Wednesday, August 05, 2009

ABC Wednesday - C is for Carrbrook


Cows at Carrbrook Fold under Slatepit Moor.


In the opposite direction looking North down Swallow Lane towards the village with Buckton Castle (earthwork not building) in the background.


Turning towards the East we see an estate of new houses where once stood Shaw Mill, founded around 1777, on the site where the Stonemead housing estate is today. In 1825 the old Shaw Mill was demolished and a new block-printing works erected. Later this became steam powered. From the 1870s extensions to the works were made. In 1899 it became part of the "Calico Printers Association". The works closed in 1969.


The streets on the new estate are named Printers Drive and Calico Crescent.

More information can be found on the Carrbrook Village website.

For more C posts visit ABC Wednesday.

21 comments:

  1. It is nice to see such well-maintained rural areas, and I enjoyed the picture with the road and fence disappearing into the distance

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  2. Beautiful views, looks like a very peaceful place.

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  3. love the sweeping hills and countryside...so inviting and so beautiful.

    the first capture reminds me a little of around my area here in the states.

    have a wonderful week.

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  4. I love those rural, pastoral views in England!

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  5. gosh the grass is green this year isn't it? Lovely photos...

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  6. Beautiful countryside, a place in which I could spend may hours!

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  7. I love Swallow lane - a beautiful photo. the hills, the stones and the fence - the far and the close :)

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  8. What a beautiful place. I have a different sort of cow on my blog this week.

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  9. Always interesting to learn a little history! I came by again to find your bench from last Friday and left a comment there too.

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  10. What a lovely place! Nice to see it so well kept! Very peaceful looking!

    Enjoy the day!

    Sylvia

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  11. Gosh, it's all very tidy round your way, isn't it? No rubbish to be seen, no untidy fields and hedges, or weeds in the pavement ... not like here!

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  12. very nice and peaceful country setting! i love the photos... so green and fresh and alive! reminds me of our countryside drives.

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  13. Funny how they keep the name like Printers for the housing. Here the idea is to incorporate Manx words, rather than Anglo Saxon or Norman. Very pretty rolling greens and I will bore you again with the nice to see no litter comment.

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  14. Lovely pastoral setting, and thanks for the history.

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  15. What an idyllic setting! I like the fact they preserved some of the history in the street names. Thanks for sharing!

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  16. Very peaceful looking place. It would be a wonderful place to take a relaxing vacation. Thank you for the pictures.

    God bless.

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  17. Beautiful! I like the first photo, nice grazing creatures. I love the hills.

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  18. So peaceful! I visited England severeal years ago and want to go back so bad!

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  19. I so enjoy seeing your countryside and learning about the history.
    Thank you.
    Sherry

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