Skippool Creek - and what once was...the MFV Good Hope...

[Paul]

Skippool was once a bustling port on the River Wyre, close to the Fleetwood estuary, where ships unload their cargoes.  Its popularity fell out of favour when Fleetwood’s port opened in the 1840s. A number of businesses were situated alongside the river to benefit from this trade, including Silcock’s Bone Mill and Tomlinson’s Animal Feeds Warehouse. 

There was also a small shop that sold tea and sugar to the boatmen. During this time Skippool was a popular site for cock fighting, smuggling and press gangs, and the Ale Houses were infamous for their strong ale, contraband, spirits and drunken mariners. 

The main feature in my video is (was) the MFV Good Hope, a once proud trawler which was first launched in 1948 from Wick. Decommissioned around 1984 before being bought, was brought to Skippool creek  with a view to restore it. Sadly the trawler is now in an advanced state of decay with the wood rotted throughout and totally unsafe to board.

 

Paul.

[Ryewolf]

Interesting video Paul, shame that the boat has been left to decay like that.

[Paul]

Thanks Geoff.

Sadly a lmost all the craft are beyond use nowadays.

That said - they will afford some great photography as long as the ground is suitable to stand on, but a lot of it is dangerous.

Paul.

[Monomania]

I'd like to see a series of B&W images of this area, but you'd probably give me a lot of flack for that.

[Paul]

25 minutes ago, Monomania said:

I'd like to see a series of B&W images of this area, but you'd probably give me a lot of flack for that.

 

Absolutely not - if you go and take B&W I'm sure you'll produce some great images.

Paul.

[Stravinsky]

Nice ...... what drone are you using Paul 

[Paul]

17 minutes ago, Stravinsky said:

Nice ...... what drone are you using Paul 

Cheers Strav.

It's the DJI Mini 3 Pro, but I'm contemplating selling it to upgrade to a newer model....

Paul. 

Edited October 30, 2023 by Paul

[Stravinsky]

2 hours ago, Paul said:

Cheers Strav.

It's the DJI Mini 3 Pro, but I'm contemplating selling it to upgrade to a newer model....

Paul. 

That would be the mini 4 Pro then.   I'm actively looking for a 3 Pro mini at the moment, was considering secondhand but there are all sorts of issues with unbinding / accounts

 

[Paul]

Unbinding should not be an issue. There are YT videos showing the way to do it. Anyone that can't must be "less than capable at following instructions " shall we say...

BTW, mine has the RC-N1 phone controller. 

Paul. 

Edited October 30, 2023 by Paul

[Stravinsky]

23 hours ago, Paul said:

Unbinding should not be an issue. There are YT videos showing the way to do it. Anyone that can't must be "less than capable at following instructions " shall we say...

BTW, mine has the RC-N1 phone controller. 

Paul. 

I'm wanting to get one with the built in screen to save faffing about, I'm guessing I'll have enough to think about without that 

[Leon]

Great place that, I walked my Dog there last spring, I actually took a load of Pictures but I don't know where they are? 

[Paul]

Thanks Leon. Your pics will be on a card hopefully...

Paul