MONDAY. Moorings, Top of Marple locks
The 2008 trip thus far: 409Locks; 732.5 Miles; 72 Swing\Lift Bridges. Bus pass journeys 36
This morning’s wander took us to the very large churchyard of All Saints. I am fairly sure that is the correct name, but unusually, there was no notice board giving the dedication of the church and the times of services. There is a separate tower, as the original chapel was unsuitable to be enlarged. A new, larger church was built 30yards away in the victorian era; the chapel was demolished in the 1960’s. Th wasps seem to like the new church, they had built a nest above one of the entrance doors.
Going back to the graveyard, I still find it difficult to accept the health and safety edit concerning headstones and monuments. Seeing so many lying on the ground makes me think of vandalism, I find it sad that memorials to loved ones should be treated in this fashion.
We noticed an unusual fixing for a gutter downpipe on the side of a building, it was a moulded tile to allow the downpipe to pass through. We had not seen the like of it before.
We had managed to walk past a very enticing bakery window on Saturday; today, we succumbed and bought a cake each. They were excellent, we should move on to reduce the chances of becoming bakery addicts.
I went to the Post Office to get some cash; we always have used them in preference to a hole in the wall, initially in an attempt to reduce closures. Unfortunately, for political reasons the closures seem to be accelerating, we have just read that Dove Holes is to loose theirs. The nearest will be Buxton. What about the extra CO2 generated by all the now necessary extra vehicle journeys to the post offices? Of course! The government will benefit from the extra fuel duty and VAT. No more politics, I promise.
Weather – Mostly dry all day, a few drizzle showers.
