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Greenbank and the Ghost Village of Haywood
May 20, 2025
The ruined grocery store at Greenbank overlooks a wild expanse of featureless moorland. You reach it along a grassy track…
The Extinction of the Public Convenience
April 16, 2025
Thirty years ago Clydesdale boasted over twenty public toilets, conveniently sited in most towns, villages, and public parks. Not all…
In Search of the Flying Wheel
April 5, 2025
The 1880's saw a boom in the popularity of cycling as mass-produced safety cycles became more affordable to working folk.…
A Brief History of Climpy House
March 11, 2025
From the drawing room of Climpy House, Robert and Mary Crawford could enjoy a commanding view across the elegant grounds…
The Mystery of the Inscribed Window Sills.
March 4, 2025
The Climpy road, from Forth to Shotts, passes through a landscape shaped by 250 years of industrial history. A small…
Climpy Lime Works
December 3, 2024
An Early Industry and a Beautiful Bing. The road from Forth to Climpy winds its way across a windswept moorland…