Downham Hall is the home of the Assheton family who own Downham estate, it was designed by architect George Webster in 1835 and built on the foundations of and with stone from an earlier sixteenth century hall. It was rebuilt in a simple, classical style compared to other buildings that George Webster designed in orderContinue reading “Downham Hall”
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The Poacher’s Moon
A full moon when snow is sitting on the ground is what poachers, keepers and bomber pilots dream of. When there are no leaves on the trees and a bright sky roosting Pheasants are plain to see in the tree canopy, and very easy for poachers to pick off with an air rifle or catapult,Continue reading “The Poacher’s Moon”
Merry Christmas!
A Merry Christmas To all, from here in the north Will it snow tonight? A B-H
Day Twenty Four of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Winds sculpt the snowdrifts Carving and shaping curves, peaks Like still, solid waves A B-H
Bridges over the River Hodder, Part One; The Bowland Main
The Aqueduct carrying the Bowland Main was designed by the civil engineer William Booth Bryan for the Blackburn corporation and opened in 1882. It carries water from the Brennand and Whitendale rivers to Fishmoor reservoir above Blackburn in Lancashire. A section of the aqueduct is visible near Dunsop Bridge where it crosses the river Hodder,Continue reading “Bridges over the River Hodder, Part One; The Bowland Main”
Day Twenty Three of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Rows of icicles On the tumbling rocks and falls Of the frozen stream A B-H
Day Twenty Two of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Hard frost overnight The dead leaves on the Oak tree Glitter in the sun A B-H
Day Twenty One of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
With a fresh dusting Of snow on their thick fleeces Sheep graze on the moors A B-H
Northwest Nature and History 