Update on the ruined cottage at Barley

[Maggie.]

Maggie

I am loving this thread.  I wish it happened more often here, discussion of social history can provide so much information to flesh out our family trees.  

So when I rob a bank, any chance of a piece of floor to crash on so I can go see this stuff up close?

There is a bed for you here and pie and peas in The Pendle Inn for us anytime, Karen 

[karenlee]

Maggie

I am loving this thread.  I wish it happened more often here, discussion of social history can provide so much information to flesh out our family trees.  

So when I rob a bank, any chance of a piece of floor to crash on so I can go see this stuff up close?

There is a bed for you here and pie and peas in The Pendle Inn for us anytime, Karen 

One pillow will be ample thanks Maggie..

Keep them going Maggie - there are another 9 pages to go and everyone is enjoying them.

You'd better hurry up and do that bank job Karen, you've only got a few weeks until it is demolished.  

I agree.... more Maggie... more...

As to the bank job, dunno if I can pull it off, so suppose I had just better stick to the pool job and earn it legally..

[Maggie.]

One pillow will be ample thanks Maggie..

What about the other nine?   

Just have to put this one up.  The smoke is coming from the houses in Barley - as you can see there is not much of it.  The reservoir and Overhouses are on the immediate right and Pendle is off to the right.  Straight ahead is evidence of ridge and furrow ploughing.  Now how much more can you get in one photo?  Oh - and it's sunshining as well 

[kiwihalfpint]

Keep them coming Maggie ........... love looking at the scenery.    When we were in the UK Mr KHP was amazed by all the stone fences ........

[bishenbertie]

KHP the stone fences your husband liked are called dry stone walling.

[msr]

Just caught up with this Maggie, wonderful stuff.

I'm more fortunate than a lot of the others reading this thread, having spent a lot of time in years gone by walking and playing in the area.  
Can't beat you though as you live in it

Thought I'd add this for a little extra atmosphere.   Hands up who know the song.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0jhb/

[karenlee]

Been going some googling about this part of the world, which up till now I will admit I knew absolutely nothing.  What a fantastic place to live, surrounded by all that history.  Over here we think something is old if is was built before WW1.. or went to Kinder with Charlotte;D

[Maggie.]

Well I've just found this one.  

It is an excellent example of the type of farmhouse around here.  It is abandoned now - I think the last occupant left in the 1970s.  Many of them have been snapped up for conversion but this one is quite isolated and in a horrible state of disrepair.  It is a 15 minute walk from Barley and there is no car access.  You can see the left hand side of Pendle rising behind.  The hillsides are littered with these types of dwellings, or were before they were all converted.

KHP the stone fences your husband liked are called dry stone walling.

   

bb- you just beat me to it with that comment.

[Maggie.]

Just caught up with this Maggie, wonderful stuff.

I'm more fortunate than a lot of the others reading this thread, having spent a lot of time in years gone by walking and playing in the area.  
Can't beat you though as you live in it

Thought I'd add this for a little extra atmosphere.   Hands up who know the song.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0jhb/

Brilliant Sue - the perfect backing.  Roger Whittaker used to sing it didn't he?

You'd laugh if you could hear me trying to sing along though as I've hardly any voice due to a rotten cold