Tramway to Burnt Edge
A cold wind blew across Winter Hill, a hard edge to the wind. A thin layer of snow lay in some exposed hollows, but mostly it was mud along the … Continue reading
Deer on West Pennine Moors
A regular walk from our house is up through Barrow Bridge onto Scout Road. Yesterday we enjoyed the clear afternoon, well wrapped up for the bracing icy wind. The keen … Continue reading
Finishers Arms and Pool Place
On the way up to Doffcocker Lodge, our local nature reserve, the walk takes the dog and I through an old part of this side of Bolton. This is Pool … Continue reading
Torra Barn
A stretch of old track joining Turton Tower with the Bolton to Blackburn road contours around the hillside above Wayoh Reservoir and Chapeltown. Heading up the hill a tarmac track … Continue reading
Smithills Coaching House
If Smithills comes up in conversation, it often does as I live close by, local people usually say “I went to Smithills Coaching house for a wedding reception or party”. … Continue reading
Yarrow Reservoir
A wet day today, so more about yesterdays Out and About. Our walk was around Yarrow reservoir, higher up above the much larger Anglezarke and Rivington lakes. Yarrow is one … Continue reading
Halliwell Hall
While the country seemed to be out on the roads over Easter, I’ve stayed local and explored a bit of the history of the area. For such an urban town, … Continue reading
Bronze Age Stone Circle on Cheetham Close
I was doing a bit of research on the Turton hills and came across a survey on the Bronze Age complex on Cheetham Close. GMAC Paper . On … Continue reading
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