This new home right alongside the Old River Ancholme seems to be coming along nicely.
It has replaced the old, derelict, white-painted farmhouse.
The house is well off the beaten track - and to get to it you have to go right down Mill Lane and then turn off across the fields.
However, it can be viewed, as our picture demonstrates, by journeying a good way down Cadney Road.
Decades ago, we understand, there was a rowing boat system used to get to and from the farmhouse.
Isn't this on the site of an old, derelict farm-house? I remember the site being on sale in about 2003/4.
ReplyDeleteLooked very susceptible to flooding.
The rowing boat theory would make sense - being near the fork of the Old and New Ancholme - a quick paddle would cut out a long dog-leg to Brigg. Are the owl nesting boxes, on poles along Cadney Rd still there, Nige?
Talking about paddling, boat trips round the Island seem to be hit and miss. Little brown tourist info signs indicate there are boat trips in Brigg. In not too far yesteryears, we had Postie Adrian taking folks and then last year, I read someone was offering trips (I think using one of Adrian's old boats), but I never saw much activity.
One of the problems that Adrain had was find a suitable mooring..he used the White Hart jetty, but that was condemned; he used the EA jetty near the road bridge, but miscreants use to throw stones; he used a mooring near the leisure centre, but that was too isolated and he used various anglers' pegs near Lidls, but that upset the fishermen.
Perhaps the Rowing Club should offer seasonal power-boat trips as a lucrative side-line...nice little number for a semi-retired..
The means of propulsion for the boat to the farmhouse was in fact a chain that ran accross the river . I think the boat was attached to the chain and the would be passengers had to haul themselves across pulling on what would be a very wet and muddy chain.
ReplyDeleteThe owl boxes are still on the riverbank and are occupied every year.
I think Tescos should run a boat trip around the Brigg 'island' and issue each passenger with a grappling hook attached to a length of rope . A prize at the end of the year could be awarded to the passenger that recovers most trolleys from the depths of the Ancholme . Maybe Tesco trolleys could count as 3 points , Lidls 2 points with a consolation 1 point for any bicycles accidently hooked!
Hi GMSmith,
ReplyDeleteAbout 6 years ago, as a public spirited guy, I used Adrian's 'Round the Island' boat and with the help of Tesco staff recovered about a dozen trolleys from the river. In addition, we recovered two bikes near the bridge; put them learning against the bookies wall and informed the council.....before they had time to collect the bikes, the bikes had again been thrown back in the river.
About a week later, a car ended up in the river...pushed in from Lidl's car-park.
Legally, however, stores, such as Tesco, have to make reasonable attempts to recover AWOL trolleys...particularly those that go swimming in rivers and ponds.
Perhaps, stores should be reminded of their responsibilities.
ps all the trolleys recovered from the river were Tesco's....Lidl's charge £1 for use and is reimbursed when re-secured to chain.
Any scally-wag, normally predisposed to trolley ducking, would be more inclined to return Lild's to gain a quid.
pps About 18 months ago a caravan ended up in the river.
ppps. About 20 years ago I ended up in the river when I fell out of a canoe!