The Red Ash Path

[Maggie/915]

Where did the red ash come from?

How many of us cycled along it to Humford.

Summers where we felt free and safe.

Frost bite may have been a problem after swimming.

[mickypotts]

the Dr. Pit heaps had plenty of red ash and it was free so mebbees thats where they got it

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

Could it have been the open cast site that was down Church Lane on the way to the baths. I can remember the large machinery, cranes & trucks (we called them euk's) that we passed. The inner tubes of the large wheels from these 'euk's' made their way to the baths, all on their own, so we could dive, from the side of the baths, through the centre. But I can't remember any red stuff, just black & white to me.

[Vic Patterson]

Red gravel used for walkways etc is often a by-product of a brickyard! (bin there and bought it)