Darwen Jubilee tower ,Earnsdale reservoir ,Sunnyhurst hey reservoir, Darwen tower trig point ,Darwen, Blackburn

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.21899

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.21900

http://www.visitlancashire.com/site/things-to-do/search/darwen-tower-p96040#ProductList-/site/things-to-do/search/darwen-tower-p96040

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53115

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwen

 http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/upload/doc/History_Notes_web_20060223091154.doc
Sunnyhurst hey reservoir

 http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?LANGUAGE=eng&pageID=1329
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_Tower
me next to a stone with a picture of the tower on it -Darwen Jubilee tower
Darwen tower without the dome
http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/8669079.Firms_rush_to_Darwen_Tower___s_rescue/
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/darwen/8633422.Top_of_Darwen_Tower_blown_off_in_gusts/

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=nav.257
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1131817
India Mill tower in the background
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/lancashire/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8329000/8329883.stm
http://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-184681-india-mill-darwen
http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=486&language=eng

 http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?language=eng&pageID=2572
http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=4836&language=eng
http://www.btinternet.com/~dajaca/links2.htm

view of darwen

Darwen Moor a beautiful view 

Earnsdale reservoir ,Sunnyhurst hey reservoir, trig point 

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.14425&setPaginate=No

http://www.fotolibra.com/gallery/82398/earnsdale-reservoir-with-darwen-moor/

http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/Lancashire/Darwen/pictures/1019430

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1717312

http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/articles/2008/03/18/history_darwen_tower_feature.shtml

 Darwen tower

video from the top of the tower

running down from the tower

running across  the heather

going down the path back to the car 

west Pennine moor access sign

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53119


http://www.visitnorthwest.com/blackburn/sunnyhurst.htm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_Tower

general sites :
http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=main

Holden's Colliery ,Smithills shooting hut, Winter Hill Bell pits/Shafts, Winter Hill

http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/west-pennine-moors/lovely-day-for-a-walk/
http://www.lostockac.co.uk/diary/wednesday-3rd-march-2010-head-torch-run/
two sites with routes in this area
http://www.justusuk.com/2009/11/will-yo-come-o-sunday-morning.html
this give's some history to this key access point,

route we took
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/united-kingdom/bolton/2394443038

weather : OK 6c to 4C ,this was a discovery walk looking for a colliery
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/coal-pit-road-smithills-moor-winter.html

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaujtXi3WTfOvJYzUgCHPCGDWgz17BhAIZd5yBJUNsRY108LqAQINW8qaOoyOJ_mKZXasas9D4hg_cgEExAJrWklE6YNvooiExchZw7yL2v10S6j7ldi_bpmw8kAo4_R4wQoIFonTGD8/s1600/IMG03002.jpg
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/coal-pit-road-smithills-moor-winter.html
the same area in snow

looking at the icicles

me , My sister and my mum

Smithills shooting hut

on the way to the mast

millstone grit -looking at the name on it !

looks like a old mill stone unfinished  ? next to a quarry 

Bell Pit 

another waste tip

doorway to Holden s Colliery
http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Winter_Hill_Mines.html overview site

old walls Holden s Colliery

overview Holden s Colliery site

Holden s Colliery pits/shafts

Holden s Colliery main path is to the left with dean mills reservoir in the top left 

mine waste - or shale with coal pieces in it  near Holden's colliery

http://www.penmorfa.com/bricks/england6.html
Ormrods Bolton Brick -found  next to winter Hill mast

Looking at icicles

Old shaft near winter hill  mast square in shape -grey fences behind are the winter hill support cables

across the moor

the other winter hills towers

Roly Poly 

note from dad take care on the Hills 

http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/go.php?page=main

Coal pit road , colliers row , Brownstones quarry ,moortop barrows -Bell pit ,dean mills reservoir

http://www.bolton.org.uk/colliersrow.html


http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/116151

Photo's of Colliers row - we will locate the mine another time,

http://www.halliwell-lhs.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=92


http://brownstones.wetpaint.com/


http://www.manchesterbirding.com/horwichmoorsiteguidezone4.htm


http://www.manchesterbirding.com/coalpitlanemap2.jpg


http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=96752&p=3&topicID=33029816

above links are for the Quarry

note from dad : deep soft wet snow , with slush for the rest of the route , at high traffic areas -there was wet ice meaning very slippy conditions, mist conditions with rain - cold wet  penetrating type weather , Jake changed into over trousers and changed Jakes gloves the rest of Jake was dry apart from the last 1 mile when the slush became around 6 inches and  went  over into  Jakes waterproof socks, as this was a downhill section and we were near the car we didn't need to put dry socks on.

 Brownstones quarry

me checking the ground

my dad pouring my hot chocolate

hot chocolate sitting on a insulated mat

 Brownstones quarry

Hampsons Farm

the horses were very wet

part of the water pipes for the reservoir

crossing a stream

looks like a head with a flat cap on it !

mist and  talking to my dad on the walkie talkie

 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=a312&file=index&do=showpic&pid=12617

Note from Dad :what we found was a bell pit (had the tell tale signs of this type of mine and signs of other mines following a line ,we will revisit the area without snow - the wet snow was deep - knee deep for me, as its not clear we had the correct site due to the snow covering most of the area up,

note from dad Dad:  Hmmm........... I hope this wasn't a person , in the Czech republic before they go on the ice they wait  and only if the temperature has been below   -5  for 5 days before they take the risk,
dean mills reservoir supplied dean Mills
http://www.utopia-britannica.org.uk/pages/LANCS.htm


http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/rivington/walking-the-dean-ditch/

Roly poly down the bank