Sunday in Saddleworth: Saddleworth Viaduct

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We take another visit to Saddleworth today, after a period of unintentionally ignoring it!

This is the view looking along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal southwards from Brownhill Bridge, Dobcross. The canal enters Lime Kiln Lock, where it drops ten feet to the next level, which passes beneath the giant central skew arch of Saddleworth Viaduct. This carries the Manchester to Huddersfield Railway.

What you can't see is that immediately before the lock, the canal passes over an aqueduct across the River Tame. The building on the left is Brownhill Countryside Centre.

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Sky Watch: Blue, Green and Pink

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For today's Sky Watch, we take another visit to the cherry blossom trees in Mossley, just over the hill from Ashton, which were seen here on Monday.

The view from Hanover Street looks across the tops of the trees, across the Tame valley towards Micklehurst and the Pennine moors beyond. Above the moors is the gentle pastel blurring of clouds with blue sky.

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Sky Watch is a regular weekly feature on this photo blog. It links with websites all over the world with the general theme each week of looking upwards. Please take the opportunity to visit some of these other sites. I hope some new visitors have found their way here today, watching the skies!

Quickedge Road

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"Q" is for "Quickedge Road" which is a steep road leading up out of Mossley.

Quickedge Road leads up onto Quick Edge, which has featured in a number of posts on this blog. The steep hill affords marvellous views down the Tame Valley towards Stalybridge, with the green bulk of Luzley Brow dominating the skyline beyond the houses of Top Mossley.

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Blossom Time

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Another splash of colour this week as the cherry blossom trees come into their glory.

These particular blossoming trees line the steep footpath in Mossley that is known locally as Jacob's Ladder.

"Blossom Time" is my contribution to this week's "My World" feature. Please check out the other blogs participating in this week's My World.


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Monochrome Moment: Egret Mill

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Egret Mill was built on the corner of Old Street and Bentinck Street in Ashton. It was opened in 1823 as Lees Mill, a five-storey spinning mill. It was later bought by the Egret Mill Company, who added weaving sheds to the site.

In 1881 the original spinning mill was destroyed by fire and the weaving sheds were then extended over the site. However, the mill ceased cotton cloth manufacturing in 1887.

The area is being re-developed as part of the St Petersfield scheme and now all that remains of the mill is a small two-bay portion of weaving shed and this building facing onto Old Street, which probably accommodated the mill offices.


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Portland Basin

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"P" is for "Portland Basin" and today's photo shows the canal at Portland Basin, on the border between Ashton and Dukinfield.

The view looks from the Peak Forest Canal, across the aqueduct over the River Tame, towards the Ashton Canal, with Portland Basin Museum in the background.

A closer view of the canal basin and museum can be seen in this post that appeared almost a year ago.

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Primroses

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My World at the moment is filled with lovely flowers, like this marvellous bed of primroses in Stamford Park, on the border of Ashton and Stalybridge.

It's a shame I couldn't get to the park on Sunday to see the Tulip Sunday display, but, as you can see, the usual formal flower beds were glorious in the park a few days before the tulip event.

"Primroses" is my contribution to this week's "My World" feature. Please check out the other blogs participating in this week's My World.


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More Daffs

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Here is another photo of some of the daffodils at the top of Penny Meadow Ashton. A photo of the daffodils appeared here on Monday.

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Old Bank

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"O" is for "Old Bank" and today's photo shows an old bank on Stamford Street in Ashton.

The lettering on the walls indicates that this was once the "County Bank". I am told that the building housed the Trustee Savings Bank until a newer building was opened on Old Street (now Lloyds TSB).

The photo shows the grandeur that was given to what was a single-storey building, with ornately decorated stonework and polished stone nearer to ground level. The upper stonework is discoloured with weathering and the building now suffers the indignity of having banners, neon lights and coloured light bulbs attached to it, reflecting its present use as a bar.

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Daffs

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You know that Summer is not far away when the daffodils come out!

Each year there is a host of golden daffodils in the triangular gardens between Mossley Road, Penny Meadow and Cricket's Lane, just east of Ashton town centre.

It draws me each year at this time! I will probably post another photo of this spot in a few days. Here is last year's photo.

"Daffs" is my contribution to this week's "My World" feature. Please check out the other blogs participating in this week's My World.


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