Ian V and Gareth spent the morning on Rise Lane, one of Todmorden's oldest thoroughfares, repairing some degraded steps and reinstalling a fallen waymark post.
The modern roadway of Rise Lane goes off Rochdale Road up to the railway station. Its historical route, however, leads much further, rising beyond the railway line up towards Sourhall. The trackway going left off Doghouse Lane through the woods is part of this old route.
Some of that trackway has now fallen away down the steep hillside and a diversion has been created going further up the hillside. It was the steps on this diversion route which were under repair on this occasion. A sultry morning brought out a million flies to buzz inquisitively about our heads as we replaced six rotten or broken step risers and their stobs.
Back at the junction with Doghouse Lane, we also reinstalled the waymark post which had fallen down recently, possibly due to a car reversing into it.
Today's work was funded by Todmorden Town Council. Our thanks, on behalf of all users of the route, to them.
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| A sample broken step |
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| The restored flight - spot the new steps |
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| Ian engaged on some preparatory work |
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| Gareth - aerial views of many CROWS are quite similar |
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| The waymark post (and the council's excellent resurfacing of Doghose Lane) |
