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Interesting isn't it? Col was having a big moan about the weather and I told him not to worry because it was all uphill from now, meaning today was the worst and it was due to improve. He couldn't grasp that concept, seeing downhill as an improvement!

"It's all downhill from here." Is that good news or bad news?

PanBiker wrote: ↑15 Apr 2024, 14:27 It's not closed David only the retail stores. They still operate via mail order from the factory in Bingley.

I think Tripps was referring to the shop selling skimpy underwear....

It's all guesswork unfortunately! I wonder if there was an older inn on the packhorse route that was rebuilt? There doesn't appear to be a house associated with Dotcliffe Mill, could it have been built as a mill owners house? A trip to Wakefield has to be my next move....

Stanley wrote: ↑14 Apr 2024, 08:54 Wendy, I think the New Inn mentioned in the first advertisement is almost certainly your inn in Dotcliffe. I have seen instances before where Dotcliffe is described as Kelbrook.

Could you give an approximate date for the building Stanley?

A friend whose grandmother's family lived in the cottages at the top of Dotcliffe Road during the mid 20thC has asked me what I know of the history of these cottages. The answer was not a lot that isn't guesswork! I have posted on here before that the 3 cottages were once a substantial Inn known as ...

I spent quite a bit of time in Nottingham in my youth, a lovely city. My brother was at University there and I started 'going out' with one of his house mates there. So many hours spent on buses travelling between Doncaster, where I was at college, and Nottingham. I have vague memories of quite a fe...

One of our History Society members, Vera Brearey, has written a book on the history of Thornton and Elslack Schools, proceeds going to Thornton School. Stephanie Carter has been transcribing the Broughton Parish Registers and has now got the bit between her teeth and is working on a book about Elsla...

A Stockman's knife?

Grasping at straws here Gloria, is it a wick of some sort?

It's a little pot where you breed killer white spiders!

I'll try a corrugated metal gasket.

We were there for 20 years Stanley. The question is, will the singing of anti English songs be considered a hate crime?

It must have been a localised thing We3ndy. I never found it in the farming community but the Orange Me3n were very active in the towns I travelled through up the West side of Scotland. [/i] The sectarianism is largely confined to the central belt Stanley, I found the Orange marches particularly un...

The Hate Crime Act coming into force in Scotland. Interesting to someone like me who, loving Scotland and the Scots, moved up to Scotland in 1979 and was shocked by the religious hatred we found and the overwhelming hatred of the English which instigated our move back south 20 years later. I wonder ...

Well done Cathy. There was a curlew strolling around in the field yesterday, I had my phone but the curlew was too far away to get a good shot. I got my rarely used camera out of the cupboard, dashed back to the window and focused in on the bird just as it took off!

Same here Gloria except that Canal Journeys has had a lot of footage cut out. In the original programme we saw more of his trip through this area. There was only a brief mention of the Foulridge Tunnel and his overnight stay in Barnoldswick. Unless I fell asleep of course! :laugh5: Just a mention th...

Yes it was Kev, painfully slow when i came on soon after 6am but not showing the error code.

I came across that problem the last time I went to Devon. I had pre booked tickets from Skipton but the Leeds train was delayed, another earlier Leeds train arrived but I was told I couldn't get on it as my tickets were for the delayed train. If they were booked seats you could understand but they a...

I'm not an RF engineer (as you know) but there is loads os confusing info out there... Currently I am experimenting with this: https://i.postimg.cc/j5fDtLHb/Mk1-folded-loop.jpg Here is Roger's effort that works: https://i.postimg.cc/kXGdbLHV/meter-antenna.jpg There is an interesting article here: SM...

You definitely aren't alone Stanley - Colin here pretending to be Wendy :smile: This 'official' web page gives more info: THE FULL STORY ON UK SMART METERS Not the full story, but as much info as you are likely to get :good: The system is as usual - totally cock-eyed. Down south they use mobile sign...

That new road from the Skipton bypass to Carleton is quite useful Kev.

Is it a nodule?

It was Jasmin who won the Pennine Way Spine Race a few years back, breast feeding her baby at the checkpoints!

That sounds like fun Sue! When my brother and sister in law lived in York I bought them this book about the Snickleways of York. I don't know if they ever used it, but I would love to! https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-walk-around-the-snickelways-of-york/mark-w-jones/mark-w-jones/9781871125771 Wel...