The wee bridge and more.

The bridge is part of an old right of way that leads to a nearby church (1804, a former one built there in 1500s!). I have a few relatives interred in the cemetery, which is still very much in use. We walked under the bridge and west to where we often join the path on a different walk. Retracing our footsteps, we diverted onto the right of way behind the cemetery; this took us to the site of a former brickworks. They made refractory bricks here from the 1930s. Last month, after years of delay, the go ahead was given for redevelopment. Hundreds of houses etc will be built. Extra photos from the right of way shows an old castle from 1400s, (it’ll be a feature I presume), as well as “Nettle” refractory brick waste, named after “Nettle” seam of fireclay (extremely high alumina content). There was mineshaft to the seam on the site for years.

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