Category Archives: #Padiham

Stockbridge Road Launderette

Stockbridge Road Launderette has served the northern English town of Padiham for decades, functioning, as many do, as a form of social hub as well as just a place to wash that smelly football kit. Here are some snaps taken by me and L B-H to record the unique character of this humble, utilitarian yetContinue reading “Stockbridge Road Launderette”

Seeing Double – Henry Raeburn and Robert Shuttleworth, by Rachel Pollitt De Duran

Image 1: Robert Shuttleworth by Henry Raeburn, circa 1816. Courtesy of NT Images/Robert Thrift Museum Manager, Rachel Pollitt De Duran, talks about … Seeing Double – Henry Raeburn and Robert Shuttleworth

Just sharing this article by Lancashire Museum Stories, it’s a Friday after all, I know what I’m having for tea tonight!

You’re Fry-Day Read! There’s nothing quite like a trip to the British seaside in the summer but no trip would be complete without a hearty meal of fish and chips! This … Your Fry-Day Read!

Ermine Moth Colonies

There are eight species of Ermine moth in the British isles with the Bird Cherry Ermine which, as you might have guessed, prefers Cherry trees, being the most common, the adult moths can look very similar and some can only be differentiated by the food plants they are found feeding upon. Explodes in numbers EveryContinue reading “Ermine Moth Colonies”

Natterer’s Bat

The Natterer’s Bat, Myotis nattereri, named after the Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer is a medium sized species found throughout the British isles. Appearance, flight and echolocation They have light brown fur on their upperbody and pale white fur underneath and their face, which is long and pink, has little fur covering. Their ears are longContinue reading “Natterer’s Bat”