Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
From a signboard at Daniels Mill:
In the late 1850s the railway came to the area and the imposing Oldbury Viaduct was built. Absorbed into the Great Western Railway in the 1870s, the mill owners were one of many small share owners of the original construction company.
The connection has been maintained, and the present miller Alan [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Jun 4th 2012
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I raise a toast to the Duke of Lancaster.
“Congratulations on your diamond jubilee and long may you reign.”
In celebration of the Diamond Jubilee I had planned to attend the ‘three gardens party’ arranged by my neighbours for Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately the weather had other ideas… It turned bitterly cold overnight and there was [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Jun 4th 2012
If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.
Gautama Buddha (563 – 483BC)
20 Comments CherryPie on Jun 3rd 2012
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This cottage has only three rooms and was once home to a family of nine. Originally the cottage would have had an earth floor, this was subsequently bricked over and later tiled. Where the cottage was originally situated, the nearest supply of fresh water was from a well that was half a mile away.
18 Comments CherryPie on Jun 2nd 2012
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For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2012
