please empty your brain below
That spot is where i too go to refresh my eyes and mind at regular intervals
as it feels important to see into the distance. I also experience the feeling there that as an escarpment with it's defensive slope, river and marsh it has been an been an important outpost on the edge of a settlement for millenia.

the other eric | 23.03.21 - 10:30 a.m. | #

Pure poetry, DG...

cau1khead | 23.03.21 - 10:48 a.m. | #

I have Harrow Hill on my doorstep, but I sadly underuse it. That needs to change as it's always lovely being up there.

Cornish Cockney | 23.03.21 - 12:19 p.m. | #

Being near estuary does not mean the terrain is flat. Hong Kong is also next to an estuary but a few of its summits dwarf even the Pennines.

Patrickov | 23.03.21 - 12:38 p.m. | #

I used to cycle up and down Spring Hill on my route between home and work. Going down was a blast but up was a lung buster. Certainly felt a lot more than 20m from canal to Clapton Common

Scientist | 23.03.21 - 2:10 p.m. | #

One reason why this woman reads your blog is the way you paint a picture with words.

As a lad, my dad lived close by on another of those steep hills - Harrington Hill. With his twin brother they sold bottles of lemonade to people on boats, collected the empties & got the deposits back on them.

I used to ride past Springfield Park, across the bridge & along Coppermill Lane to see the cormorants on their two islands on reservoir no. 5. I only rode back up Spring Hill once - too steep for me! - & found easier hills out of the valley.

Toni | 23.03.21 - 4:54 p.m. | #

"I missed hills"

You know...errr...Rochdale has lots of hills... :-)

mark addy | 24.03.21 - 7:56 a.m. | #

I lived in Holland for a year and a bit.
When I came back to England I realized just how flat it was there and I too realized how much I missed hills.

Jon Allen | 27.03.21 - 4:06 a.m. | #

I used to cycle on that route for many years on my way from Green Lanes to an evening class in Clapton, it was a better route than the Upper Clapton Rd. I always stopped at that point, summer and winter to admire the view and take 5 mins. I live in Devon now, lot's of hills, but this shot brought back my time living in Harringey and Hackney. Nice one!

Chris | 01.04.21 - 10:20 a.m. | #











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