20th June 2023 - Lumb Bank House

I was reading a blog by Paul Knight of the countryside round here, especially Hebden Bridge.   The wooded slopes of the valleys, the old ruined building of the farms that have been deserted - so romantic if  you like decaying buildings and the promise of the history they hold.

  

But what caught my attention was Lumb Bank House here, of which he took several photos from afar.  Originally an 18th century millhouse, it was now a writer's centre, with Ted Hughes name  pinned to it.  He had been asked by two Resurgence writers John Moat and John Fairfax,  Hughes bought the mill and lived in it for several years with his  wife Carol Hughes.  He then suggested leasing the mill for a Northern centre for young writers and eventually the Arvon group were able to buy the house.

It requires quite a bit of walking if you do not own a car, or even if you do, because you have to park the car at the beginning of a long lane.  It must be tranquil in its settings high above the valley and should you be inspired to take a creative writing course, than this is the place for you.  I will put the video of its interior down below.

Do not kill insects.  Well I stayed my hand over about 20 caterpillars of the cabbage white caterpillar they calmly devoured the nasturtium plant in a pot, I haven't checked where they have gone but I did notice a large spider dangling over them; I do not interfere with the natural order of things.  All other nasturtiums are doing fine in their separate pots, courgettes are beginning to appear also.  We have had several downfalls of rain and everyone in town are listing the drains that are blocked for the council to view.  And boy there are a lot of drains not functioning well.