tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post3100938118716497437..comments2024-03-29T10:15:50.124+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: West Yorkshire In Ten Squares : Square 3 - WoodlesfordAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-79417838632706774482013-03-01T12:22:26.245+00:002013-03-01T12:22:26.245+00:00That 'modern house' is not modern! It is m...That 'modern house' is not modern! It is my auntie and uncle's house and I hope you asked permission to take a photograph. It's from the 1980s, and designed and built by my uncle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-81718708857330687412012-08-30T17:37:33.563+01:002012-08-30T17:37:33.563+01:00It surely is a nice place to visit and live. The l...It surely is a nice place to visit and live. The locals seemed very friendly.<br /><br />I am going to be visiting again with the family and dog :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00614818937878080205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-59285825326815486522012-05-08T12:32:12.776+01:002012-05-08T12:32:12.776+01:00It really is a great place to live and of course t...It really is a great place to live and of course the village of Oulton is beautiful as wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-40905810123193643212010-07-22T00:05:29.700+01:002010-07-22T00:05:29.700+01:00Excellent post, Alan! You and Jennyfreckles (Salta...Excellent post, Alan! You and Jennyfreckles (Saltaire) have convinced me I need to visit Yorkshire.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-49451222194667473112010-07-21T19:38:56.744+01:002010-07-21T19:38:56.744+01:00This is a great series..I am really enjoying it! :...This is a great series..I am really enjoying it! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-16545143070568210252010-07-21T19:08:44.673+01:002010-07-21T19:08:44.673+01:00i really need to book a flight and come let you be...i really need to book a flight and come let you be my tour guide alan...you take us to the most fascinating places..Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-59779201475964674722010-07-21T13:20:41.535+01:002010-07-21T13:20:41.535+01:00I do enjoy these vicarious treks with you. -JI do enjoy these vicarious treks with you. -JHarnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-47597642613549310382010-07-21T08:13:24.351+01:002010-07-21T08:13:24.351+01:00Ah leave no pub unturned I say! love the little te...Ah leave no pub unturned I say! love the little terraces. I have a friend near Durham who converted two old miners terraces, it's fantastic inside. Pretty spot.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-61569795667373696432010-07-21T07:50:53.441+01:002010-07-21T07:50:53.441+01:00Von : About eight miles to the south east (and Pon...Von : About eight miles to the south east (and Pontefract Cakes are a subject so interesting that I will return to them later in the week).Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-44014811690984649592010-07-21T03:02:29.165+01:002010-07-21T03:02:29.165+01:00Lovely, how very enjoyable and I do like that new ...Lovely, how very enjoyable and I do like that new house!!! But where's the Pontefract cakes?Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-27673092316905629922010-07-21T01:23:02.196+01:002010-07-21T01:23:02.196+01:00Woodlesford! I love those English names. I'd ...Woodlesford! I love those English names. I'd also love to be drifting lazily down one of those canals.RLM Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218851852114927602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-73356798464484556172010-07-21T00:03:54.015+01:002010-07-21T00:03:54.015+01:00Christine : That's a lovely compliment, thank ...Christine : That's a lovely compliment, thank you.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-5481132308058461622010-07-20T23:45:53.958+01:002010-07-20T23:45:53.958+01:00Here I am at my desk, but I feel as if I just took...Here I am at my desk, but I feel as if I just took a trip to West Yorkshire, unfortunately without the food and drink, but mustn't be too fussy. I would very much like to stay in one of those traditional terraced houses.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17014973225710343252010-07-20T22:05:37.222+01:002010-07-20T22:05:37.222+01:00This project gets more fascinating every time. I&#...This project gets more fascinating every time. I've never been to Woodlesford but it looks an attractive little place. I imagine the property prices are quite high! You struck lucky seeing those barges too.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-66396335704118779742010-07-20T21:58:09.954+01:002010-07-20T21:58:09.954+01:00Roy : Fascinated to hear about your canals. There ...Roy : Fascinated to hear about your canals. There is a long tradition of horse-pulled barges over here as well.<br />I do have an App for my iPhone which enables me to find the nearest brewery for any location I might ne in.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62627192304922093992010-07-20T21:54:44.489+01:002010-07-20T21:54:44.489+01:00John : It isn't the twee names I dislike so mu...John : It isn't the twee names I dislike so much it is these "new wave" names that are springing up all over the place : Heritage, Velvet, Suede and the like.<br />Larry : Could you do a ten square treatment of the plains or would none out of the ten squares look exactly the same?Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-75952082058457388562010-07-20T21:02:22.940+01:002010-07-20T21:02:22.940+01:00Ah! I love canals - walking the paths or floating ...Ah! I love canals - walking the paths or floating down them. We used to hike the canal path on the C&O Canal, which parallels the Potomac River on the Maryland side from Georgetown in DC up to Cumberland, MD. You can also take mule-pulled barge trip in DC and up at the Great Falls of the Potomac. We did that once, but in my family the preferred way to navigate the canal was in our own canoe. Great fun!<br /><br />And leave it to you to find a brewery, even if it isn't there any more!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8910497482298520552010-07-20T20:37:26.389+01:002010-07-20T20:37:26.389+01:00I am amazed of all the history seen in your pictur...I am amazed of all the history seen in your pictures and the long standing traditions with boats on the water and old architecture. I live in a little house on the prairie without curbs and the oldest building is probably 140 years old.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-13433758315584503322010-07-20T19:43:32.062+01:002010-07-20T19:43:32.062+01:00I'm enjoying this series enormously. Anything ...I'm enjoying this series enormously. Anything to do with 'places' is an instant hit with me! I find them fascinating :)Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-29853946229316235112010-07-20T19:33:19.085+01:002010-07-20T19:33:19.085+01:00What a fine outing--by the way--is the woman in bl...What a fine outing--by the way--is the woman in blue on the front barge playing the pan pipes? It does seem like these sub-divisions (as we call such housing developments over here) are bound & determined to use "twee" names!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-48798412548272398492010-07-20T18:36:29.589+01:002010-07-20T18:36:29.589+01:00Another excellent post, Alan. Well worth waiting f...Another excellent post, Alan. Well worth waiting for.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-15846001074899207932010-07-20T17:58:46.041+01:002010-07-20T17:58:46.041+01:00Very interesting indeed Alan. I felt like I was w...Very interesting indeed Alan. I felt like I was walking along with you. Love the photos ~ then and now. It would be interesting to know how many residents of the new houses have no idea about the history of the area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com