Photo-a-Day  (Thursday, 21st November, 2024)

Bleak and Autumnal Mick but the sky scape with hint of warm peach is just beautiful.

Mick is this the scenic view from Ashurst Beacon or looking towards the Beacon?I have only been to the Beacon once many years ago so cannot remember anything about it.

That is a wonderful photo Mick, top marks from me.
I used to love going up to the Beacon, on a good day you could see the sea sparkling at Southport.
I suppose the trees that have matured have masked the point of the beacon.

A tranquil photo of a lovely area, and that tune, "Morning" comes to mind again, as it did with yesterday's photo, as if the land is just waking up. I like the understated colouring.

All this beautiful land and all this shower of a mercenary government see is pound signs ready to grab….no matter where it is or what it’s used for or who owns it.

Absolutely fantastic Mick. Great views.

That is so beautiful Mick.

Helen, I remember around 1970/71 walking up to Ashurst Beacon from Up Holland on a sunny Good Friday morning. It wasn’t overgrowth trees than and laying back on the grassy slopes listening to Sky Larks singing away in the sky above.
I haven’t been back up there for many years and believe both The Beacon Inn and The Prince William are both closed.

The pubs have been closed for years.

I like this shot,it reminds me of a lovely watercolour painting.

Both the Prince William and the Beacon inn have been closed for years and both are in Dalton and not Up Holland.

Should be a designated area of natural beauty . It would give a person a greater sense of well being and spiritual value than any anti depressant or blood pressure pill from the doctors !

Mick, is this the scenic view from Ashurst Beacon or looking towards the Beacon? Yes, Peter, it's taken from Appley Bridge Locks.
The dogooder tree planters have planted too many trees up on the beacon, so now you can't see it.

Nice, pleasant photo Mick.
A lot of trees around there have grown very tall over the last twenty five years. Where we've lived since the late 1990s both the tower and spire of the beacon could then be seen, also the Carmelite Convent at Roby Mill was in view too with the morning sun reflecting on the windows, and the turquoise tower of St Teresa's too, there are only tree tops to be seen now. The convent and nunnery closed in 2011 and apparently was to be a homeless shelter, but was vandalised to the extent that it couldn't be used and was demolished and the land sold for housing. Why do empty buildings attract vandals intent on doing as much damage as they can, and accordingly St Joseph's college across the way as also been vandalised.
An 'Urban Explorer' the name those people who break into buildings to take videos call themselves, whatever happened to the crime of breaking and entering? I suppose that too is now classed by the police as being a civil matter. Anyhow they have put on a website with photos of the Roby Mill Carmelite convent and nunnery.
https://www.aworldinruins.co.uk/carmelite-convent

Mick, I can see the same view from my back kitchen window, the airplane that is leaving the exhaust smoke is on its way to America.

Thanks for that Cyril..it must have been a very peaceful and beautiful place in its hey day. I could smell the Lavender polish on what was left of the wooden staircase and balustrade. Evil people who are bent on destruction and get away with it. A good title “ A World in Ruins”.

Veronica and Cyril, my late friend Carmel was named after the Carmelite nuns at Roby Mill. We started at Debenhams on the same day and remained friends after we left the store to have our families. Sadly Carmel passed away at only 53. What memories and stories come out of our daily p-a-d photos!

Mark - Tis the cure.

Robert, I said I walked from
Up Holland not that the pubs were there. I did state this in plain English but think you misunderstood, easily done.

“ Mt Carmel is a mountain spur projecting into the sea south of Haifa , Israel . Its bold outline can be seen for many miles. The name means ‘garden’ or ‘ orchard’. Always a sacred place and a refuge. Devotion to Our Lady-of Mt Carmel spread throughout Europe by the returning Crusaders”. I remember the mountain being pointed out when I visited the Holy Land. That might be how your friend was named Irene.

Colin I'm not referring to you or anyone else. Just stating a fact.

Veronica, you're right.....my friend DID tell me she was named after Mount Carmel AND The Carmelite Nuns. I just mentioned the connection to the convent as it came up on the p-a-d comments.

What a fabulous photo Mick. Joan- how lovely to have that view. Sorry this is late I just had to comment.