Walking through the Burrs and Ramsbottom to Park Chapel, Stubbins

Back to another one of my 'long walks' while staying in my hometown of Bury, Lancashire over Christmas:  through the Burrs, Summerseat and Ramsbottom to have a look at Park Chapel in Stubbins on Boxing Day. 

During this walk, I was lucky enough to catch the whisp-like smoke of a steam train (above), and to get a good shot of one of my favourite riverside spots nearing Summerseat (below):

Love the shot of the tree roots above, as they almost look alive. However, when I got to 'Rammy', all the shops were shut, it being Boxing Day after all:

So after having a quick cup of tea at my friend Simon's place, I made my way up to Park Chapel at the top of the Brow in Stubbins.  Here, I discovered that the beautiful chapel had been renovated and cleaned up, as it was being/had been turned into new luxury flats (better than being turned into a mosque, I guess):

The block of stone below shows that many years ago, the chapel had had an accompanying Sunday School:

Here, I managed to get a shot of the chapel from the back of the building, as I was walking through the accompanying small graveyard:

It was sundown so it was the perfect time for getting shots of gravestones, such as the Celtic cross and gently elevated tomb below:

Think that Celtic crosses are incredibly beautiful, and can't resist taking pictures of them: