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

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 12th
3.

Normanton - Wakefield KirkGate railway
'Half-Moon' lake to the east (an 'Ox-Bow' created by the building of anembankment for the railway, circa 1840, & cutting off a meander of the River Calder)

To the other side of the bridge is the River Calder, & 'the Bljue Bridge'
Now a footbridge/TPT route, but constructed to carry ash-pipes (see #2)

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4907896

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 12th
4.

'Blue Bridge'
Spanning the River Calder, just upstream of Kirkthorpe Weir


Broad Reach Lock, can just been seen through the guard-mesh

In summer, some of the local Darwin Award applicants jump off the bridge into the Calder
In severe flood, the water can reach the lowest platform of the stairs!

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1920455
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6095549

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 12th
5.

Broad Reach Lock
River Calder - Aire & Calder Navigation Canal
Eastmoor
(just east of Wakefield City-centre)

It's primarily a 'flood lock' to protect the 'Cut'
Normal river levels see the gate open. to maintain a good water level in the Canal

High/flood conditions see them closed
There are three weirs before the Canal rejoins the Calder;
Kirkthorpe (the largest/most impressive), Stanley Ferry (where the Grade 1 Aquaduct takes the A&CNC over the Calder) & Penbank (east of the M62, between jcts 30 & 31)

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...adreach-lock-wakefield-east-ward#.YHSWMKySnIU
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6493049
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6095652

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 13th
1.

Along the Miners Path between NewLands Lane & Birkwood Road

The culvert under the 'M P', I saw the bricks at the side of it

St Johns Colliery & 'St J B' are below where the map states 'NewLand cum Woodhouse Moor'

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=53.69557&lon=-1.44332&layers=10&b=1

https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/c.../yorkshire-coalfield/selby/st-johns-colliery/
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/302581/21132907

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 13th
2.

The Miners Path
(between NewLands Lane & Birkwood Road)
Altofts

A lot of the flag-stones have been lifted & stolen, these are probably too worn to be valuble

At the Birkwood Road end

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2768438

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 13th
3.

Lofthouse Colliery Reclamation Park
Close to the Leeds - Wakefield WestGate - Doncaster - Kings Cross railway

Best known for its 1973 disaster

Re; the public railway mentioned

I certainly remember the spoil-heaps like this

All named after seams

I know 2 of the Mines Rescue team that went down, Bill (Cave, mentioned in this text) & Colin, who died a few years ago
https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/a...e/lofthouse-colliery-disaster-wakefield-1973/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/sense_of_place/lofthouse_colliery_disaster.shtml


https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5971562
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3767615

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 13th
4.

Chapel Stone
(now just in a boundary wall)
Lingwell Nook Lane
Lofthouse
(between Outwood & Thorpe)

It's very close to these railway bridge abutments & can be seen noted on this 1905 OS map; https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=53.72483&lon=-1.51246&layers=168&b=1

That's Thorpe interchange in the OS map, where the M1 & M62 meet
The stone is in a wall, below the cottages to the left
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/149718

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 13th
5. Out of sequence, as I missed this one...., it ought to be number 1

Site of the 'Capping' of the St Johns Colliery shaft
NewLands cum Woodhouse Moor
Normanton

From here, I could see both Emley Moor transmitter masts (not visible on this photograph)

The 'triangle' appears to mark the site of a shaft (as there's also one shown at Lofthouse Colliery

There's no picture on Geograph, but it's roughly on the blue-circle at the 14:00 position
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/366384

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.69464&lon=-1.43495&layers=10&b=1

 

[Spartak]

Minehead end of the South West Coast path.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

There could be more this week.... well, there will certainly be next weekend

1. My Octavia has its MoT test on Tuesday, so I may have a wander down into Batley, whilst it's being examined

2. Wife, daughter & I are away in Chester next Fri/Sat/Sun
Therefore, I hope to return with lots for your delight!!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

There could be more this week.... well, there will certainly be next weekend

1. My Octavia has its MoT test on Tuesday, so I may have a wander down into Batley, whilst it's being examined

Tuesday 20th
1

Station Road
Batley

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 20th
2.

51 Station Road
Batley

The Dog on the roof

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101134616-51-station-road-batley-east-ward#.YH6uvJ-SnIU
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6222932

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 20th
3.

En-route home, after picking my Octavia back up from the MoT tester

High Street
Hanging Heaton
(I'd picked it up on Commonside)

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3436615

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 20th
4.

Out of order, this should have been #1

As seen from partway down Mill Lane, near Bromley Grove
Batley

Cast-iron bollard to protect the stone-work

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101134650-railway-viaduct-batley-east-ward#.YH8rIZ-SnIU
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/76695

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 20th
5.

Out of order, this should have been #2

Junction of Mill Lane & Alexandra Road
Batley

This doesn't correspond to the brick mill in the background, but to the Mill that stood, where 'N.L' & Angloco, have their premises

1905... https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=53.70726&lon=-1.62429&layers=168&b=1