Old Todmorden

A few months back we walked an unknown stretch of the Rochdale Canal from Walden to the centre of the old Yorkshire village of Todmorden. Just as we got to the edge of the village I spotted this very interesting wall that may once have been a dwelling perhaps. Of course for us fans of fences and suchlike it offers a real treat. The canal itself runs just between me and the low wall here.

Enjoy full size and have a great week.

Cesare Musazzi, Trudy Tuinstra, David Slater (Spoddendale), Jörg and 41 other people have particularly liked this photo

65 comments - The latest ones

Malik Raoulda ^club

HFF. et bon weekend.

3 years ago.

Proxar

HFF :-)

3 years ago.

Marije Aguillo ^club

HFF and have a fine and healthy weekend.

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Marije Aguillo ^club

Thank you Marije.

HFF to you too. Herb

3 years ago.

LotharW ^club

Ein schönes und altes Gemäuer, Herb. HFF und bleib gesund!

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to LotharW ^club

Vielen dank Lothar. Ja interesant war das.

HFF und bleibt gesund auch. Herbert

3 years ago.

Stefan

HFF and stay safe!

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Stefan

Thanks and HFF to you too Stefan. Herb

3 years ago.

Berny ^club

Great old building!
HFF and a happy safe weekend, Herb!

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Berny ^club

Glad you liked it Berny.

HFF, have a happy healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

Ernst Doro ^club

HFF und ein fröhliches WE!

3 years ago.

TOZ ^club

Love this Herb and excellent composition nicely balanced and plenty of fence's like the spiral stairs.
HFF have a super weekend.
Stay safe TOZ

3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to TOZ ^club

Always good to have you onboard Toz. I liked that spiral too.

HFF, have a happy healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

Nick Weall ^club

Well spotted Herb ~ HFF & Hanwe

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Nick Weall ^club

Thanks a lot Nick.

HFF, have a happy healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

Xata ^club

A treat indeed, Herb, HFF

3 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

Great find, Herb !! HFF and a nice week-end ahead ! Stay well !!!

3 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club

Looks a little creepy, especially since the name goes with it: in German "Tod" means death and "Morden" > murders;-))) HFF Herb.

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Christa1004 ^club

Ah yes, I did mention that too, to my wife when we got to the village centre. I knew the noun Tod but had forgotten Morden - my German grows worse as years grow on. Anyway pleased you liked this and enjoyed the name.

HFF, have a happy healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club has replied to Herb Riddle ^club

Also, einen schönen Sonntag, Herb :-)

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Christa1004 ^club

Vielen dank dafur Christa

Bleibt gesund, Herbert

3 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

A great shot, Herb, that spiral staircase really appeals. Interestingly, there is a cattle station in central Australia named Todmorden - I presume named by a former resident here. HFF and best wishes for the weekend.

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Hi George, glad you enjoyed this cameo shot. I think there are places all over the world with names from our old towns and villages.

HFF, have a happy healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

David G Johnson ^club

Interesting structures there Herb'... maybe - and know nothing - it could have been a goods loading area for the passing barges.. // Have a mighty fine weekend ''HFF'' and keep well from David J'..

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to David G Johnson ^club

David, I think you have it right there as there were other clues that pointed to loading bays and warehousing here. All these canals were basically created to provide these places with raw materials and then enabling the finished products to market. I know I am teaching my granny to suck eggs here!

HFF, have a happy and very healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

Gabi Lombardo ^club

a dark mood - good for a crime story ;-))) HFF and a great WE to you!!

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Gabi Lombardo ^club

Ah yes and I bet this place could tell a some good stories too. Thank you.

HFF, have a happy and very healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

You managed to combine the various shapes and textures into an excellent photo! HFF, Herb, have a good and safe weekend!

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Good that you liked my rendition of it all here.

HFF, have a happy and very healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

Petar Bojić ^club

HFF! Have a good weekend and stay healthy!

3 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Like this stone architecture very much. HFF and a good weekend ahead, Herb !

3 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club

Herb some of the things unseen mean so much as you say just to get the fences to talk , the history. HFF from the west and hope you have a great weekend.

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Steve Paxton ^club

Ah yes, to hear the stories of this little corner would take many a day and some no doubt would make our toes curl up :)

HFF, have a happy and very healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

Annalia S.

A fascinating corner indeed, Herb, and beautifully composed, as always.

HFF

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Annalia S.

Great that you enjoyed it Annalia. You are so kind!

HFF, have a happy and very healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Beautiful old wall; well captured Herb.
HFF and stay strong.

3 years ago.

Percy Schramm ^club

What a fantastic mixture between stone and metal. Really a great shot, Herb ! HFF, wish you a fine weekend !

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Percy Schramm ^club

Many thanks for this Percy.

HFF, have a happy and very healthy week. Herb

3 years ago.

HappySnapper

Good piece of photography Herb, quiet a lot of detail to look at. HFF and a good weekend for you.

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to HappySnapper

Thanks Maurice.

Belated HFF to you, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Herb

3 years ago.

Erika+Manfred ^club

HFF, have a fine weekend and stay well

3 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

What a great location Herb.............and a very nicely detailed image. I really like the wrought iron fence and spiral staircase. It was probably a very busy place once but now frozen in time.

It looks as if a very large bird is building a nest under the archway :-))

HFF to you. Have a good weekend :-)

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thanks Keith, yes if only it could speak. Maybe a giant swan here?

Belated HFF to you, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Herb

3 years ago.

Rainer Blankermann ^club

HFF and a nice weekend, Herb.
Beautiful architecture with many fences!

3 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

wonderful this

HFF evening and happy weekend:)

3 years ago.

Mario Vargas ^club

magnificent capture, amazing this oldie place, HFF

3 years ago.

cammino ^club

Interesting find. HFF!

3 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

HFF Herb!

3 years ago.

J.Garcia ^club

Fantastic gloomy image, Herb!!
I like very much!!
It immediately reminded me a place of Jack the Ripper..
Many thanks and a HFF, too!

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to J.Garcia ^club

Aye, it could well be a front cover for one of those type of thrillers. Glad you liked it.

Belated HFF to you, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Herb

3 years ago.

Weard Bültena

Moin,
verlassen und unbewohnbar.
Klasse fotografiert.
Weard

3 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

I love to find thigs like this, and investigating them Herb. Well spotted and taken.
HFF and wish you a good and safe weekend. Rosa.

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

In that then we have another thing in common Rosa. Glad you enjoyed it.

Belated HFF to you, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Herb

3 years ago.

Little Nightwitch ^club

Oh, Herb, it´s really a very special wall. Sometimes I wish, I could know the past of places like this. Who lived there and had they a good and peaceful life?

I wish you HFF and a good and peaceful weekend!

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Little Nightwitch ^club

Thank you Aleks. A place with history for sure. Life was hard back then and so happiness was hard to come by I think.

Belated HFF to you, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Herb

3 years ago.

gezginruh ^club

A perfect combination really !

HFF and have a good weekend,Herb ! Stay safe!

Best wishes
Füsun

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to gezginruh ^club

Glad you think so Füsun.

Belated HFF to you, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Herb

3 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

Zeer interessante HFF Herb Mooi Weekeinde!

3 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Herb
A very nice and interesting picture, which I like very much!
I am thinking this may have been some kind of warehouse or storage for goods from the canal., hence the bigger windows..
Seems a bit small, even for a canal boatman..

Best Wishes, HFF, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Peter_Private_Box ^club

Thanks Peter. Yes David Johnson above had the same idea. I go for that too.

Belated HFF to you, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Herb

3 years ago.

Dimas Sequeira ^club

A real treat of fences and railings! Belated HFF, Herb!

3 years ago.

trester88 ^club

Interessante Lost-Place-Atmosphäre!
Einen verspäteten HFF, Herb, und ein schönes Wochenende!

3 years ago.

Diana Australis ^club

Belated HFF Herb. It is a very interesting photo indeed!
May you have a sunny and pleasant weekend

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Diana Australis ^club

Not much sun around here at the moment my friend! 6C and overcast rain!

Belated HFF to you, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Herb

3 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

have a healty and happy week

3 years ago.

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