Forest of Bowland Photography: Photos of Slaidburn and Stocks Reservoir in the Forest of Bowland AONB, Lancashire.
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SLAIDBURN 01A - Slaidburn War Memorial
The War Memorial, Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
A sandstone ashlar pillar bearing a cast bronze statue of a WW1 soldier with rifle. Plaques on the pillar record the dead of Slaidburn, Dunsop and Newton.
A sandstone ashlar pillar bearing a cast bronze statue of a WW1 soldier with rifle. Plaques on the pillar record the dead of Slaidburn, Dunsop and Newton.
SLAIDBURN 01B - Slaidburn War Memorial
The War Memorial, Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
SLAIDBURN 02A - St Andrew's Church
The 15th century St Andrew's Church at Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland AONB, Lancashire.
SLAIDBURN 03A - St Andrew's Church and sundial
The 15th century St Andrew's Church and the late 18th century sundial at Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland AONB, Lancashire.
SLAIDBURN 04A - Brennand's Endowed school
Brennand's Endowed School at Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland AONB, Lancashire.
An early 18th century grammar school endowed by the late John Brennand of Panehill. Now the village primary school.
An early 18th century grammar school endowed by the late John Brennand of Panehill. Now the village primary school.
SLAIDBURN 05A - Witches 400 Tercet 5: Alice Nutter
Tercet 5, The Lancashire Witches Walk, Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
The 51 mile walk, created to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Lancashire Witches trial and hangings in 1612, runs between Barrowford and Lancaster Castle. Ten cast iron waymarkers created by Stephen Raw have been positioned along the route with each waymarker commemorating one of the "witches".
This waymark at Slaidburn is dedicated to Alice Nutter.
Each waymark is inscribed with one tercet of 'The Lancashire Witches' poem by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy.
TERCET 5:
"At daylight’s gate, the things we fear
darken and form. That tree, that rock,
a slattern’s shape with the devil’s dog."
The 51 mile walk, created to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Lancashire Witches trial and hangings in 1612, runs between Barrowford and Lancaster Castle. Ten cast iron waymarkers created by Stephen Raw have been positioned along the route with each waymarker commemorating one of the "witches".
This waymark at Slaidburn is dedicated to Alice Nutter.
Each waymark is inscribed with one tercet of 'The Lancashire Witches' poem by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy.
TERCET 5:
"At daylight’s gate, the things we fear
darken and form. That tree, that rock,
a slattern’s shape with the devil’s dog."
SLAIDBURN 10A - Hark to Bounty
Hark to Bounty, an early 17th century inn at Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland AONB, Lancashire.
SLAIDBURN 20A - Stile into a wild flower meadow
A walker crosses a stile into a hay meadow near Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
SLAIDBURN 22A - The River Hodder from Lock Bridge
A view of the River Hodder from Lock Bridge near Catlow, Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
SLAIDBURN 25A - Hollins House, Stocks Reservoir
Walkers approach the ruined Hollins House beside Stocks Reservoir in the Forest of Bowland, Slaidburn, Lancashire.
Stocks Reservoir was opened in 1932 and supplies water to the Fylde. The vast expanse of Gisburn forest lies on the other side of the reservoir.
Stocks Reservoir was opened in 1932 and supplies water to the Fylde. The vast expanse of Gisburn forest lies on the other side of the reservoir.
SLAIDBURN 30A - Church of St James, Dalehead
Church of St. James, Dalehead, near Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
The original church of 1852 stood on a lower level and was demolished due to the construction of Stocks Reservoir. It was rebuilt as a "Mortuary Chapel" and re-opened in 1938. In 1927 over 150 bodies were exhumed from the old graveyard to be reburied in the new higher one, and the Water Board offered familes £15 to move their own relatives! The new graveyard has become popular with botanists because of the wild flowers that thrive there.
The original church of 1852 stood on a lower level and was demolished due to the construction of Stocks Reservoir. It was rebuilt as a "Mortuary Chapel" and re-opened in 1938. In 1927 over 150 bodies were exhumed from the old graveyard to be reburied in the new higher one, and the Water Board offered familes £15 to move their own relatives! The new graveyard has become popular with botanists because of the wild flowers that thrive there.
SLAIDBURN 50B - Old steam crane, Jumbles Quarry
The remains of the T. Smith & Sons. steam crane at Jumbles Quarry on Lamb Hill Fell near Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
SLAIDBURN 51A - Old rail track, Jumbles Quarry
A short length of standard gauge rail line leads into Jumbles Quarry on Lamb Hill Fell near Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.
The gritstone was used in the building of nearby Stocks Reservoir.
The boiler of the steam crane used to load the rock onto the wagons can just be seen in the distance.
The gritstone was used in the building of nearby Stocks Reservoir.
The boiler of the steam crane used to load the rock onto the wagons can just be seen in the distance.