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Got back from Bolton, and went up to Margery's, there we had tea, liver and onions, my way. then stopped till something to nine, I didn't get a taxi home, but went to photograph another of them posters, did that, then decided to walk down Bolton road, the A666, a while, when I came level with the bowling green pub it just looked so attractive, the mellow stonework, the soft glow of light, and a touch of colour from the bus shelter lights.

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Inspired by this I decided to walk on a little further, then realsised the Shell garage was close and lit up, so was the New Star Chinese takeaway, right next door.

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The garage with its late night convenience store, is at the bottom of Bury Fold lane, where Jehovah's Witnesses have their kingdom hall. When Margery came out from the Witnesses, they had just laid the foundations of the kingdom hall. Oh you can actually see the kingdom hall windows through the filling station.

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Well I've got this far, I wonder if I can make it down to Mill Gap, there's bus shelters along the route, I can rest in, so I tried it, yep got to Mill Gap, and liked the colours of the restaurant across the road, took a few pot shots at it, and like this one in particular, with the cars moving along the road.

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What I liked was the warm modern lighting and shop fronts set in old Victorian mill buildings and terraced houses, I wanted in this series to show some of the character of the southern end of Darwen, and in the twilight there is a magical aura even in the old and new buildings, the last shot looking down to El Greco's restaurant. Is it El Greco's, I'm not sure now?

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What a lovely old town.  You have succeeded in showing the character of old and new, the lights are beautiful.  What a lovely stroll you have taken!

What a lovely stroll you've taken us on!  And my feet aren't even tired!