london diary

September 2019

Yorkshire Dales holiday

Linton Church, Falls and Village

 Some of the group go to morning service in the busy church at Linton

 but I walk past and go on

 to the stepping stones across the River Wharfe

 but decide the water is too high for me to cross

 

 

 quite a few of the stones are under water

 

 and I can't see them close to the other bank

 I walk past a finely carved stone in the Churchyard

 This house was I think for the mill manager at Linton. The mill has been replaced by modern housing in keeping with the area

 Quite a few people cross the footbridge and some stop to look. The falls are much quieter than on my previous visit

 but the water still flows down fiercely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Upstream is the hydroelectric power station

 

 and I walk along the far bank towards it

 

 spotting a large bird, which I'm told is a cormorant

 The power station had gone out of service by 1949 but has recently been restored and again produces powe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I walk a few yards up the walled path towards Grassington

 but then come back and see if I can photograph the falls from this bank

 It isn't easy but there are glimpses through the trees

 

 

 

 

 

 I wander up the hill above the church and get a good view of the sewage works

 After the others come out of church we drive into the village, about half a mile away

 A large village green is dominated by the Fountaine Hospital Almshouse built in 1813 and still in its original use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 An attractive bridge spans the stream

 

and a little way down are some stepping stones to a house gate marked 'PRIVATE'

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