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    Posted 11 years ago

    vetraio50
    (756 items)

    The Valentine's Series card numbered 2306 is a photo of the "Strid". The Strid is in an ancient mainly oak woodland along the River Wharfe in the heart of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales near Bolton Abbey. Over hundreds of thousands of years billions of gallons of water have gradually eroded the rocky bed of the river; the water action has gorged out a deep channel through which the waters of the river Wharfe are squeezed at an incredible force.

    Just 750 feet upstream of the Strid the river Wharfe is around 80 feet wide, this narrows to about 20 feet at the start of the Strid, a series of deceptive waterfalls follow.

    At its narrowest point the Strid is only about 6.6 feet wide and foolhardy visitors have attempted to jump across the roaring chasm.

    But here's the catch: it is is 30 feet deep here!

    Failure to complete the leap is invariably fatal.

    There is no recorded incidence of anyone having survived a fall into the thundering waters of the Strid - which mercilessly sucks its victims into the underwater caves and eroded tunnels which lie hidden underneath each side of the rocky channel.

    Needless to say, the Strid is an extremely dangerous place!

    Wordsworth speaks of this danger in his poem of 1888 already quoted here on CW:

    Young Romilly through Barden woods
    Is ranging high and low;
    And holds a greyhound in a leash,
    To let slip upon buck or doe.

    The pair have reached that fearful chasm,
    How tempting to bestride!
    For lordly Wharf is there pent in
    With rocks on either side.

    This striding-place is called THE STRID,
    A name which it took of yore:
    A thousand years hath it borne that name,
    And shall a thousand more.

    And hither is young Romilly come,
    And what may now forbid
    That he, perhaps for the hundredth time,
    Shall bound across THE STRID?

    He sprang in glee,--for what cared he
    That the river was strong, and the rocks were steep?-
    But the greyhound in the leash hung back,
    And checked him in his leap.

    The Boy is in the arms of Wharf,
    And strangled by a merciless force;
    For never more was young Romilly seen
    Till he rose a lifeless corse.

    Now there is stillness in the vale,
    And long, unspeaking, sorrow:
    Wharf shall be to pitying hearts
    A name more sad than Yarrow.

    THE FORCE OF PRAYER; OR, THE FOUNDING OF BOLTON PRIORY

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    Comments

    1. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks GARY 'n SEAN!
    2. SEAN68 SEAN68, 11 years ago
      BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! :) Great posting!!!
    3. racer4four racer4four, 11 years ago
      I know people like The Strid!!
      I will call them that now.....
    4. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks KAREN.
      Deep and dangerous waters!
    5. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks AGHCOLLECT!
    6. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks NUTSABOTAS!
    7. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks TOM61375!
    8. tom61375, 11 years ago
      You are very welcome, I always look forward to & enjoy your new additions! =)
    9. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks again Tom and to you too AIMATHENA 'n PHIL too!
    10. tom61375, 11 years ago
      My pleasure vetraio50! =)
    11. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks INKY!
    12. toracat toracat, 11 years ago
      Sad poem! But these post cards are England and they seem like wilderness of Alaska or something! I had not thought of England this way even though I have visited two times! I really enjoy these!
    13. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks DON 'n MIKELV!

      To tell you the truth Don, many of these cards remind me of the Australian bush too!
    14. SEAN68 SEAN68, 11 years ago
      Your very welcome Kevin!!
    15. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks VANSKYCOCK, LEAH, ANTIQUES IN NJ 'n PWCOLLECTOR too!
    16. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks ANTIQUES IN NJ!
    17. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks TONINO 'n POPS52!
    18. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks KERRY104546!
    19. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks BRACKEN3!
    20. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks LISA LIGHTING!
    21. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks GEO26E!
    22. dlpetersen, 7 years ago
      I love history and postcards are a great way to learn and remember, Thank You for posting and I will continue to return to the postcard category and enjoy.
    23. vetraio50 vetraio50, 7 years ago
      Many thanks CAPERKIS & DLPETERSEN !!!
    24. vetraio50 vetraio50, 7 years ago
      Many thanks NH10 !! !! !!
    25. vetraio50 vetraio50, 4 years ago
      Oh to be so close to the woods !!! I envy you.
    26. vetraio50 vetraio50, 4 years ago
      Many thanks VINYL & COULDBE !!!!!

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