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The saltpans at Crosscanonby

Posted on March 19, 2021 by solwayshorewalker

The tides and currents have sorted the sizes and colours of the shingle, and here on the upper shore near Crosscanonby I am walking over shapes that are large – and predominantly red: lumps and discs of the New Red … Continue reading →

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Snippets 5: Angels, salt and shroud-pins

Posted on October 2, 2015 by solwayshorewalker

Pat Bull unlocked a peeling black door and showed me into a small brick-walled room. On the plain wooden table which almost filled the space were small polythene bags and boxes, labelled in black feltpen with numbers and letters. At … Continue reading →

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