Legless Hermione

The Great Wall of Stainley. 

The garden has matured nicely although the rockery proved too much of a maintenance burden so it’s now just another area of rock and gravel.  The big news is that Hermione is no longer guardian of the wall!  It may have something to do with one of her legs rotting off, but she now resides in the bushes at the end of the right hand wall, looking faintly miffed (see below)

The rest of the wall is much as we left it back in the day.  Occasionally, a cope or two gets dislodged by youthful hi-jinks but otherwise it is as solid as …. 50 tons of Ainley Top rock. (more photos below).  Check out that cheek-end and recall the joy of cutting 200-odd coping stones!  Ah! them were the days!

Chris G.

A good Example?

I haven't been able to get to any other of our walls recently, but I thought this section of wall that someone has been rebuilding over the past few years might give us inspiration.

It's near Dallowgill and Kirby Malzeard Moor on  a cycle route I do occasionally. Does anyone fancy placing a few of those small pebbles in the middle of our walls? We should be able to get them in place with a bit of rope and an iron bar or two.

Richard H.