Stephenson House
A team of Fred, Ray and Frank H continued with work on the public footpath leading down from Stephenson House by installing a short section of revetment and constructing a stile.
The revetment:
The Stile.
The stile to be refurbished had steps and cross-rails that were sound but rotten side-uprights, missing side rails and badly strung fencing.
As well as the basic stile construction shown, we installed heavier duty fence posts on either side, added rails to one side, built-in a 'dog-gap', affixed waymark disks (including a 'no cycling' reminder for wayward mountain bikers!) and re-tensioned the stock fencing (shows best on picture above right).
There is a little more work to do here:- an additional side rail would be useful along with a minor amount of landscaping ... then it's construction of a suitable stream crossing on this delightful path which features in one of the 'Children's Walks from the Village'.
Today's work, to make this route safer and more accessible, was funded by Huddersfield University (Ted Hughes Walks), Mytholmroyd Walkers' Action and individual donations.
DRAINAGE Repair Work from Flood Damage -Gang 2
Dick, Richard, Nick and Paul worked on repairing drainage channels on two sites: Calderdale Way up from Shawcroft Hill Cottages and a Link Path from Old Laithe to Old Town Reservoir.
Alongside this we checked out the famous Dodd Naze steps and discovered that they had survived the flood waters intact!
Further work to be done on this path in the future ... once it's dried out!
Both the Wadsworth jobs funded by a donation from the proceeds of the Wadsworth Camera Group calendar.
A team of Fred, Ray and Frank H continued with work on the public footpath leading down from Stephenson House by installing a short section of revetment and constructing a stile.
The revetment:
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| Not a 'Guess Whose Wellie?' competition but a picture of the gap needing revetment. |
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| Cutting the revetment so it will be a snug fit to both the boardwalk and the existing revetment. |
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| Anchoring 'stobs' being hammered in place. |
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| Revetment being aligned. |
The Stile.
The stile to be refurbished had steps and cross-rails that were sound but rotten side-uprights, missing side rails and badly strung fencing.
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| Frank H ... either getting down to it or getting up from it! |
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| Early stage of work:- holes for stile uprights being prepared. |
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| View of nearly completed stile from down-slope side. |
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| View of nearly completed stile from up-slope side. |
As well as the basic stile construction shown, we installed heavier duty fence posts on either side, added rails to one side, built-in a 'dog-gap', affixed waymark disks (including a 'no cycling' reminder for wayward mountain bikers!) and re-tensioned the stock fencing (shows best on picture above right).
There is a little more work to do here:- an additional side rail would be useful along with a minor amount of landscaping ... then it's construction of a suitable stream crossing on this delightful path which features in one of the 'Children's Walks from the Village'.
Today's work, to make this route safer and more accessible, was funded by Huddersfield University (Ted Hughes Walks), Mytholmroyd Walkers' Action and individual donations.
DRAINAGE Repair Work from Flood Damage -Gang 2
Dick, Richard, Nick and Paul worked on repairing drainage channels on two sites: Calderdale Way up from Shawcroft Hill Cottages and a Link Path from Old Laithe to Old Town Reservoir.
Alongside this we checked out the famous Dodd Naze steps and discovered that they had survived the flood waters intact!
This drainage channel was blocked by a quantity of stone debris causing the banks to flood and return the area to a boggy, waterlogged plain. The channel was dug out and strengthened.
The 4 photos below show the work completed on the link path from Old
Laithe to Old Town Reservoir. This path becomes a river, from run off
from the fields and common land above, when torrential rain / flood
waters impact. Again, stone debris from the recent flood waters had
severely blocked the channels causing a damming effect on the footpath.
Work involved clearing the drainage channels and freeing up the excess
water on the path.
Further work to be done on this path in the future ... once it's dried out!
Both the Wadsworth jobs funded by a donation from the proceeds of the Wadsworth Camera Group calendar.
