Photos of Halton and the neighbouring hamlet of Aughton in the Lune Valley of Lancashire.
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AUGHTON 01A - St. Saviour's Church, Aughton
St. Saviour's Church, Aughton in Lancashire.
This pretty little church was built in 1864 to a design by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley
This pretty little church was built in 1864 to a design by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley
HALTON 01A - St. Wilfrid's Church
St. Wilfrid's Church, Halton, Lancashire.
The tower of St. Wilfrid's dates from the 16th century, but the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1792 by Paley and Austin of Lancaster.
The tower of St. Wilfrid's dates from the 16th century, but the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1792 by Paley and Austin of Lancaster.
HALTON 04A - Anglo-Saxon carving, St Wilfrid's Church
Anglo-Saxon carving incorporated into the porch wall of St Wilfrid's Church, Halton In Lancashire.
Late 8th - 9th century carving of a bush with clippers.
Late 8th - 9th century carving of a bush with clippers.
HALTON 05A - High Cross, St. Wilfred's Church
High Cross at St. Wilfred's Church, Halton, Lancashire.
The overall height of this pre-Norman high cross is 4.5m. The 11th century decoration on the shaft shows scenes from the Viking legend of Sigurd the dragon slayer. Christianized symbols include St George and the dragon plus the four apostles, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The cross had been broken, but was repaired in the 19th century.
The overall height of this pre-Norman high cross is 4.5m. The 11th century decoration on the shaft shows scenes from the Viking legend of Sigurd the dragon slayer. Christianized symbols include St George and the dragon plus the four apostles, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The cross had been broken, but was repaired in the 19th century.
HALTON 05B - High Cross, St. Wilfred's Church
High Cross at St. Wilfred's Church, Halton, Lancashire.
HALTON 06A - Bradshaw Mausoleum
The 1765 Bradshaw family mausoleum in St Wilfrid's churchyard, Halton in the Lune Valley, Lancashire.
HALTON 08A - Halton Motte and Bailey Castle
Motte and bailey castle and the war memorial at Halton, in the Lune Valley near Lancaster, Lancashire.
The two grassy mounds that lie close to St Wilfrid's Church in Halton are the site of a wooden motte and bailey castle. This defensive Norman fortification would have been a great vantage point to guard the Lune Valley. The keep would have stood on the higher motte The lower and larger oblong bailey would have held a fenced courtyard containing living accommodation and possibly an area for livestock.
The two grassy mounds that lie close to St Wilfrid's Church in Halton are the site of a wooden motte and bailey castle. This defensive Norman fortification would have been a great vantage point to guard the Lune Valley. The keep would have stood on the higher motte The lower and larger oblong bailey would have held a fenced courtyard containing living accommodation and possibly an area for livestock.
HALTON 13A - Tercet 8, Lancashire Witches Walk
Tercet 8, The Lancashire Witches Walk, Crook O'Lune, Halton, 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 the Crook O'Lune is dedicated to Jane Bulcock. Each waymark is inscribed with one tercet of 'The Lancashire Witches' poem by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy.
TERCET 8:
"But that was then- when difference
made ghouls of neighbours; child beggars,
feral, filthy, threatened in their cowls."
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 the Crook O'Lune is dedicated to Jane Bulcock. Each waymark is inscribed with one tercet of 'The Lancashire Witches' poem by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy.
TERCET 8:
"But that was then- when difference
made ghouls of neighbours; child beggars,
feral, filthy, threatened in their cowls."
HALTON 14A - Witches 400 Tercet 8: Jane Bulcock
Tercet 8 of The Lancashire Witches Walk beside East Railway Bridge at the Crook O'Lune, Halton, Lancashire.
HALTON 15A - East Railway Bridge
Crook O'Lune East Viaduct, Halton, Lancashire.
Built in 1880 for the Midland Railway to carry the line between Lancaster and Wennington. The bridge was refurbished in 2013 to carry the cycleway and footpath linking Caton and Halton with the River Lune Millennium Park in Lancaster.
Built in 1880 for the Midland Railway to carry the line between Lancaster and Wennington. The bridge was refurbished in 2013 to carry the cycleway and footpath linking Caton and Halton with the River Lune Millennium Park in Lancaster.
HALTON 16A - The River Lune
A northerly view up the River Lune from the disused railway bridge at the Crook O'Lune, Lancashire.
HALTON 18A - Halton Lune Hydro
Halton Lune Hydro, one of the biggest community owned hydro-electric schemes in the UK is on the River Lune at Halton near Lancaster in Lancashire.
HALTON 20A - Old Iron Toll Bridge
The Old Iron Toll Bridge, Halton, Lancashire.
The first bridge to cross the River Lune on this site was built in 1849 so that Halton villagers could access their railway station safely following the death of 8 workers when a ferry capsized. That first toll bridge was washed away in 1869 and another in 1913. The present bridge was then built using parts from the old Greyhound Bridge that was being demolished in Lancaster. The bridge ceased to be a toll bridge in the 1960s.
The first bridge to cross the River Lune on this site was built in 1849 so that Halton villagers could access their railway station safely following the death of 8 workers when a ferry capsized. That first toll bridge was washed away in 1869 and another in 1913. The present bridge was then built using parts from the old Greyhound Bridge that was being demolished in Lancaster. The bridge ceased to be a toll bridge in the 1960s.
HALTON 21A - Halton Railway Station
The old Halton Railway Station, Halton, Lancashire.
The station was opened in 1849 for the "Little" North Western Railway. It was linked to Halton village by a railway-owned narrow toll bridge across the River Lune. The original timber station was destroyed by fire in 1907, but was rebuilt with brick and timber. The station and line from Wennington to Morecambe were closed in 1966 and the line has now made a pleasant footpath and cycleway along the banks of the River Lune.
The station was opened in 1849 for the "Little" North Western Railway. It was linked to Halton village by a railway-owned narrow toll bridge across the River Lune. The original timber station was destroyed by fire in 1907, but was rebuilt with brick and timber. The station and line from Wennington to Morecambe were closed in 1966 and the line has now made a pleasant footpath and cycleway along the banks of the River Lune.
HALTON 24A - Woodland walk
An autumn walk in the woods by the River Lune at Halton near Lancaster in Lancashire.
HALTON 25B - Fishing for minnows
On the banks of the River Lune at Halton in Lancashire.
Young boy fishing for minnows using a cordial bottle tied to a length of string.
Young boy fishing for minnows using a cordial bottle tied to a length of string.
