Thread: Priestly Clough
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Old 15-04-2013, 20:16   #102
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Re: Priestly Clough

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Originally Posted by davidf View Post
The nearest thing that I can think of which you, being quite small at the time as you describe yourself, saw as a sundial is the wrought iron structure which was fitted on to the exposed pipe near to the Five Arches. This was a semi-circular device intended to prevent we kids from crossing on the pipe, and was like a protractor with metal spikes radiating outwards from where the device was clamped on to the pipe. Of course we managed to climb around it when we weren't swinging hand-over-hand across one of the narrow bars fitted alongside and at either side of the main pipe.

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Originally Posted by gdm27 View Post
Yea I remember doing that!!!
It was easier to take the high bank and then come back down to the river level...oh yes and throw sods at the numpties swinging along the pipe....
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