Category Archives: Hebden Bridge

Nov 30 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

First snow of the winter

Thursday 30th November 2023, 12.10am (day 4,480)

Snow dusting, red light, 30/11/23

OK, it’s not much, but the first snow of the season fell on Hebden Bridge while I was out in Blackburn last night. It didn’t last, but here it is. A curiosity: one of the few pictures used to represent a day despite being taken before going to bed the night before; in fact in pure calendar terms this is the earliest ever shot in all the 4,480 days so far. Times on here are rounded to the nearest five minutes, but this does take the award from the previous holder, 27th September 2014, by one minute and twelve seconds: the exact timestamp on this shot is 00:08:03.

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Nov 25 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Birchcliffe Road

Friday 24th November 2023, 12.45pm (day 4,474)

Birchcliffe Road, 24/11/23

A bright day, but cold. This was a shot where, contrary to almost all other occasions, I actually wanted a car to come past. The wire annoys, but only a little.

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Nov 23 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Bus stop

Wednesday 22nd November 2023, 4.50pm (day 4,472)

Bus stop, 22/11/23

It is, of course, wholly dark by 4.50pm at this time of year. Scant weeks ago this guy would have been waiting for his bus home in balmy sunshine. But so it is for all of us.

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Nov 04 2023
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Daily Post, Flora/Fauna, Hebden Bridge

Tree and Chapel, evening

Thursday 2nd November 2023, 5.40pm (day 4,452)

Tree and Baptist Chapel, 2/11/23

This week has been one of those periods where keeping this blog going is as much an exercise in persistence as it is one of creativity. Despite all the countries that have been seen in the last 12.25 years (see the stats) it’s been seven months since I have left the UK (the last shot taken away from Blighty being this one of the Pyrenees on 5th April). But this will change in 2024, with fairly definite plans for trips to Canada, the US (including New York City) and at least one return to St Helena, via Namibia. So hang in there…. Meanwhile, here’s a shot of a local tree.

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Oct 26 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Landscape

Still working on the roof

Wednesday 25th October 2023, 9.15am (day 4,444)

Roofers and mist, 25/10/23

The roofers have been working on Nutclough Mill for weeks now. Months, even. But there are worse mornings to be up there.

Today is, as you may notice, day 4,444 — twelve years and two months, more or less. I did think about finding something 4-related to mark it, but this photo was always going to be today’s shot once it was taken. Nevertheless the number is worth noting, particularly as Stafford, last Thursday, was place number 444. Which if nothing else shows I am maintaining a steady diet of one new place every ten days.

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Sep 24 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

September shower

Friday 22nd September 2023, 4.30pm (day 4,411)

September shower, 22/9/23

The week has been a busy one but ends uneventfully. The weather was unconducive to a spell sat outside the pub, so the drinking was done indoors today. I believe this shot was captured through the window; a sensible approach under the circumstances.

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Sep 21 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Transport

The 7:12 arrives, on time (nearly)

Thursday 21st September 2023, 7.15am (day 4,410)

7:12 train, 21/9/23

Regular early morning shots seem to have mostly disappeared from the blog; this is the earliest, and the first before 8am, since 20th January, and that was taken when coming into Addis Ababa airport so not exactly normal circumstances. Other than that this is the earliest since 7th October 2022. In all that time Northern Rail might have run a whole morning’s service which didn’t contain at least one train that turned up just that few minutes late…. but I doubt it.

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Sep 15 2023
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The old (Hebden) bridge

Thursday 14th September 2023, 10.35am (day 4,403)

Old Hebden bridge, 14/9/23

Six bridges — three of which are for pedestrians only — cross the Hebden Water in town, but Hebden Bridge is named for this one specifically, purportedly built in 1510. This is something of a stock local shot but it gives as good an impression of the general shape of the town as is available.

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Sep 01 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Portrait, Stranger, Transport

Boatman

Thursday 31st August 2023, 11.25am (day 4,389)

Boatman, 31/8/23

I don’t know whether the 19th century did outdoor seating and umbrellas in quite the same way as the Stubbings Wharf pub does in 2023, but otherwise this picture could well have been taken 150 years ago: man (with beard) waiting for nearby lock to fill, and trying to stop the boat floating away while he does so. It’s a slow way of life on the water, which I guess is why plenty of people like to live it.

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Aug 28 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Behind the pub, late

Sunday 27th August 2023, 10.05pm (day 4,385)

Behind Railway, late, 27/8/23

Gosh, this year of my life starts with two consecutive nights out. But then again it is a holiday weekend. We are the last ones out behind the Railway, in fact. This picture appeals purely because of the lights.

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