Having not posted for a while and as the snow has started outside I thought I'd put something together. Because its not a common occurrence, generally the UK is hopeless at coping with snow, and we just grind to a halt. I expect as its Sunday it will lead to some panic buying in the supermarkets.
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These waterfall pictures were taken on a ride to Porth
and are on the bike trail going through a park.
Whilst I was in Porth I wandered around and found these old back of the houses lanes.
You can see from the cobbles that they were designed probably in the 19th C for horse and cart traffic. Guessing from the style of houses, I doubt if they would have been used much for deliveries, more probably for the night soil men to collect, before modern drainage was installed.
The reason for the ride up to Porth was because the previous week I had been to a local history talk about the legendary runner Guto Nyth Bran and wanted to visit his birthplace [see flag].
I couldn't get to the house as the lane leading to it was a private road, and judging from the signage they didn't want people wandering up it. Still there's another public road so I'll visit it another day.
I use Wikipedia a lot, both for the Blog and also general use, crosswords etc, and they annually ask for a contribution towards their running costs, which I donate to. Apparently only a small proportion of users do so, and to loose this facility would be a great loss.
So hopefully I can encourage more users to donate a small amount.
OH MY what a fantastic set of waterfalls! The top one is really a long drop! I can almost see a pony and cart heading up those back alley's your history is so much older than ours it is Wonderful that it still exists! I hope you make it to Nyth Bran house on your next attempt. Fascinating story...what a tragic ending he had. Is the shop still there?
ReplyDeleteSondra, yes its a fascinating story but as with many old stories like this read it with a pinch of salt, catching hares and beating a kettle boiling could well be stretching the imagination a bit. But despite this he was real and a fast runner. At this history meeting the speaker had done lots of research into Guto and in his opinion he though Guto was a bit of a simpleton and was easily taken advantage of.
ReplyDeleteI always reply to comments too, when someone has taken the time to read a post and make a comment it seems rude not to reply.
I hope you're busy planning your next years trips as I look forward to them. I've already booked a few campsites for next year and hopefully will get a trip to Scotland in. All the best.
Lovely shots of the falls - bet they sounded fantastic as well!
ReplyDeleteThose cobbles have seen some wear and tear haven't they, and that first alley was definitely laid with a cart in mind.
The back alleys often used to be where all the life was back in the day, folk kept the front of their houses for 'posh' and did most of their socialising and gossiping in the back alleys.
As for the Night Soil Men, well they're still around in the form of Septic Tank emptying trucks of course - you don't crash into the back of one of those if you can avoid it that's for sure!
Yes Mick, pleased I found those lanes. Interesting what you say about how the back lanes were used, but makes sense when you think about all the activity that went on in that area.
DeleteLove that back lane and soil men would be the ones digging out the dry lavatories.
ReplyDeleteIndeed Wiki I use a lot as it's not a s bad as some claim. A small donation from all would help.
I suspect not many know about the night soil men, yet its not so long ago, within my memory. I suspect the fact there was no panic buying was as you say, it was a Sunday.
DeleteOh and I notice there was no panic buying!
ReplyDeletePeople could not get out of their houses to reach the shops!