At Worsley we moored by the Granary (I believe), which had been converted into offices. I suppose the lead cladding looked quite good when it was done: the trouble with lead is that it tears so easily.
Just over the footbridge is Worsley Green, a picture postcard scene of half timbered houses. (Not that I've done it justice.) The first Earl of Ellesmere appears to have been responsible for the profusion of half timbered buildings. The brick and stone edifice on the right is the base of a chimney: until the beginning of the twentieth century the Green was an industrial site. Even today you can see depressions in the ground and darker grass where sleepers carried a railway line.
Highest powered fountain in England
-
Oh dear, for the last 24 hours, a nasty smell has come from the bathroom.
Ian suspected a leaky cassette so last night he pulled it out of its
housing a...
9 hours ago
No comments:
Post a Comment