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2016.08.03 - Silkstone Common Railway Stn, Silkstone (village) via Bank House Farm, Waggonway (coal track), Pot House Bridge (& complex), continue on Waggonway, circuit in Hugset Woods, South edge Dodsworth / D' Bottom, Strafford Arms Hotel, East Edge Stainsborough Park, Queen Annes Obelisk, Worsbrough Country Park / Reservoir / Mill - leaders David Kayley & Leonie Wood - Wednesday

leader briefing

Silkstone Stocks

stone sleepers of waggonway (see track section later). Waggonway fed coal to canals for further transportation

lunch near Pot House Hamlet (see later note). Silkstone Beck down under to left.

history of Pot House Hamlet

not clear if this is a building built around a (pottery) kiln?

coal wagon from Old Silkstone Colliery? - its gauge does not match that of the Waggonway

some tracks & wagons are elsewhere in the village

water hazard in Silkstone Golf Course

in Hugset Wood

wood burnt in hollows to make charcoal

muck-spreader being loaded with dry materials (not the liquid type spreader)

see blades which rotate at rear when spreading muck

muck-spreading in action

a 'fasting' bucket?

a farm garden

further muck-spreading

Emley Moor transmission tower

St John the Baptist Church at Dodworth in view

St John the Baptist Church at Dodworth

memorial stone to first world war soldier W Folks

The Strafford Arms

Stainsborough Park

deer photographed by Leonie on pre-walk

St Annes Obelisk

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St Annes Obelisk from other side

field of oil seed rape

M1 motorway

invading plant species

Worsborough Reservoir

swan in Mill head race

Worsborough Mill

adjusting sluice gates?

Worsborough Mill

a thing of beauty is a joy forever?

The Red Lion

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