RBR 17/8/09

Another day out on the RBR - todays jaunt was a 390 mile trip from Lincoln to North Wales, Liverpool, Blackburn, Skipton and Halifax to bag another seven landmarks for the cause. The one near Blackburn was in a really crap location and two others required parking on a busy road but the landmark near Skipton was on a canal and was well worth the visit. Bit of a theme going today as the last visit was to another canal location near Halifax

Breakfast at the Ponderosa on the Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen. Well known bikers meeting point, but only me there today!!!

Locks at Sowerby Bridge. According to the info board this area is at the junction of the Calder & Hebble Navigation and the Rochdale Canal - probably means something to all the canal experts, I'm only going on what the board said. The wharf and canal basin area have been renovated with the old warehouses being turned into a pub, offices and a visitor centre. Nicely done and worth an hour or so wandering round if you're in the area.

Gladstone Memorial in Howarden outside the St Deniol's Library - had no idea this existed or that W E Gladstone lived in Howarden - I only stopped as he was a former MP for Newark in the 1830's (I lived in Newark for about 15 years) and I wondered why on earth there was this great big statue of him in North Wales!!

Swingbridge, near Skipton. Apparently this is the Leeds & Liverpool canal. The grey canal boat in the picture going through the swingbridge was being pulled along by two blokes and two kids - hope they weren't going far!!!