Hi Atarah, Faded memories here and I’m sure our Tea will broaden things out. I recall a smithy and the old pump house that held an old fire cart in its history and a number of cottages. I don’t recall the order other than the cottages didn’t line up with the houses on St James’s. I loved this area around the Kirk and Church Kirk Bridge? Please tell me you went down over the Bridge.
before the flats were built,a row of cottages was attached to the pub,probably for the many factorys we had in the area.
Doug said:
what a good pic ,what a way of life that must be!3mph along the waterways,what easier way to total chill.It was taken about mid September this year at about 5 p.m. The chap on the barge was very pleasant and passed by with a good evening and a wave. I'd love to have a week or two chilling on the canal, May give it a go next year. Here's a couple of shots of two bridges within half a mile, The Swing Bridge at Church and Dill Hall Bridge, these where taken about three week ago...staggeringman said:
always fancied having a do at it myself, over the past two three years, we get groups of people in the pub from down south who are up here on a boating holiday.they found out about the stag through good beer guide they all seem to be very friendly people. the thought of young kids of today throwing bricks off the bridges puts me off the idea of going on one.You can always get off and walk along the toe path... I must admit that the locks do put me off a bit but I don't think that there is that many on the Leeds - Liverpool. The farm I look after backs on to the canal at Garstang and the family own the rights along the bank on one side, often thought of getting an old boat and doing it up there. I coming over this weekend so I hope to get some Photo's of inside the kirk....
I know I maybe going away from the Thorn here but these shots are within a good stones throw. The to shots of the farm buildings is Church Kirk Bridge Farm, where we also played as kids, to the right of the Road about 50 yards down the canal is Plowtalgh farm (not Show) the shot down the canal looks towards the back of Masertbar aside the Donkey Back. The last shot is from to other side of the bridge looking towards St James Road.
Thanks Doug some very nice pictures, that bring back many memories.
Church Kirk Bridge Farm ....I think that use to be (or is on the site of) Ponthalgh. Have a look at
http://rishton.es6.net/web/History/ManorHouse/Pontalgh/ponthalgh.htm
...I reckon it's somewhere near there or thereabouts.
Church Kirk Bridge Farm ....I think that use to be (or is on the site of) Ponthalgh. Have a look at
http://rishton.es6.net/web/History/ManorHouse/Pontalgh/ponthalgh.htm
...I reckon it's somewhere near there or thereabouts.
I love the architecture of Church Kirk Bridge Farm. I almost took a photo of that myself a few weeks ago then realised I didn't have my camera at the time. I noticed scaffolding up at the time. Is it being renovated?
Doug said:
When I was a kid it was a Dairy Farm and then it changed to a Chicken Ranch. I believe that Peter Jordan owned it (He was my mate when I was just but 2 years old), and his dad had a bigish chicken allotment just to tehg left of St. James Church, and set back a bit. That was many, many years ago when eggs were difficult to get hold of.
Peter originally lived on Henry Street the moved up to just before the Canal Bridge that you'd photographed.
The farm now seems in a dilapidated state, often wondered what happened to Peter, he must have left the property for it to get in such a condition.
There may not be many locks on the canal around Accrington, but once you start going towards the Yorkshire border and beyond there are quite a few. For those who want to try boating and not have the inconvenience of any locks I would recommend the Norfolk Broads. No locks at all on there. It is a bit overcrowded with boats, but still a very good holiday for a change. I don't think there is anywhere you are allowed to go more than 7 mph and there are lots of pubs and restaurants along the banks to pull into when thirst or hunger rears its head.
the ponthalgh has been renovated by the current owner,and is probably the next oldest building in church apart from the church tower. did you know that the church opens the tower once a year so that people can go top and look around.