The end of our walk last Saturday was in Thornton Dale, and we spent a little time sat beside what was originally a pond created to hold water to power a water mill. Today it is a pleasant place to relax, with quite a few benches beside the wheelchair friendly path that goes all the way round the pond.
I don't know what kind of mill this pond was used to power. There were once quite a few water mills along Thornton Beck, so it must at one time have been quite an industrial village.
Another feature of interest around the pond is a series of wooden sculptures of animals.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
It is remarkable how former industrial areas can become places of beauty, either by nature taking over, or by human intervention to transform a setting. Here human intervention and nature have combined to create a place of beauty.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
It is remarkable how former industrial areas can become places of beauty, either by nature taking over, or by human intervention to transform a setting. Here human intervention and nature have combined to create a place of beauty.
Ian
Thank you Jo. It was a lovely place to be out of the sun and heat!
Ian