Combined 22, 23 & 24 December

Had to combine these so that I could do at least Christmas Day on time

 The Yarrow from Sunny Brow Bridge, the large boulder or so it seems has been there years, many have wanted to tow it out, I wonder when it went in.

This is it from the side of the river an old garden roller - how did it get there?

Big Lodge

River Yarrow from the car park bridge, notice the stone lining.

100 years ago and a bit less you would have seen buildings here

Substantial ones

The other side of the bridge showing the stone walls that were built to alter the route of the river so that it passed through the industrial area

 

Can't end without showing the beauty that was once a beast

Take Care

Sunday 2 March

We wandered in all directions and took lots of photos, so I will once again split them up.

As I have said in previous Blogs Birkacre was a heavily industrialised area, old photos show lots of buildings and chimneys, there was mining, bleaching and of coarse Sir Richard Arkwright's new mill built about 1777 and gone by 1780 due to the riots of the time, he never reopened it. 

All this is part of the old mine workings

The old Shaft has been capped and fenced off

Take Care