eric
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Post by eric on Jun 6, 2009 19:39:05 GMT
I was driving through Utley earlier today, behind a slow moving tractor as I passed the horse trough just before the rugby club, the one that says "K & K T.P. 1825" or something like that' I suddenly thought, "That trough is in the wrong place!" in 1825 the turnpike would have gone down Bar House Lane, obviously, when they built the bottom road, they moved the horse trough, and judging by the amount of water that runs down Bar House Lane, it isn't hard to work out where it might have been! an early instance of re-cycling?
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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2009 19:48:09 GMT
WOT Eric no picture.....................  ?? Must made a mental note to get one.......... Jan |
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Post by kellytica on Jun 7, 2009 8:55:13 GMT
In The Kings Highway In Craven (John Briggs 1927) the author writes about the new road from Keighley to Hawkcliffe beginning at The Flosh (Spring Gardens Lane) and ending at a new junction with the original road at the beginning of Hawkcliffe Wood. He wrote the work commenced in 1824 completed 1826.
The trough dated 1825 is mentioned as being opposite Rose Cottage and he noted it being the only dated piece of work on the road.
He gives quite a lot of detail regarding the difficulty of getting to Utley on what was previously a track before the improvements of 1824 as well as the original road to Hawkcliffe Wood down Bar House Lane.
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Post by Admin on Jun 7, 2009 10:14:18 GMT
Eddie you are a mine of information - I have the book - just running out of time at the moment.
Thank you so much.
Jan
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