Yesterday I had an appointment at the hospital which turned out to be on the spot treatment to zap some sun damaged skin. This consisted of freezing the offending areas with liquid nitrogen, temperature minus 196 degrees C, a bit chilly. I need another appointment to freeze some more bits and a little bit of surgery which shouldn't take more than a few minutes.
The highlight of the visit to Christchurch was a picnic at Hengistbury Head on this beautiful day. We walked up onto the head and were rewarded with views all around.
Christchurch Harbour
Southbourne with Bournemouth in the distance
View towards Mudeford Quay - beach huts in the foreground
The old ironstone quarry on Hengistbury Head
As smuggling ended around here a local coal merchant found a way of mitigating the loss of profit on returning empty coal barges. He gained mining rights from the Lord of the Manor who claimed foreshore rights and exploited the iron ore doggers found at Hengistbury Head. These were initially used as ballast on the barges back to Southampton. They were then transferred to the larger coal ships trading from Cardiff (again as ballast) and finally delivered to the blast furnaces of Merthyr Tydfil and the Rhondda in South Wales.
1 comment:
Hi Stuart,
Keep a very wary eye on which 'bits' they freeze off! D
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