Coal carrying race. People in yellow t-shirts running along a street, each carrying a large sack of coal on their shoulders. A crowd are watching them, standing on the pavement behind temporary metal barriers.

First time visiting the World Coal Carrying Championships in Gawthorpe West Yorks today. What an atmosphere, and what a feat of endurance. Absolutely loved it! Well done to everyone who competed, and to all of the amazing volunteers. You all did a fantastic job #Gawthorpe #CoalCarrying #Yorkshire

On this day in 1795 Sir Charles Barry, the renowned architect responsible for redesigning The Palace of Westminster and our very own Gawthorpe Hall, was born. #OnThisDay #Westminster #Gawthorpe #Padiham #Lancashire
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The ‘Ghost garden’ at Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham is visible again due to the drought, interestingly the flowers in the centre of the original garden were aligned to the compass! ☀️🧭
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Today’s #DailyPendlePic from Gawthorpe. Pendle is hidden somewhere behind the cloud, the chimney is for the hall’s old steam boiler, no idea what has been done to the field!
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