OneGuyFromBarlick

Bumped again. I think you would agree that none of the sensible adjustments to our way of life and the conduct of politics have been made. We can't even agree on a clear strategy to cope with the next pandemic..... (And one of the only certainties we have is that this will surely happen.)

We're used to seeing criticism of the privatised water companies for their mismanagement of waste but see THIS for a different and scary cause for concern. People living in the area affected by a waterborne parasite outbreak in south Devon have described the impact on their lives as "terrible&q...

https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/1453/medium Wellhouse Mill in 1963. Bracewell's big build on a site that had no obvious water resource, essential for running a steam mill. At the time of the build he was thinking of using the waters of the Butts Beck and extracting them at...

THE BRACEWELLS OF COATES. (5) I don’t have a will for Christopher (1716) which means I have had to make assumptions about his wealth. When he died in 1763 he left his wife Elizabeth with three daughters, Jane, 18 years old, Nanny, 9 years and Sally aged 2. The only son William was 7 years old and El...

Yesterday wed had mizzle in the late morning but by later in the afternoon it was a warm sunny end to the day. But by 20:00 the overcast had won again. This morning first thing it was calm, overcast and dry, it hasn't changed since. The glass is up on 1011mb and the forecast is for a sunny day. The ...

My main memory of Bibbys is their activities in milk haulage.
Sounds like a nice break Gloria....

I shall be in the shed at 06:00 quietly working my way towards two plinths for the wobblers to sit on. After that there is nothing on my social calendar apart from some quiet cooking of a batch of savoury mince to go with this weeks veggies. The weather forecast is good so a walk and a spell on traf...

And I agree with you David. It makes you wonder just how high the legal bar is to becoming Mayor! I've been looking at BBC VERIFY and saw this.... Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a dossier adding up how much Labour's spending commitments would cost, with a claim that they would leave a £38.5bn b...

Is it for twisting individual strings into cord?

Times are hard up here David, they will be very keen for any trade with the soft underbelly!

I hope all goes well.... It's settled weather so the signs are that you will have a smooth trip. I had last week's meat and veggies X three. Today I have one helping left for breakfast and later we start on the new batch. I have some mince delivered yesterday. It's marinading at room temperature and...

Amateur astronomer extraordinaire. We will not consider the possibility of the beginning of things or attempt to define the totality of space, but we will in imagination clear a certain part of space and then set certain possibilities at work.   Joseph Norman Lockyer, “The History of a Star,” 1889. ...

Well done Ian, you remembered! Quite right and a very rare tool.
Next one?

Veggie cooking is finished! Always a good feeling when it's done. Hob is clean and all tackle put away. Now I can relax for a while....

Morning Sue. Good luck with the scan for Bob and I hope the rest of the day goes well for you. I am back up after my second sleep and just about to get into industrial scale veggie cooking. How does one old bloke manage to eat so much?

Can't promise anything Margaret but I have done a sun dance.....

Thanks Margaret but I think I shall get sorted in the car park. We can go out and do fun things, not mundane ones like vaccinations!

https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28768/medium I was late into the shed this morning because of a small computer fault. When I got in I started by harvesting the non-ferocious off the lathe and then got into making the steel plinths on which the wobblers will be mounted. I g...

https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28769/medium https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28768/medium I was late into the shed this morning because of a small computer fault. When I got in I started by harvesting the non-ferocious off the lathe and then got i...

Morning Cathy! A bit cruel but effective!

I seem to remember that this cropped up not so long ago. Rather than waste time trying to find it I have simply bumped it. It is as true as when it was written!

THE BRACEWELLS OF COATES. (4) William Bracewell(1693) married Ann Hudson and they were described as ‘Of Coates’. When I first came across this reference I made the assumption, wrongly as it turned out, that this was Coates Hall. After a lot of digging, here is what I know at present. The original me...

https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/2482/medium Reading from the top:- Coates Mill, Bankfield and Crow Nest mills in 1963. This gives an idea of what Barlick looked like in the glory days of cotton before 1930. There used to be over 25,000 looms in Barnoldswick at peak making ...

See THIS for another example of how Austerity is biting into the fabric of Society.... Thousands of children in England with complex needs are missing out on support as councils fail to meet care plan deadlines, BBC News has found. Councils have a legal time limit of 20 weeks, in most cases, to issu...