The CC Trig Point bagger thread, now incorporating other interesting geographs

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've got this coming weekend off too, but, I have no idea what plans Senior Management has for me
Therefore there maybe/may not be additions to this thread

I know I won't get a lay-in (on 'early-turns' Mon - Fri), as daughter's working at her part-time job Sat/Sun, & starting at 06:00, so 'Dads Taxi' has been booked..............

Sorry, I didn't manage anything on Saturday, but there are a couple in the Railways thread, that I took whilst riding on Sunday afternoon

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 22nd

I had a slight detour whilst almost at work, as I rarely venture into the neighbouring flats/apartments
It was Stanley Royd Hospital, built as the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum
A sister to High Royds (Menston) & Storths Hall (Huddersfield)

On the old Clock Tower; which is nicely preserved, there's a new blue plaque

Rather uncharitably, this 'diagnosis'/accusation was made by a Vicar, who owed her for teaching his children to play the Piano!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Frances_Heaton
https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/...ld-women-be-honoured-new-blue-plaques-3033632

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6757681




This one is on the eponymously named Diabetes Centre, in the grounds of Pinderfields General Hospital

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wife's told me, as I'm day-off today & Saturday, that we ought to go out for a drive/walk somewhere tomorrow
I'll have a think, so I can combine it with some photographs....

Oh!, & combine it with shopping for new wheels

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Barely any, sadly!!

Saturday 27th
1.

St John The Evangelist
Upperthong
(less than a mile north-west of Holmfith)

Two famous actors, buried side by side
Better known by his stage-name (& wellies)

And several years later, his friend was buried next to him

The graves are at the bottom of the sloping path; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3972057

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 27th
2.

Digley Reservoir
(off) FIeldhead Lane
Holme(?)

Our approach to it; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4208150
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4855242
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5943567

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 27th
3.

Station 'Lion'
Norfolk Street
Glossop
Derbyshire


We almost didn't get there, due to cock-wombles in a Mini (Cooper?) & a Fiesta, that were together & attempting insane overtakes at the bottom of HolmeMoss, between the bottom of the hill & the junction with Woodhead
If I'd had a dashcam, it'd have gone to the Police

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...and-co-op-building-high-peak-howard-town-ward

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3301941
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5288664

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 1st
1.

Castleford Greenway
Methley

This route was built as the (ex) Great Northern, North Eastern, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Otherwise known as 'The Methley Joint'

It is located on this bridge
It's new, as I last rode over here on Sunday 21st, & it wasn't there then! (the posts were, re-looking my photo)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2014321

The stretch between the inverted 'Y' is not used, the bridge is long gone
'You' have to leave the greenway by the old Methley South Station (one of 3 in the area, one of the others was less than 200 yards away!!), & go down down Green Row, to Barnsdale Road (A639) & pass under the Castleford - Leeds railway, onto WaterGate, turning first left onto Pinders Green Drive, to rejoin the Greenway towards Bottomboat & Stanley

The new section (where the sign is) https://www.cyclecityconnect.co.uk/our-routes/castleford-to-wakefield-greenway/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 1st
2.

Junction of Lake Lock Road & Aberford Road (A642)
Stanley
(north of) Wakefield

Nowhere near as well known as others in the local area, such as Middleton Railway, as that dates to 1812 (which was a private concern anyway)


As seen from Aberford Road, the footpath is purported to follow part of the route

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lock_Rail_Road
https://www.stanleyhistoryonline.com/Lake-Lock-Rail-Road.html

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6222148

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 1st
3.

'Clog & Rhubarb'
Aberford Road (A642), opposite Lake Lock Road
Stanley

It was 'Gordons Tyres' for a lot of years, before being bought by Halfords for tyres/exhaust fitting


http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/50980

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6222153
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6480602

 

[biggs682]

Nice benchmark on East farndon church

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 7th

I rode home a slightly differenr way this afternoon, presuming it would be dry
Primarily, after seeing a recent picture of this stone on a local history FaceBook page, whilst on mealbreak at work

Boundary Stone
NewLands Woods
(between 'Stanley Ferry' & Normanton, along the banks of the River Calder)

I’ll freely admit, l knew there was one somewhere in the vicinity, but not exactly where
Plus. I didn't check the other face

I was going up the slope, I just lay the bike down that way, to keep the mechanicals out of the dirt

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6488068

It's marked on the 1905 25" OS map, just south-west of Stanley Lodge, I remember it as a ruin
It stood where the pillars are, at the top of the slope; https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=53.69941&lon=-1.45071&layers=168&b=1

Boundary Stone, & Stanley Lodge, are on this page; https://www.stanleyhistoryonline.com/Newland-Estate.html

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 7th

At the other end of NewLands Woods, once stood NewLands Hall

This fine building was the stable block, that was altered to housing & lived in, up to 1959

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...rmer-newland-hall-newland-with-woodhouse-moor
https://www.stanleyhistoryonline.com/Newland-Estate.html
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/190194

 

[Spartak]

Beacon Batch, highest point on The Mendips.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 12th
1.

Whilst out 'pottering around'
Benedictine Nuns graves
St Peter The Apostle
Kirkthorpe
(a couple of miles, due east of Wakefield City-centre)

Aged 15................

The 15 year old is mentioned in this text;
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...dXDM2lXrQRkiEQAVeeMxfvljoY0J48Ur9jv7wZ9QDpyoI


https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6095540

https://www.wakefieldhistoricalsoci...-wakefield-history/the-benedictines-at-heath/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 12th
2.

'Ash-Pipes
Kirkthorpe-cum-Heath(?)
(east of Wakefield City-centre, by the Normanton - Wakefield KirkGate railway)
Supposedly the last remaining (visible, anyway) lengths of pipework that took ash away from the Power Station that was a mile or so to the south-west

Why that name?; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6460298