West Yorkshire

[limey]

Looks like you had a wonderful time! I love the pigeon with the massive up-do!

Sent by thought transference

[Sundae]

Yesterday was another Bank Holiday, I had 9p to my name (and a bus pass) so I decided to do what I do best, get out and about with my camera.
I caught the bus a few miles up the road to a little place called Bramhope, which predictive text on my phone likes to render as Bra Hope.


The weather was slightly changeable, in that there was sometimes slightly less cloud cover, and sometimes drizzle, but in general it was cool and grey.

The landscape from the main road.
Somewhere here is a rather lovely set of arches where the railway crosses a river. I could see it with my naked eye, but cannot find it even when I have the photo on full resolution.

[Sundae]

As you walk along the main road there is a (slightly less than) hairpin turn, which seems to be occasioned by a row of houses clinging to the side of the hill.

The one on the end may previously have been stables or a store room, but from the name it appears to have been a bar at some point at least.


A real pub.
I've always thought the Dyneley Arms looks like a rather jolly place.
It's rather out on its own though, before the start of the village proper. I imagine it was popular in the days when carts and porters carried items across the Chevin, as it lies at what would have been an important crossroads back then.


What did I say?
Always someone who wants to be in my photos...

[Sundae]

The first building of (historical) significance is the Puritan Chapel.
Not that you would know that of course, it's not very well signed



I tried the door anyway, just in case they thought ot was a Sunday (as I did, all day)

[Sundae]

I will go back and take photos inside one Sunday.
I looked through the windows. It's what you would expect from Puritans really, very wooden, very spare. But beautiful in its own way.



As you can see the graveyard has been cleared - no doubt to make it easier to maintain. But some of the stones are still here, even if they're not of an age with the Chapel.

[Sundae]

The Lord Protector would not have approved of this.
The hotel right next door offers a rather more profane ceremony. Any takers please send me an enormous ring and I will reply on receipt.
(Actually I'd rather be married from Leeds City Hall, at least it has some history)

[Sundae]

Across the road is another church. How many do these people need?
Actually, given that the Puritan Chapel is so very sparse and had fallen into disrepair, I can't say I am surprised.
This one was locked too, but still obviously a thriving church.


I liked these two donated benches in the grounds.

[Sundae]

Bramhope has some lovely West Yorkshire houses, built of solid stone to keep the cold out. And with enough bedrooms to allow the inhabitants to find other ways of keeping warm in the Winter.


Pubs fulfill a similar function of course!



And yet another church within a short walk.

Again this seems to have a decent sized congregation if the activities on the board outside were anything to go by.

[Sundae]

A variation on the greengrocer's apostrophe.


Some olde worlde barbering tools in the window of what otherwise looked like a pretty funky place. At least I assume these are for tonsorial purposes, barbers used to be unqualified surgeons too (hence the red and white barbers' pole, which signified blood and bandages in pre-literate times).

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Bramhope had a pump, which lies directly opposite the church in post 607.


The steps that lead up to the road are still there, but they are walled off at the top. I can only imagine the road was a heck of a lot less busy when the pump was still in use.


What remains of the pump - obviously just the surround and not the metal apparatus.

[Sundae]

WARNING; UNPLEASANT PHOTO

I'll make this one short, if not sweet.
Poor blind bunny, hopping about. Myxomatosis.
He won't have long left at this stage.

Note, I already had my camera out when I realised his behaviour was erractic. I took the shot knowing he was suffering from myxo, because it seemed wrong to look away. If I was a hunter I'd have stepped in and snapped his neck, but as it it he probably has less than 48 hours to live.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Poor blind bunny, hopping about. Myxomatosis.
He won't have long left at this stage.

Note, I already had my camera out when I realised his behaviour was erractic. I took the shot knowing he was suffering from myxo, because it seemed wrong to look away. If I was a hunter I'd have stepped in and snapped his neck, but as it it he probably has less than 48 hours to live.

I never heard of this disease. How do you know about it? is it a "thing" there?

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by limey

What a great way to spend the day! Thanks for sharing x

Thanks hon. It did end up being a good day. It started off decidedly dicey (mood-wise) so I did the right thing in getting out, especially as it ended up on a tramp around the other villages.

Originally Posted by glatt

I never heard of this disease. How do you know about it? is it a "thing" there?

It is indeed a "thing" here.
Not so much as when I was younger, when the sad sight was more prevalent, but it's still common enough to look out for if a rabbit doesn't immediately run away.
Wiki will give you more detail on the history and all but the precis is it may have occurred naturally but it was "improved" and released by man to control rabbit populations in many countries. It's horrible.

[limey]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Thanks hon. It did end up being a good day. It started off decidedly dicey (mood-wise) so I did the right thing in getting out, and especially in ended up on a tramp around the other villages ...

In that case doubly well done for getting out from under, literally!

[Sundae]

Back to the walk.
I headed back to the Dyneley crossroads, and down the hill to Poole-in-Wharefale.

Two houses I passed which were up for sale.
I could fit a lot of Dwellars in here.


Although I admit a preference for this one.
Closer to the shops for a start!


Not for sale, but I imagine the property at the end of the avenue has a price that's hard to swallow (geddit?!) Sorry, that was terrible.


And a rather beautiful row of old cottages, where I would drive my old neighbours crazy by not doing enough gardening, encouraging pigeons, and sunbathing in skimpy attire.