Grim oop north

[Jog On]

A lot of the mills have been demolished and Fred hasn't been round to drop t'chimneys on account of him bein' dead, like!

"One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle."

I thought they were something to do with good honest labour and a fair days werk fur a fair deys pey!

[Sysman]

It's proper grim - people are nice though.

The folks were OK, it was the place. We were supposed to be on holiday (the rest of which was thoroughly enjoyable).

One bright moment - a retired couple on their boat who were the epitome of "Disgusted from Tunbridge Wells". Union Jack flying and God Save the Queen, patriotism and the rest from the bloke. We politely declined accompanying them down the next set of locks

What's with all the chimneys everywhere? I noticed them in the surrounding areas as well

Factory chimneys? You can see quite a few ostentatious factories from the M62, obviously built as a statement of how successful they were at the time. Coming from Yorkshire myself it was striking how small and cramped looking the mill workers' houses in Burnley centre were.

Yorkshire wasn't immune to this, and there's an example of a folly in the Halifax area where one mill owner built a tall wall so that his neighbour couldn't see in. The neighbour responded by building an eff-off tower purely to annoy him. Ahh, here it is:

Wainhouse's Tower, which was originally intended to be a chimney.

Wainhouse's Tower is naturally linked with its owner's feud with Sir Harry Edwards, a parvenu industrialist, Freemason and Justice of the Peace. From 1873 onwards one small incident quickly provoked another and within a few months the two men were at each other's throats. After Edwards misused his position as a JP things went from bad to worse and Wainhouse became afflicted, like so many Victorians, with the pamphleteering mania. From 1876 till he died a flood of pamphlets was penned by Wainhouse, not resulting in the anticipated responses from Edwards as the JP seems to have been a weak correspondent. It has been suggested that Wainhouse built the tower so he could always keep an eye of Edwards' activities.

Apparently Edwards abhorred chimneys, so Wainhouse's somewhat noticeable structure may well have been embellished to such an extent simply to goad - but he also abhorred white cattle or white linen hanging out to dry (strange man) and there is no record of Wainhouse taunting him in this manner.

[Jog On]

Wainhouse's Tower is naturally linked with its owner's feud with Sir Harry Edwards, a parvenu industrialist, Freemason and Justice of the Peace. From 1873 onwards one small incident quickly provoked another and within a few months the two men were at each other's throats. After Edwards misused his position as a JP things went from bad to worse and Wainhouse became afflicted, like so many Victorians, with the pamphleteering mania. From 1876 till he died a flood of pamphlets was penned by Wainhouse, not resulting in the anticipated responses from Edwards as the JP seems to have been a weak correspondent. It has been suggested that Wainhouse built the tower so he could always keep an eye of Edwards' activities.

Apparently Edwards abhorred chimneys, so Wainhouse's somewhat noticeable structure may well have been embellished to such an extent simply to goad - but he also abhorred white cattle or white linen hanging out to dry (strange man) and there is no record of Wainhouse taunting him in this manner.

They would have loved CUK - perhaps their reincarnations are goading each other in this very thread?

[BoredBloke]

Now Burnley is is grim.

Even in the sunshine.

How do I know? We spent a few days there for some narrow boat repairs.

I went to school in Burnley for a whole month! Bloody horrible place

[SupremeSpod]

I went to school in Burnley for a whole month! Bloody horrible place

My Great-Uncle played football for Burnley, and Manchester United.

[Spacecadet]

It's proper grim - people are nice though.

What's with all the chimneys everywhere? I noticed them in the surrounding areas as well

I think you'll find that the entire industrial revolution and the basis for our modern world started oop north. (unfortunately the cash and power stayed south)

The chimneys, of which probably <1% survive are the remnants.

[fullyautomatix]

You want grim, go to the Medway towns.

[sasguru]

I think you'll find that the entire industrial revolution and the basis for our modern world started oop north. (fortunately the cash and power stayed south)

The chimneys, of which probably <1% survive are the remnants.

FTFY