Winter Hill fire

[Llew]

The fire currently spreading across Winter Hill in Lancashire threatens the area around the transmitting station and tower -

This is why Winter Hill is so important

 

[2cvbloke]

Something seems rather ironic about a place called Winter Hill being on fire...

 

[PaulR]

The locals call Rivington Moss IIRC. It was dubbed Winter Hill by a TV engineer sent up there in less than clement weather conditions and the name stuck.

 

[2cvbloke]

Since when do officials listen to locals when building things eh?

 

[Lazarus]

The locals call Rivington Moss IIRC. It was dubbed Winter Hill by a TV engineer sent up there in less than clement weather conditions and the name stuck.

From London, was he?

 

[PaulR]

Probably a southern softie!

 

[Analoguesat]

The locals call Rivington Moss IIRC. It was dubbed Winter Hill by a TV engineer sent up there in less than clement weather conditions and the name stuck.

Its from the bad winter the antenna rigging engineers suffered whilst they were building the tx tower.

 

[PaulR]

Ah, that's more like it. Close though and it should really be called Rivington Moss.

 

[hairybadger]

From London, was he?

You say that like it's a bad thing

 

[sonnetpete]

You say that like it's a bad thing

....open to debate..must be careful as SWMBO was brought up in London.

 

[Lazarus]

....open to debate..must be careful as SWMBO was brought up in London.

It's really isn't her fault

 

[PaulR]

Ah... should really be called Rivington Moss.

Actually Rivington Moor. I'll get there in the end.

 

[Topper]

Don't tell him your name Pike

 

[2cvbloke]

Pontop?

 

[Topper]

Rivington Pike
Rivington Pike - Wikipedia