Trough of Bowland Lancashire and a little scary History
Now that I have become very independent with my new KIA motor I am able to travel into our beautiful countryside (its now Winter and travel is restricted to a few miles BUT come the Summer I will hopefully travel further) I am considering travelling around Australia again come the end of the year.Here in England I have frequently visited the fantastic area known as The Trough of Bowland that is steeped in history and just a 30 minute drive away.Roaming sheep,flowing streams ,brooks and breath taking landscape mesmerizes me BUT sadly I have witnessed fools who leave their rubbish behind without a thought ! I caught up with a retired traveler who informed me that he was a Quantum Scientist !! so I told him I like beer ! and we continued to have a great conversation One of the best-known features of the area is Pendle Hill which lies in Pendle Forest. There are more than 500 listed buildings and 18 scheduled monuments in the area. Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve accused lived in the area surrounding Pendle Hill in Lancs, and were charged with the murders of ten people All but two were tried at Lancaster Assizes on 18–19 August 1612, along with the Samlesbury Witches and others, in a series of trials that have become known as the Lancashire witch trials. One was tried at York Assizes on 27 July 1612, and another died in prison. Of the eleven who went to trial – nine women and two men – ten were found guilty and executed by hanging; one was found not guilty.Over 400 yrs of history when people actually believed in Witch craft..must have been scary times
Blackpools Wind Farm and some Facts
Blackpool Offshore Wind farm , supplies green energy to the UK, is set in the Irish Sea and part of it is being connected by a cable to shore at Cleveleys, which then goes underground to Thornton.Located approx 15km west of Barrow-in-Furness the first one was installed on 12 July 2010 and the growing farm can just be seen on the distant horizon. each one capable of generating 3.6MW of electricity and a staggering total of 367.2MW which would be enough to power 320,000 homes. The maximum height of the turbines is 150m from blade tip to sea level ,only 8m (24’) shorter than Blackpool Tower! The cable comes ashore buried under the beach in front of Thornton Gate, and then continues underground on a route to Hillhouse Industrial Estate where a new sub-station is situated to transfer the power into the National Grid.Today’s wind turbines are much more complicated machines than the traditional prairie windmill. A wind turbine has as many as 8,000 different components. It is establishes as one of the world’s biggest wind farms being clearly visible from the Fylde Coast and around 12 mile away.Costing approx £147,000 in 2007 the turbines will help power Blackpool’s world famous Illuminations and Sandcastle Water Park. I was fortunate enough to have my trusty camera on a very clear day to enable me to take some glorious photo’s ( except the one with a worker dangling on a blade !) I decided to do this particular blog because few locals know of the turbines existence or what they are capable of producing ! Most of the information was collected via searching the Internet although not a lot about the Blackpool’s Wind Farm
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Geoffs Life After Work ! 