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Another
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Shane posted a picture on the site of Carry Lane in Colne looking down towards Carry Bridge. (Main Picture Index. Colne. Landscapes)
I commented that some large upright stone that jut out a fairly regular intervals from the retaining wall were used to "brake" horse drawn vehicles on their ascent of the steep hill. So that a horse and cart would go up the hill in short stages braked by these pillars.
Shane had never heard of this explanation and I've racked my brains and looked at a couple of Wilfred Spencer photo books to identify where I learned this from, to no avail.
Has anyone else heard of this old means of safety used on steep hills?
Nolic
Edited by - Another on 05 March 2006 08:38:05
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Ringo
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Posted - 05/03/2006 : 09:10
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Posted - 05/03/2006 : 10:15
Nolic, by coincidence I was told exactly the same reason for these stones only last week by a local historian. There is a particular name for them which escapes me at the moment.
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Ringo
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Posted - 05/03/2006 : 10:24
It must be the same system that they use on the older style roller coasters
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Another
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Posted - 05/03/2006 : 10:52
Thanks for putting the pic up Ringo. I assists my descriptive powers.
By the way I have 2 Wilfred Spencer Books of photo's of old Colne. Does anyone want me to put up any old photos? I have a similar one relating to Skipton. Nolic
Edited by - Another on 05 March 2006 10:52:44
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Posted - 05/03/2006 : 19:03
Nolic, it seems like you were right, and bearing in mind the road through Carry Bridge was previously the main road to Trawden, as the one through Cottontree wasn't opened until 1841.
I've also just posted an old postcard image of Carry Bridge in c. 1897 as well as a couple of newer versions showing Carry Bridge Hall as it was in the late 1990s.
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Stanley
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Posted - 06/03/2006 : 08:02
Comrade, if you get the books to me I'll scan them onto CD for you. Funnily enough I went down that road the other day on the way to Trawden and the urinal and I noticed that the stones were no longer there. I can remember them from the days when I had to go up and down this lane with a large cattle wagon. I like the explanation, the only reason I could see for them was as a support for the breast wall behind them but now I think, the only time I ever saw them was on a hill. They always seemed to me to be ineffective as supports. On the whole, I'll go for the safety measure theory.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Posted - 06/03/2006 : 08:49
Long way to go for the loo Stanley.
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Another
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Posted - 06/03/2006 : 08:56
Good morning Comrade and Jack. Thanks for the offer with copying the books.. Gundred and I will pop over probably Easter college break, bringing Camdan if we can wake him.
If the stones have been moved from Carry Lane then its only in the past couple of weeks. They were there in January as we came back to Colne from Trawden that way after Dan had been playing football. Nolic
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Posted - 06/03/2006 : 12:01
It would be lovely to see some old photos of Colne - there is not much of it left now, although I did hear mention they were going to 'put some things back' - ha ha. One thing my hubby talks about are buses in Colne during the war with gas bags on - does anyone have a photo of those (then I might believe him!!!!!)
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Another
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Posted - 06/03/2006 : 12:15
Moh. There is such a photo already on the site. My son thought it a spoof when he first saw it. Nolic
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Posted - 06/03/2006 : 13:26
Thanks for that I found it - what a monstrocity - I'll have to apologise now for disbelieving him. (He didn't believe me about the enemy aircraft flying low over Dotcliffe Mill taking photos - I don't suppose there is a picture of that on the site..........)
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Stanley
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Posted - 06/03/2006 : 18:26
Comrade, I mislead you, the lane I was thinking of is Skipton Old Road coming down to the roundabout. There used to be stones there but they've all gone now.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Carry Lane , Colne
