[The-Village-Idiot]

Thought I'd throw some pictures up just to prove that I've been out in the snow and ice.

Just a short dog walk today but grabbed some shots of one of the industrial buildings that used to be for the Loco works.
The works had their own gas and electric power for a couple of years before they joined the grid. I believe that some of the water-ways in the area used the pumping station at Aspull.



















Here are a couple of shots that somebody else took on a warmer day.





Saw a couple of other people having a look at some of the nearby holes in the ground but they were miles away from the good stuff.

[sallybear]

Originally Posted by The-Village-Idiot

What a beautiful photo. I awoke this morning and all of the trees had turned to ice just like in your pic, the fog had frozen. Unfortunately the sun wasn't up enough to make any pics worth taking, I tried. Thanks for this pic, will remind me of the morning I nearly died....ice and motorbike brakes after fog not the best mix.

Yep. Some lovely pics there, matey

[Morrisey]

Cracking set of photos. Do we know what this place was used for yet ?

[The-Village-Idiot]

Originally Posted by sallybear

What a beautiful photo. I awoke this morning and all of the trees had turned to ice just like in your pic, the fog had frozen. Unfortunately the sun wasn't up enough to make any pics worth taking, I tried. Thanks for this pic, will remind me of the morning I nearly died....ice and motorbike brakes after fog not the best mix.

I read your braking adventure! Thats what winter bikes are for, Im off the road for the moment but Im already lurking for my next project on ebay.

Originally Posted by evilnoodle

Yep. Some lovely pics there, matey

Thanks

Originally Posted by Morrisey

Cracking set of photos. Do we know what this place was used for yet ?

Thanks man, this building was there to produce electric for the Loco works some-how. The gas worls is also shown on the old maps of the area but there is nothing much to see there now.

There is also an old smallpox hospital shown on some old maps now gone but lots of interesting thngs to find if you look around.

[buddah]

yeah nice i was parked up there for a couple of hours yesterday could of sworn i seen your dog, was you wearing a pale coloured jacket it would of been between 12 and 2 ish i think. ive only ever been over there in the summer months and just get bitten to shite off those midge, that place is full of them.

[The-Village-Idiot]

Originally Posted by buddah

yeah nice i was parked up there for a couple of hours yesterday could of sworn i seen your dog, was you wearing a pale coloured jacket it would of been between 12 and 2 ish i think. ive only ever been over there in the summer months and just get bitten to shite off those midge, that place is full of them.

Hi, I was there around 2 - 4 'ish yesterday think I was wearing green, I usually am! That dog has been on some epic explores.

[The-Village-Idiot]

Went back today for some more and had a mooch up to the tunnel that feeds the pumping station. This is what it looks like from the entrance, without a torch .

Im going to be taking my torch out with me this year







Looks like an easy explore but Im not sure how far it goes.

[buddah]

Ive never seen this, is this towards the middlebrook side or howrich way.

[Jim Gillette]

I love the first pic in the original report (Only seen it for the first time now).

Reminds me of this...