Boss photos you've taken

[Bilbo]

Dent station is England's highest mainline station, standing as it does at 1,150 feet above sea level and providing spectacular views of Dentdale. The station building is in private ownership and after considerable refurbishment undertaken in 2006 is available as a holiday cottage!

Seen first is the village of Dent which is in fact about 4 miles away from the station, which is more in the area of Cowgill in Dentdale. The station is also about ¾ mile uphill (and a very steep climb) – so allow plenty of time if you set off from the village on foot and need to walk back!

Dent station had been unstaffed for about 3 years before the station building was closed in 1970.

In the distance you'll see Dent Head Viaduct on the Settle–Carlisle line. It is the second major viaduct on the line northwards after Ribblehead Viaduct, and is just north of Blea Moor Tunnel at milepost 251, and to the south of Arten Gill Viaduct.

 

[Eidean]

 

[COYBL25]

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Thats`s magnificent, where is it mate ?

 

[Rita_Poon]

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That's some angry sky that! And I'll bet there's some big carp in that water.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

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That's a lot of bird poo.

 

[Eidean]

Thats`s magnificent, where is it mate ?

Pembroke Castle in Wales mate, some great history attached to it.

That's some angry sky that! And I'll bet there's some big carp in that water.

My favourite type of day when it’s moody like that

 

[Rita_Poon]

Pembroke Castle in Wales mate, some great history attached to it.



My favourite type of day when it’s moody like that

Oh there's some drama like, gonna start falling out of the sky by the bucket...

(Some really big Mirror, ledgering, night watch, mildly warm night when they're still turning, few beers and a few laughs...)

 

[Bilbo]

A 240-year-old village church will close its doors to worshippers when its priest leaves later this year (2025).

Brindle St Joseph’s, in Hoghton, will continue until the summer but then parishioners will be advised to attend alternative churches such as St Bede’s. Clayton Green and St Chad’s.

The grade-II listed catholic church dates back to 1786 and, after two centuries of hosting weddings, funerals and other services, its future use is now unclear but is to be decided by the trustees of the abbot and Ampleforth Abbey. As well as the main church, the other buildings are currently used for a wide range of community activities including scouts, music, dancing, sports and parenting groups.

The church of St Joseph and its associated buildings are of high historical and architectural importance. The church is a good example of an early nineteenth-century Catholic chapel, with later alterations and furnishings of architectural interest. The attached presbytery and cottage are buildings of architectural and historic interest in their own right, retaining a range of contemporary interior features.

A late-seventeenth or early eighteenth-century cottage where Mass is said to have been celebrated survives on the site, attached to the presbytery. The site is associated with St Edmund Arrowsmith, who was active in the area and was apprehended in Brindle in 1628. A chapel was built in 1786, and a graveyard seems to have been established at that time. The presbytery appears to be of later eighteenth-century date. The chapel was subsequently rebuilt and extended. A report by the Archdiocesan Liturgy Commission of 1985 attributes the church to Fr Laurence Hadley, but it is unclear which phase of building is referred to and the source is not given.



Paul.

 

[Bilbo]

Denham Hill Quarry, Chorley, Lancashire.

A nice little area, popular with climbers (but of course there were none when I ws there). There is a small to medium size (free) car park though it doesn't feel the safest to leave the car there, and some little walks around the site, but be aware some seriously steep / hazardous drops, so some care and caution needed. It's an old quarry that commands some of the best views of the west coast from its top.

Apparently, for you rock climbers watching, it is mostly good quality quarried gritstone. Can be sandy in places. Some fantastic routes equal to peak classics. Mohammed the Mad.... is unmissable at VS 4c as is Splash Arete at VDiff. Flick of the Wrist and End of Time are superb and tricky E2s. Generally the routes have a bold feel to them; protection can be sparse and the fixed gear is often poor.

The quarry does not deserve the poor reputation it seems to have despite the steady influx of summer visitors. There is also some very good but limited bouldering.




Paul.

 

[TexanToffee]

Was going through old photos in my phone and found this one I took while flying over Hot Springs, Arkansas back in August.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Was going through old photos in my phone and found this one I took while flying over Hot Springs, Arkansas back in August.
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When did you get accepted to the x-men?

 

[bcblue1878]

Prestbury Park aka Cheltenham Race Course yesterday afternoon, looking a bit quieter than it did in March!

 

[Bilbo]

An angleshade moth on the bark of the apple tree this evening.

Paul.

 

[Bilbo]

My canal walk, from beauty, to industry, to graffiti, and home again...

Close to my home, the Lancaster Canal is a 41-mile, lock-free canal in the North West of England, connecting Preston to Kendal. It's one of the few coastal canals in the country, built along the natural contours of the land, and offers a scenic route for boating, walking, cycling, and other outdoor activities.

The canal was initially built to connect with the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and was later integrated into the national waterway network via the Ribble Link in 2002.

I took a gentle stroll along the tow path from near my home towards the city centre, passing the beautiful scenery around the waterway, and heading to the industry of the city, and under the Blackpool Road bridge, the obligatory graffiti. Then it was time to go home again...



Paul.

 

[Bilbo]

Gotta admire those eyes...

Ertatigena atrica female.

Paul.