Forty Steps, Longfield Lane, Barnoldswick
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Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 30 Oct 2007
Walking westwards along Longfield Lane, after crossing Gillians Beck by means of a footbridge, one encounters these steps. Although they have been known for over a hundred years as 'Forty Steps', there are actually only 39.