tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post5322266654925020540..comments2024-03-28T13:06:29.793+00:00Comments on conradwalks: Lanes from Highwayman (South. of Kirkby Lonsdale)Sir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-21756357835300314082020-07-20T23:24:34.925+01:002020-07-20T23:24:34.925+01:00Hi Martha - A clapper bridge is just one slab of s...Hi Martha - A clapper bridge is just one slab of stone across a small stream perhaps supported by large stones at each end - they may go back to medieval times.<br /><br />We also call them harebell, probably more so than campanula which I think is the posh Latin name.<br /><br />You be careful using the office computer, but it's good to hear from you. I hope you are weathering the Big C. From what I read it is a serious and escalating problem over there - a contrast from the prediction that it would all blow away a month or two back. 'Nuff said.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-24229006348387967592020-07-20T15:45:17.268+01:002020-07-20T15:45:17.268+01:00Just two quick note for now: What is a clapper bri...Just two quick note for now: What is a clapper bridge? I have campanula growing in wild abandon around the edges of my property. I know them as harebells.<br /><br />Will return as soon as my new computer is up and running later today (on the office PC at the moment, which is why this is short.)<br /><br />Lovely images!The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.com