Crime Scene

I am afraid this is not a happy scene, at all

On July 20th some mindless idiots broke into the Risley Moss Nature Reserve, and set fire to the tower observatory, completely destroying it. It had stood for 40 years, giving good views of the Moss. I've taken quite a few photos from it. 

This is the first time we've been here since the fire. And a very sad scene it is. This is the central post, the surface area has been turned to a kind of charcoal. It was the most photographical part of the whole scene, which is just one big mess. 

The structure will cost £200,000 to rebuild. The extra shows what it used to look like.