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Consett
Works 
Consett Works from the air
(courtesy Captain Douglas Vernon)
The red dot marks where I stood one day in 1998 when Tom Kelly
and I were just beginning to work on the musical. Nothing you
can see in the picture remained. For miles around all I could
see was green fields. To the left of the red do the buildings
you can see are Hounsgill Plate Mill. As a youngster I always
liked this view from the top of the hill. The railway lines that
encircled the mill reminded me of a train set. Tom and I were
working on a song entitled "I Will Go Back". I called
Tom on my mobile and described what I could see and told him
that it had inspired me to complete the chorus lyrics (all we
had at that point was the title):-
I
will go back one day
when the lines are gone
you'll find me there
I will go back one day
And I'll see you by and by Tom
later completed the lyrics, here are some of my favourite lines
that fit very well with my description above. These
fields are memories
As silent as the grave
No future do I see
No statue to the brave click
here for full lyrics | click here to
hear the song
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