The Remains of Ribbleton Hall I have only been aware of these remains for a few years now. I came across Grange Park on a walk to Brockholes Nature Reserve on evening several winters ago. I would normally walk home the way I had come, back to Walton le Dale, via Fishwick. However, on this occasion, I decided to do a loop of sorts. I think I was heading into town to collect something. I passed through the park at Grange, and could see the remnants of stonework and brickwork. On this visit, it was almost dark, so I couldn't properly make out what was there. I subsequently went back in the daylight last year to have a proper look around. The Remains of Ribbleton Hall in Grange Park, Preston The Remains of Ribbleton Hall are at the site of a Medieval Manor House first documented in 1201. The later Ribbleton Hall was built in 1865 for Thomas Birchall, a local solicitor and Mayor of Preston. After the death of Thomas Birchall the house was used ...
The Mystery of Preston's Last Tram Stop I can't remember how I first came to be looking at this roadside shelter structure. I have passed it on numerous occasions, which amounts to several hundred times, at least. However, I can't say that I have given it a second look, until recently. I'm not sure how it first came to my attention. I think that there was a picture of it on one of the local photographer's Flickr site. The Mystery of Preston's Last Tram Stop When I searched for information about it, the structure was purported to be an 'original historic cast-iron tram shelter'. To me that was odd thought, as it was positioned somewhere that was not on a historical tram route. The Historic England Blog includes it in an article entitled, "The Stories Behind England’s Street Furniture". Whilst, The Beauty of Transport website also features it in their "Iron Ladies (cast iron tram/bus shelters of the British Isles)" article. The ...