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Wainwright's Folly?
The Geocache is located close to Blackburn Town
Centre.
Wainwright Bridge
 Blackburn’s
£12 million 'Wainwright Bridge' was formally opened on 27 June 2008
with local MP Jack Straw there to cut the ribbon. John Burland, of
the Wainwright Society, was also present.
I now live in South Cumbria and like Alfred Wainwright, I
was born in Blackburn. I therefore thought it appropriate to place
at least one cache in my home town.
I chose this location as I am a Wainwright fan and a lover of the
Lakeland Fells. I have read many Wainwright books and hope to climb
all of the 214 'Wainwrights' in the next few years.
Also, I have always had an interest in railways and much of my
early teens in the 70s, in the good old 'BR Blue' days, were spent
on Blackburn Railway Station and travelling along the line passing
beneath this bridge.
The bridge links Barbara Castle Way with Bolton Road and has made
a significant improvement to the traffic flow through the
town.
 The Big
Question?
Would Alfred
Wainwright have been pleased to have such an imposing and costly
structure named after him? Only one man could definitively answer
that question – and he’s now elsewhere, no doubt contentedly taking
in the views on his beloved Haystacks as he taps out his
pipe.
Wainwright fans in particular, are invited to pay a visit to this
cache and see what they think? Perhaps their views could be
included in the cache log?
Getting There
The location can
be accessed from every direction. The best place to park is on
Islington which is 'Way-marked'. This is a cul-de-sac street with
free parking and easy access to the bridge on foot. Alternatively,
take the train, the local railway station is located only 15
minutes away on foot.
The Cache
The cache is
accessible from one of the two public footpaths that crosses the
bridge. There is no need to walk in the busy road to look for the
cache (other than to cross over). Take care if you are crossing as
the bridge is busy at all times of day!
I
hope you enjoy visiting
'Wainwright's
Folly?' Geocache.
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