Join me on my merry trek of old ruins, cinemas, railways and things that just catch my attention around Yorkshire and the UK. John.
View this post on Instagram What a difference a couple of days and a bit of rain makes. Cross these stepping stones at your peril 🌊 This is why they want a bridge... Apparently the river has silted up a bit on the near bank and the island wasn't originally there, if the river had its full width available it is thought that the stones stones might be above water more often. Also the stones may have sunk over the years, however when Ilkley urban District council tried to raise the stones in the 1950s the mill owner objected and the council were told that legally they could maintain the stones, but not improve them :/ A separate group to the bridge group was formed to put pressure on Bradford council to mend the stones (some were missing) which they did in 2013. In the past where the river was on a boundary the councils on each bank were each responsible for half a crossing 😕 however since then matters have been improved, Bradford council is responsible for these stones and North Yorkshire County Council has taken responsibility for the suspension bridge at Addingham #saveourstones #burleyparishcouncil #weir #bridleway #riverford #river #burleyinwharfedale #riverwharfe #burleybridgeassociation #burleybridge #steppingstones #burleysteppingstones #peatywater A post shared by John | Exploration and history (@merrytrek) on Jul 29, 2019 at 7:59am PDT
What a difference a couple of days and a bit of rain makes. Cross these stepping stones at your peril 🌊 This is why they want a bridge... Apparently the river has silted up a bit on the near bank and the island wasn't originally there, if the river had its full width available it is thought that the stones stones might be above water more often. Also the stones may have sunk over the years, however when Ilkley urban District council tried to raise the stones in the 1950s the mill owner objected and the council were told that legally they could maintain the stones, but not improve them :/ A separate group to the bridge group was formed to put pressure on Bradford council to mend the stones (some were missing) which they did in 2013. In the past where the river was on a boundary the councils on each bank were each responsible for half a crossing 😕 however since then matters have been improved, Bradford council is responsible for these stones and North Yorkshire County Council has taken responsibility for the suspension bridge at Addingham #saveourstones #burleyparishcouncil #weir #bridleway #riverford #river #burleyinwharfedale #riverwharfe #burleybridgeassociation #burleybridge #steppingstones #burleysteppingstones #peatywater
A post shared by John | Exploration and history (@merrytrek) on Jul 29, 2019 at 7:59am PDT
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