That was brilliant Alastair. Amazing place and incredible you remember that chapel still having a roof on it 😳 Love your fathers quote ‘strong medicine’ 😂😂
@@PhilipOlsen11 Ha, Dad used that quote whenever he was above a big drop! I never mentioned it in the video but Dad's parents used to walk to the church from Oxenfell (where I started the walk) when there was a service. Taking the same route I walked! Although I was born and brought up in Bowness-on-Windermere, I have a special connection to the area featured in the video. I see you've changed your channel name, thanks so much for watching and commenting. All the best for 2025, cheers Alistair 👍
Hi Alistair. I hope you are well and have had a lovely Christmas. Its a very impressive area is Hodge Close quarry. I just wish I’d have been able to see it in action. Thanks again for taking us a long on your adventure, all the best for the New Year. Dave 😀⛰🥾
@@DAoutdoors Thanks Dave, as a boy it was just coming to the end of its working life, I can remember the riving sheds. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment it's much appreciated, cheers Alistair 👍
@@grahamtowler1761 Hi Graham, it's a view I've seen for over 60 years, I never tire of it. The slate from Hodge Close will have been used on many houses, just across the valley at Moss Rigg they're slate was exported all over the world... mainly used for cladding! Thanks for watching and commenting as always, ATB Alistair 👍
Thanks for all the information around Hodge Close and for the fact that our families were neighbours if sorts. Dial Langdale 212 for High Close Youth Hostel. My parents were the first wardens there from 1953 till 1961 and that is where I enjoyed the first eight years of my life. What a playground to have had! All the very best for you in 2025 🎉
@@medievalladybird394 Ha, it's a small world. Did Zeke Myers live across the road from the YHA when you lived there? Larch Grove the property my paternal grandparents bought at Oxenfell just after the war. It had been a Youth Hostel before they acquired it (with the adjacent bungalow, now called Mole End) As you say what a playground. Thanks so much for watching and commenting, always good to hear from you ATB Alistair 👍
@medievalladybird394 I was at the Lakes School with Mike, he was 1 year older than me. His younger brother Chris was a year younger, they were both very good motorcycle trials riders. My parents knew Zeke very well, when he was younger he was a very good motorcycle scramble rider, his main truck driver was "Tubby Dixon" ... best man for my Uncle Ray! As I said earlier it's a small world!
@WainwrightWalksWiaLocalLad Maybe it was Chris then. I remembered Mike's name, a little boy and a baby. Made one out of them. If you see Chris or Michael, say hello from me, Elvira daughter of Boy and Mary. I was a very little girl who knew what a "Trial" is and Zeke collected these big fairground pipe organs. They stood in his barn and I was absolute fascinated by them. We all went to Grasmere school and two of us to Kelsick Grammar School. But I seem to remember Conrad playing the sqeeze box for the Morris dancers in Langdale. I remember the Maypole dance, but was too small to be able to join in. Enough blathering, take care. Elvira
That was fabulous. I've not been further up than the Andy Goldsworthy sheepfold at Low Tilberthwaite. I obviously need to go further. By the way, this is Colin from Leighton Moss. Hope you've had a good Christmas.
@@ColinBarnes-h6s Hi Colin, good to hear from you. Trust your Christmas has been good as well. Hodge Close and it's environs is a great place for anyone interested in industrial heritage. Alistair Cameron wrote an excellent book "Slate from Coniston" which is full of information. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment it's very much appreciated, ATB Alistair 👍
The National trust are trying to restrict the numbers of sheep on the fells now, which make sheep farming non profitable. You can farm tourists/ holiday makes, who are tight with their money.
That was brilliant Alastair. Amazing place and incredible you remember that chapel still having a roof on it 😳
Love your fathers quote ‘strong medicine’ 😂😂
@@PhilipOlsen11 Ha, Dad used that quote whenever he was above a big drop! I never mentioned it in the video but Dad's parents used to walk to the church from Oxenfell (where I started the walk) when there was a service. Taking the same route I walked!
Although I was born and brought up in Bowness-on-Windermere, I have a special connection to the area featured in the video.
I see you've changed your channel name, thanks so much for watching and commenting. All the best for 2025, cheers Alistair 👍
Another great video, thanks.
@@62shello Glad you liked it, thanks for watching ATB Alistair 👍
Hi Alistair. I hope you are well and have had a lovely Christmas. Its a very impressive area is Hodge Close quarry. I just wish I’d have been able to see it in action.
Thanks again for taking us a long on your adventure, all the best for the New Year.
Dave 😀⛰🥾
@@DAoutdoors Thanks Dave, as a boy it was just coming to the end of its working life, I can remember the riving sheds.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment it's much appreciated, cheers Alistair 👍
Slate always looks fantastic on houses or paths, your right about view from road one of the many great sights
@@grahamtowler1761 Hi Graham, it's a view I've seen for over 60 years, I never tire of it.
The slate from Hodge Close will have been used on many houses, just across the valley at Moss Rigg they're slate was exported all over the world... mainly used for cladding!
Thanks for watching and commenting as always, ATB Alistair 👍
Glad to see you back Alistair, healthy now all being well.
@@CharlesWild-k8m Thanks for the kind thoughts, and thanks for watching and commenting ATB Alistair 👍
Thanks for all the information around Hodge Close and for the fact that our families were neighbours if sorts.
Dial Langdale 212 for High Close Youth Hostel. My parents were the first wardens there from 1953 till 1961 and that is where I enjoyed the first eight years of my life. What a playground to have had!
All the very best for you in 2025 🎉
@@medievalladybird394 Ha, it's a small world. Did Zeke Myers live across the road from the YHA when you lived there?
Larch Grove the property my paternal grandparents bought at Oxenfell just after the war. It had been a Youth Hostel before they acquired it (with the adjacent bungalow, now called Mole End)
As you say what a playground.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting, always good to hear from you ATB Alistair 👍
@WainwrightWalksWiaLocalLad he did and he was a friend of the family. I remember when his son Michael was born.
@medievalladybird394 I was at the Lakes School with Mike, he was 1 year older than me. His younger brother Chris was a year younger, they were both very good motorcycle trials riders.
My parents knew Zeke very well, when he was younger he was a very good motorcycle scramble rider, his main truck driver was "Tubby Dixon" ... best man for my Uncle Ray!
As I said earlier it's a small world!
@WainwrightWalksWiaLocalLad
Maybe it was Chris then. I remembered Mike's name, a little boy and a baby. Made one out of them. If you see Chris or Michael, say hello from me, Elvira daughter of Boy and Mary.
I was a very little girl who knew what a "Trial" is and Zeke collected these big fairground pipe organs. They stood in his barn and I was absolute fascinated by them.
We all went to Grasmere school and two of us to Kelsick Grammar School. But I seem to remember Conrad playing the sqeeze box for the Morris dancers in Langdale. I remember the Maypole dance, but was too small to be able to join in.
Enough blathering, take care.
Elvira
That was fabulous. I've not been further up than the Andy Goldsworthy sheepfold at Low Tilberthwaite. I obviously need to go further.
By the way, this is Colin from Leighton Moss. Hope you've had a good Christmas.
@@ColinBarnes-h6s Hi Colin, good to hear from you. Trust your Christmas has been good as well.
Hodge Close and it's environs is a great place for anyone interested in industrial heritage. Alistair Cameron wrote an excellent book "Slate from Coniston" which is full of information.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment it's very much appreciated, ATB Alistair 👍
The National trust are trying to restrict the numbers of sheep on the fells now, which make sheep farming non profitable. You can farm tourists/ holiday makes, who are tight with their money.