How Hill Tower near Wallerthwaite, North Yorkshire. I’ve learnt the tower sits on the site of the ‘Chapel of Saint Michael de Monte’. It was built 1718-23, by John Aislabie (he was expelled from the House of Commons, where he had been appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer, after being found guilty of the ”most notorious, dangerous and infamous corruption”). (wiki)
…. Always interesting to follow things up…..!
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This lady has already completed a river swim and she is about a mile into the cycle stage – I suspect it can feel quite intimidating to have a tractor like this behind you. I doff my hat to her (and fellow competitors).
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The arch hides a short tunnel which provides a small boat house.
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Massed Buttercups.
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Some pretty big tadpoles getting ready for the ‘off’ in a recent local triathlon.
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Gordale Scar, North Yorkshire. The sun does shine sometimes.
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Doris Schweizer is a member of the Cyclane Pro Cycling Team. Taken during the Women’s Tour de Yorkshire. I just liked the juxtaposition of this one. Two different worlds – I have no doubt the motorway traffic was oblivious to her and her ‘attendants’ and vice versa.
http://cylanceprocycling.com/doris-schweizer/#doris-schweizer-1
For my sins, I have become a enthusiastic cyclist (nose over the front wheel – well as far as my stomach will let me!), as oppossed to just using my bike as a means of transport. (I’ve got to do something to lose those pounds and raise the heart rate!)
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Wellington boots were the order of the day on this particular afternoon. This small wooden bridge crosses a small beck (local name for a small stream), which feeds into a wider beck to the right.
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The river disappears round a gentle bend in the river.
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Out on a cycle ride, I paused to take this photo at a high point on my route – the ‘lump’ on the horizon is known as Arncliffe Crag, Yorkshire, a popular viewpoint.
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Stephen G Hipperson 