TODMORDEN - Duke St and Dog House Lane

 There were two teams out from Todmorden today.

Team 1: Ian V and Andrew, assisted by Mick, replaced a stile on Tod 106 off Dog House Lane. This popular path goes through a number of fields currently containing sheep and comes out above Dobroyd Castle near to Stones. Dogs on leads please. We will be back to improve the next stile on Tod 106 in the coming months.

Team 2: Catherine and Kasher continued the cutting back and clearing of Tod 009 off Duke Street which was started on Wednesday. This is another of the routes in the area which is easier to walk up than to walk down! The stone steps are extremely slippery in wet conditions. Its interesting to see the route lined with Victorian (?) lamp posts. Check out the stone steps to see how many of these have been turned. We will return to improve the way marking at the top of this route as it enters Eastwood Lane.

Today's work has been funded by Todmorden Town Council. Many thanks

Details:

Team 1: 

1. Map. The blue pin marks the work location

2. Stile to completely overhaul:
Andrew looking exceptionally clean at the start
of the session! The stile uprights are both rotten.
The legs of the stile are far too high and have
seen better days. The treadboard needs replacing.

3. Digging out:
The large uprights took an age to remove.

4. Work in progress:
New side-uprights in place and holes prepared for the legs.
 Andrew, now, slightly less clean!

5. The completed two-step stile.
There is room for a dog gate . . . subject to the agreement
of the landowner.

6. Future job: The stile on the RHS will be sorted next.

Team 2:

1. Map: Tod 009 - a very useful short cut with an interesting history.

2. Finger post installation:
Catherine in hole-creation mode.

3 Resurrection work:
The old finger post (slightly shorter) now in position.

4. The stone steps, before:
Cutting back and clearing begins.

5. Half-way up the hillside.

6. Illumination!
This was a well-lit route . . . in its day!

7. The stone steps, after:
Steps now cleared. Some of the worn steps have
(historically) been 'turned' to give a better top surface.