Cockersdale watercourses and mills

jim · Post by **jim** » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 4:58 pm

Hi Tilly, thanks for the offer. How about Tuesday 10.00 at the Tong Road/Amberley Road junction. If you're up for it, look out for a bloke with glasses, binoculars, and wellies in a plastic bag! If that's OK let me know here, or suggest a more suitable date.

Si · Post by Si » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 4:59 pm

tilly wrote: Si wrote: Yes there were, Tilly. I remember a large field near Tong being stripped of it's top-soil for this purpose (I think!) c.1980.This is the shaft marked on the map. On the Google Old Maps, there's a coal pit shown very close to this spot, too. It gets better and better with each post thanks for that Si as for Black Carr Woods i know every inch of them what a great area i live in. Yes, I used to live on Smalewell Drive when I was young, so the path down to Black Carr Woods (and the treacle mines) was at the end of our street!

Si · Post by Si » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 5:04 pm

tilly wrote: Ps Nan Whins Wood on the map i have always known it as SykesWood would this be a local name for it ? I think the bit opposite the end of Roker Lane is called Sykes Wood (that's how I've always known it anyway, and it's called that on the 1970s OS map) and Nan Whins Wood is a little further south, but they butt-up to each other.PS I wonder who Sykes and Nan Whin were?

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 5:05 pm

jim wrote: Hi Tilly,thanks for the offer.How about Tuesday 10.00 at the Tong Road/Amberley Road junction.If you're up for it,look out for a bloke with glasses,binoculars,and wellies in a plastic bag!If that's OK let me know here,or suggest a more suitable date. Thats fine by me look out for a black Corsa with an old bloke in it i was warned about meeting strange men on the internet. lol

Si · Post by Si » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 5:20 pm

tilly wrote: jim wrote: Hi Tilly,thanks for the offer.How about Tuesday 10.00 at the Tong Road/Amberley Road junction.If you're up for it,look out for a bloke with glasses,binoculars,and wellies in a plastic bag!If that's OK let me know here,or suggest a more suitable date. Thats fine by me look out for a black Corsa with an old bloke in it i was warned about meeting strange men on the internet. lol I wish I could join you, lads!

jim · Post by **jim** » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 6:29 pm

Thanks Tilly, if I meet a problem (or if it throws it down) I'll post here.

jim · Post by **jim** » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 6:44 pm

Tilly, the Missus says I should be careful if Corsa is a misspelling of corset. Your turn.

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Sun 21 Mar, 2010 7:46 pm

jim wrote: Tilly,the Missus says I should be careful if Corsa is a misspelling of corset.Your turn. Hi jim tell her i think thats a bit below the belt.lol Its the way i tell em.

anthonydna · Post by **anthonydna** » Mon 22 Mar, 2010 3:29 pm

My Grandparents liked at Moor Top New Farnley, it was always know as Syskes Wood, the air vent is still there I think, as you walk from Roker Lane its on the top path. I can't find the iron spring any more though, Ive looked twice !

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Mon 22 Mar, 2010 7:45 pm

anthonydna wrote: My Grandparents liked at Moor Top New Farnley, it was always know as Syskes Wood, the air vent is still there I think, as you walk from Roker Lane its on the top path. I can't find the iron spring any more though, Ive looked twice ! Last year i did a walk with my grand daughter starting at Fulneck finish at Fulneck The path takes you over the golf course and up Keeper Lane.This lane is an old packhorse trail i read it was hundreds of years old to get to what i want to say when we got over to Cockersdale at the edge of the Driglington Golf Course we came upon a iron spring it was about four foot wide at the source it was flowing quit fast and we had a bit of a job getting over it.I wonder how many iron springs there are in this area?