A Day in the Dales
On a rare sunny Spring morning, we ventured out to the Bolton Priory area.
 13mar9904.jpg 47.96 Kb 640 x 426 Skipton Road, heading west (just past the sharp turn) |
 13mar9905.jpg 106.50 Kb 640 x 428 Tree and view near Bolton (steam) Train Station |
 13mar9906.jpg 105.67 Kb 492 x 480 Lambs, mid-March 1999 |
 13mar9907.jpg 106.17 Kb 600 x 383 Unusual feeding arrangement. Near Bolton Abbey |
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 13mar9909.jpg 97.83 Kb 640 x 428 Bolton Priory. Founded by Charter of Alice de Romilly at Embsay in 1135AD, moved to Bolton in 1154. This was a priory of Autustinian Friars ("Black Canons" for their black cassock). |
 13mar9911.jpg 76.79 Kb 320 x 480 Waterfall across the river Wharfe, near Bolton Priory |
 13mar9915.jpg 126.96 Kb 640 x 428 Bolton Priory |
 13mar9916.jpg 106.03 Kb 640 x 428 Bolton Priory |
 13mar9921.jpg 78.29 Kb 640 x 428 Bolton Priory. Looking through the unfinished West Tower toward the entrance of the Nave, which was converted into a church by Prior Moon in 1539 when the rest of the church was dismantled. This church has seen continuous worship for over 850 years. The west tower was started by Prior Moon in 1520 but it was never completed. |
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 13mar9923.jpg 111.47 Kb 640 x 428 River Wharfe |
 13mar9924.jpg 138.53 Kb 640 x 428 The Strid. The water is over 30 feet deep at this narrow point. The surrounding rocks are carved into interesting shapes and have many deep pools. |
 13mar9925.jpg 124.15 Kb 640 x 428 River Wharfe, at the point where the water leaves the Strid |
 13mar9926.jpg 141.04 Kb 640 x 428 Graffiti on the rocks of the Strid. When I first took this, I thought it might be 1566, but now I think it's 1966. Still looks interesting with the moss growing in the letters. |
 13mar9929.jpg 89.31 Kb 640 x 296 Grafitti on the rocks around the StriThu, 20-Oct-2005 8:25 PMoks like H. Gill wrote this. The rocks are peppered with initials & names, but this and the previous were the only ones with clearly readable dates. |
 13mar9930.jpg 102.13 Kb 640 x 428 The Strid. One of the many river-carved rock holes. All these holes contain the pebbles which continue to carve them out when the water is high. |
 13mar9931.jpg 107.28 Kb 640 x 428 The Strid. A larger carved pool. |
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