Since moving I have been meaning to explore some more of the local countryside, today I got that chance. Myself and three survivors from my house-warming dinner made the short drive to Ramsbottom, our aim was to reach 'that tower' which we have seen so many times whilst driving past on the M66 on our way to Yorkshire.
The weather was typical for Ramsbottom - wet and windy - so photography wasn't really the main focus for the day. Half an hour after leaving the warmth of the car, we reached the tower. I didn't know this before we set off, but some well learned locals informed us that the tower was built as a memorial to Sir Robert Peel, who was born in Ramsbottom.
Sir Robert Peel was Prime Minister twice in the mid 1800s but he is more famous for inventing the police. He is the Robert (BoB) who gave Bobbies their name.
I think the Azkabanesque memorial tower is very fitting to a man who preferred to lock criminals up rather than hang them, it looks like a prison, the mother of all prisons perhaps.
The weather was typical for Ramsbottom - wet and windy - so photography wasn't really the main focus for the day. Half an hour after leaving the warmth of the car, we reached the tower. I didn't know this before we set off, but some well learned locals informed us that the tower was built as a memorial to Sir Robert Peel, who was born in Ramsbottom.
Sir Robert Peel was Prime Minister twice in the mid 1800s but he is more famous for inventing the police. He is the Robert (BoB) who gave Bobbies their name.
I think the Azkabanesque memorial tower is very fitting to a man who preferred to lock criminals up rather than hang them, it looks like a prison, the mother of all prisons perhaps.
Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill
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