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Comment on A New Industrial Landscape in the Dales by brianh

brianh — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:56:29 +0000

If you would like to object to these monstrosities being built, visit the Harrogate Council Planning section of their web site here:
http://uniformonline.harrogate.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=M7Z6ZTHY03000

Objections can be made up to 21st September 2012

Comment on R. O. Cockren, Aberford by brianh

brianh — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:32:02 +0000

The photograph prompted me to make further enquiries of Aberford in the nineteenth century, especially regarding the passage through Aberford of the old coaches, mostly en-route between London and Carlisle and Glasgow. The London – Edinburgh coaches went via Sherburn in Elmet and Tadcaster, branching off from the Great North Road route after Ferrybridge. A full article on the coaching days of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century will be added to the main Parlington history site soon!

http://www.parlington.co.uk

Comment on Simple Economic Truth by brianh

brianh — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:52:03 +0000

A couple of readers have asked where I got the 3-D pound sign from… well my daughter Pippa did this one and much more besides. I wish I were able to do them!

Comment on R. O. Cockren, Aberford by brianh

brianh — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Sorry, someone asked me what was the date of this photo? I think it is late nineteenth century, probably the 1880′s

Comment on Simple Economic Truth by brianh

brianh — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:50:56 +0000

It would seem the lunatics are still in control at the B of E, another round of QE... further debasement of the currency... Inflation in the form of a typhoon or hurricane will be the end result. Read Detlev Schlickter's latest post at Paper Money collapse It makes compulsive reading, but sadly I fear he is right and we are truly stuffed. It's simply down to when the sh*t will hit the fan!

Comment on Innocent Until Proven Guilty! by brianh

brianh — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:13:43 +0000

“THE CO2 LIES … pure fear-mongering … should we blindly trust the experts?” That’s what Germany’s leading daily Bild wrote in its print and online editions today, on the very day that renowned publisher Hoffmann & Campe officially released a skeptic book – one written by a prominent socialist and environmental figure. This makes Huhne and his friends, hell bent on forcing us into the middle ages, look even more stupid!

Comment on I’m Very Tired of the EU! by brianh

brianh — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:22:12 +0000

The slide into a totalitarian state continues unabated, see Daniel Hannan in the Telegraph here: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100128473/how-much-longer-can-david-cameron-remain-part-of-an-eu-that-treats-him-this-way/

Comment on The Biggest Sell off …of Aberford that ever was! by Lake District Cottages

Lake District Cottages — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:51:54 +0000

Cottages in the Lake District…

[...]If you want to find a place to stay in the Lake Discrict look on here[...]…

Comment on House Rejuvenation, a Small Tidbit by brianh

brianh — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:30:46 +0000

After writing this piece I discovered a web site which tells you how to re-wire a light fitting. The site is called the Ultimate Handyman. http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/diy/electrics/light_fitting/changing_light_fitting.htm.

Well to be honest they describe the compromise I talked about so if that’s the best they can do it is a reflection on how appalling wiring technology is in the UK.

Comment on Reflecting on the Past by brianh

brianh — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:40:43 +0000

I’m pretty sure the photo is of the Sisters Pit, if you look on my history site there is a plan of the former pit overlaid on a recent aerial plan of the area, this shows clearly the railway lines matching those on the photograph.

http://www.parlington.co.uk/mines.lasso?process=10