The Street | ||||
Date | 7/4/2013 | |||
Staring Point | Horrobin Cottage, Rivington | SD621142 | ||
Distance | 1.78 miles | |||
A sliight haze today - but quite bright. This page is to show how interesting this short 0.9 mile track is. |
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The gate posts by Horrobin Cottage - the start of The Streey |
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Horrobin Cottage
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On the chimney breast of Horrobin Cottage is the Liver Bird and a cross.
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Looking back at Horrobin Cottage
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Soon after leaving the gateposts there is a faint path off The Street which leads to this large quarry
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All that remains of any buildings in the quarry
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The Street
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Veer to the right at the fork
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The left hand route leads to Cunliffe Farm
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Soon you approach a bridge that crosses the overflow into the River Yarrow
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The overflow
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And the overflow is big
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H stands on the bridge. The long straight section leads to the house of the same name
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Looking across Upper Rivington Reservoir to Winter Hill and Rivington Pike
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The house called The Street
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This is now 6 apartments, but originally it was a compensation house built by Liverpool Water Company to replace one flooded in the valley below the reservoir. It was first occupied by Peter Martin.
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Looking back towards The Rivington Embankment
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Looking back at the reservoir
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The gateway to the house named The Street. Peter Martins initials are on each gatepost
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A wider view of the gateway
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It's nigh impossible to get a good photo from the north side of the house
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The pets gravestone erected by Joyce, but who was Joyce? Take a look here
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Close by Sam, Thomas and Laddie's grave is this newer one erected for Zeb
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After leaving the house named the Street, the track climbs to these ornatecompensation houses
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Looking back to the two houses
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Knowsley Lodge
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Approaching Knowsley Lodge this view over the overflow from Anglezarke Reservoir to the Knowsley Embankment appears to the right
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The Street |
Gable end of Knowsley Lodge | |
Like HorrobinCottage - Knowsley Lodge bears the Liver Bird and cross too | Knowsley Lodge
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