Anthony's pics from the Hurst Green Walk (No Danny this week!)

The War Memorial in the centre of the village

Looking across the Ribble valley to Whalley Nab

Hacking Hall
Location within the Borough of Ribble Valley
General information
Country	England
Coordinates	53.8276°N 2.4431°WCoordinates: 53.8276°N 2.4431°W
Opened	1607
Technical details
Material	Sandstone rubble with stone slate roof
Floor count	3
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Hacking Hall with wall enclosing garden to north west
Designated	27 August 1952
Reference no.	1072065

Hacking Hall is a Grade I listed, early-17th-century house situated at the confluence of the rivers Calder and Ribble in 

Lancashire, England.

It is thought that J. R. R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings) may have taken inspiration from the ferry here for the Bucklebury Ferry over the Brandywine river in his book, as it was still operational when Tolkien visited nearby Stonyhurst College.

(Wikipaedia)

Location within the Borough of Ribble Valley

England

53.8276°N 2.4431°WCoordinates: 53.8276°N 2.4431°W

1607

Sandstone rubble with stone slate roof

3

Hacking Hall with wall enclosing garden to north west

27 August 1952

1072065

Looking west along the River Ribble

The confluence of the River Hodder (left)
and River Ribble (centre)

Another view of the 'meeting of the waters'.

Cromwell's Bridge at Spring Wood (Winckley)

Hodder Lower Bridge at Winckley

A distant view of Stoneyhurst College
and St. Mary's Hall (The Prep School)