The picture shown here was discovered today [6th November], that is a device with an SD Memory card in it with the picture on the card. It was found poking out of the mud on Parlington Lane, at the rear of the Dark Arch, so if you know who these people are, I may be able to restore to them the device they lost, and yes despite lying in the mud it still works! Sadly my reason for wading through the mud to find Matilda [see earlier post] brought no results.
Archive for the ‘Parlington Lane’ Category
Lost Gadget
Thursday, November 6th, 2008The Lake
Friday, February 29th, 2008For those who walk the picturesque route along Parlington Lane, you may have noticed that the lake which lies just beyond the Gamekeeper’s cottage, to the south east, has been emptied, to allow work to remove the build-up of sediment.
To ensure I had a record of the event I slipped along to take a few photos, which are available here. Whilst there I took some time to look at a pipe inlet which runs towards the Gamekeeper’s cottage, this was until work started, covered by a steel filter, which is shown in the collection of images associated with this post. I believe it was used for gas purification in the small gas works which stood adjacent to the cottage, the gas production was for Parlington Hall and probably ceased before or around the time the Hall was abandoned following the death of Col. F.C. Trench-Gascoigne in 1905.
Aberford Railway
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Detail taken from an old postcard around early twentieth century, Aberford. On the left can be seen the railway wagons at the Aberford Coal Staithes, and to the right are Sammy Hicks Chapel and houses in Chapel Lane, all long since demolished.
Click on the picture for a full sized view.
Kennels
Thursday, January 24th, 2008During its heyday, hunting was a major activity at Parlington and the hounds were kept in kennels at the rear of the Gamekeeper’s cottage. The picture below shows the old building, possibly around the 1920’s. The smoking chimneys (5) are those of the Gamekeeper’s cottage. When were the kennels demolished?
Former Railway Carriage
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Towards the end of the Fly Line at Hawke’s Nest are the remains of an old railway carriage, as shown below. This was for many years used as accommodation, by who I do not know, if anyone has information I would love to here about it.
The carriage was not one that graced the railway, that particular item ended its days in the garden of a house in Aberford, which house I am again unsure!
Snowdrops
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Heavy Rain and Flooding
Monday, January 21st, 2008Another day of very heavy rain has washed tonnes of material down the valley of the River Crow. An unusual name for a very small river, more of a stream, it sounds as if it should be in Colorado, with mean faced Indians on horseback waiting to strike. Sadly the folk likely to strike hereabouts are gypsies, it seems they made off with a Quad bike from the local farm, also threatened the owners with “sticks”, so I’m told, when the farmer tried to recover his goods.
Anyway, the rain continues to fall!
There is a collection of the flood pictures on Flickr
Garforth Colliery
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008For anyone who is interested there is a photograph of the Garforth Colliery on eBay at the moment. Ebay item 130189413153 Does anyone know which colliery it is? I think in may be Trench Pit.
Aberford Railway
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008I [Richard] have been doing a little bit of research regarding the wagons visible in the pictures of the Aberford Railway. Most of the open wagons cannot be identified beyond being typical open wagons of the era.
I’ve had more luck with the coal hoppers. The wagons in the foreground of the “Garforth Colliery” picture (Page 72, Hudson’s book) are NER Diagram P4 10.5 ton coal hoppers (some of the ones at the colliery look to be of the same type - the curved ends and general proportions are distinctive)