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susie123

15-06-2012 21:35

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 997927)

Oh, Dave, Nooooooooo! Don't buy them. Bob will disown you for wearing 'flash trash' like that....he'll walk on the other side of the road and pretend he isn't with you:).

Thought he already did that... :rolleyes:

davemac

15-06-2012 22:58

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 997927)

Oh, Dave, Nooooooooo! Don't buy them. Bob will disown you for wearing 'flash trash' like that....he'll walk on the other side of the road and pretend he isn't with you:).

He didn't seem to mind when I wore a clog and a pump for a while, and people thought a very tall person was arriving.

davemac

15-06-2012 23:00

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 997935)

Thought he already did that... :rolleyes:

I thought you weren't going to be naughty for a while? off to your room.

davemac

16-06-2012 16:34

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Today in Pictures was aborted due to the rain appearing to be horizontal, and straight towards me, however with a stiff upper lip, and a very wet bottom one, I managed a few photos before I threw the towel in.
1. Huncoat stocks.
2. Stocks as we walk away.
3. Heading towards the Memorial on the hill top.
4. A view to the right over the rooftops
5. A bit further down.
6. Its a good view from here.
7. Then the weather closes in.
8. Down the field and a right turn, Hapton in the distance.
9. Where the road meets the stream.
10. With a bridge for pedestrians.

With that, the thought of a brew and a chorley cake took over.
I will however do this walk again when the sun shines

susie123

16-06-2012 16:42

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998119)

Silly... you should have used it to dry yourself!

susie123

16-06-2012 16:47

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Is that cross a war memorial? I don't know Huncoat at all. Just looked at the OS map and I see there is a Castle (rems of) marked near the motorway junction 8. Does anyone know anything about that?

Retlaw

16-06-2012 17:07

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 998125)

Is that cross a war memorial? I don't know Huncoat at all. Just looked at the OS map and I see there is a Castle (rems of) marked near the motorway junction 8. Does anyone know anything about that?

looks like it, here's a close up of one face.

susie123

16-06-2012 17:14

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Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 998129)

looks like it, here's a close up of one face.

Thanks Retlaw, of course you would know...

maxthecollie

16-06-2012 19:52

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Is that cross a war memorial? I don't know Huncoat at all. Just looked at the OS map and I see there is a Castle (rems of) marked near the motorway junction 8. Does anyone know anything about that?

There is a Castle Clough in Hapton. We have a friend who lives in Castle Clough Cottages. As to there being a castle there I do not know.

DaveinGermany

16-06-2012 19:53

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Any particular reason why it appears to be a Celtic cross ?

Retlaw

16-06-2012 20:03

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 998141)

Any particular reason why it appears to be a Celtic cross ?

Why not, heres another one taken a some years ago, whilst Bill Turner & I were out name collecting.

davemac

16-06-2012 20:19

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 998122)

Silly... you should have used it to dry yourself!

Thats why I threw it in, it was wet through

susie123

16-06-2012 20:46

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 998140)

There is a Castle Clough in Hapton. We have a friend who lives in Castle Clough Cottages. As to there being a castle there I do not know.

Yes Max, I cracked this one earlier this evening...

The village of Hapton is to be found at the foot of Hameldon Hill, overshadowed by Pendle Hill to the north and the towns of Burnley and Accrington to the east and west. It is a typical Lancastrian industrial village with its streets of terraced hous
Hapton Castle (The Gatehouse Record)

davemac

17-06-2012 11:53

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 998149)

I followed the link, and it just shows an electricity pylon in a field, looked on google earth, and street view, they all reveal that it is either covered over or there are no remains.

Unless someone knows differently

susie123

17-06-2012 12:02

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 998260)

The first link from my previous post says

Hapton Castle became uninhabited and fell into decay. All that remains now is a low wall 2 ft high between two trees in Castle Clough and an Elizabethan coin which was found on the site.

Another site has this

Tourist guide to Hapton (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Castle Clough Gorge signed just off the Accrington Road was carved out as the ice ages melted some 10,000 years ago and glaciers ground out a valley.
This produced impressive rock formations which can be explored overlooking a nature trail.
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This is a real joy at bluebell time, but of interest all through the year.
Nearby are a few bits of masonry, all that remains of Hapton Castle.
This was not so much a castle as a fortified manor house built in 1242.

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