Catriona, Roger, Richard P, Graham & Barry enjoyed a fine walling session above Lofthouse with the added treat of a lunchtime ice cream delivered by David the farmer.
Catriona and Roger resumed the work on gap 1, while Graham, Richard & Barry dug out gap 2. The gaps had been there for decades so there was a lot of excavation work to recover the fallen stone.
The work was cut short after lunch by the shoot foreman requesting that we move away from the afternoon's drive of grouse on the adjacent moor, just in case stray pellets should come in our direction. The 2.15pm departure saw good progress on gap 1, and foundations set in gap 2, with some pleasure at the early finish as a relief from the heat, and well before the shooting commenced.
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| The long walk to the site |
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| Graham & Richard make a start on gap 2 |
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| Roger & Catriona resume work on gap1 |
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| Gap 2 with new foundations in place |
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| Gap 1 at close of play |
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| View of Gouthwaite on alternative route back to the cars to avoid the shooters |
Barry
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