as they scraped existence from the land and all it had to offer.

There are places on the above scene
showing points of advantages regarding vision,
animal trapping and of course fishing, not to mention
the great importance of pure, clean water.




Wouldn't that have looked inviting with winter around the corner.

A decent sized clan could have made a good home there.

Probably building up a better entrance with rocks and fallen trees etc.



Moss for bedding, animal furs and skins,
grass, leaves, just about anything they
could muster to keep warm.



When are you going to invent fire Dad?


Strange life of course.

Every now and then man must have come across animals
cooked by natural fires, lightning, heat from the sun,
volcanic eruptions, probably other sources.

I bet it smelled good to him as well.

Can you smell that Dad, 'Roast Beef',
get the Yorkshire Pud invented mum.

Obviously it would have encouraged the desire to control fire and cook with the same.


We have come a long way indeed.

Or have we.