I’d hoped to have had another (different) blog written and published, but today’s run away with me. I was out and about yesterday, looking at some of the Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade (TRU) work around Mirfield and Ravensthorpe. There was a lot to see which means it’ll be a longer than usual blog with plenty of pictures. By the time I’d finished editing all the shots I’d taken, then carried out my usual duties here at Bigland Towers the day had almost gone! However, all’s not lost. I’m having another day working from home tomorrow which will give me time to get it written and published whilst still having time to sort out other work.

In the meantime, I’ll leave you with one image taken yesterday – which has nothing to do with railways! One of the towns I visited was Dewsbury. It’s a bit of a sad place nowadays. Like so many Northern towns the closure of traditional industries like the woollen trade and coal mining have had an enormous impact on their prosperity and prospects. It’s sad, as there’s still some lovely old buildings but many are vacant or half-used. On my way out of town I passed a derelict pub. A faded Tetley’s huntsman sign outside caught my eye. Initially it was difficult to pick out the pubs name due to the missing letters. Then the penny dropped. It was named after assassinated American president John F Kennedy – an unusual choice for a pub.

Today I did some searching and found this interesting 2019 newspaper article about the pub, its unusual name and the story of its landlord, Ted Rushworth. I’ve no idea when the pub closed its doors for the final time…

Somehow, I doubt we’ll ever see a pub named after Donald Trump (assassinated or not)…

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