Above: This photo shows a family posing outside Nook Farm and was probably taken in the early 1900s. Census records show the Dunns had left the farm sometime between 1891 and 1901, so it’s unlikely they’re the family posing here. My thanks to Mike for...
Above: A photo taken in summer from Pannier Pools up to one of the two packhorse bridges at Three Shires Head. The name came from the pannier bags slung across either side of the packhorses. It’s been a while since I’ve added another walk to the series (up...
Above: Andy Twigge is a popular DJ on BBC Radio Derby. https://www.goyt-valley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Radio-Derby-interview-March-2019.mp3 BBC Radio Derby DJ, Andy Twigge, is running a regular A to Z feature on places of interest in Derbyshire and...
Join the Facebook conversation on everything to do with the Goyt Valley by clicking this link. I have a guilty admission; I’m rubbish at social media. I’ve had a Facebook page for years, but like many others of my generation (just past retirement age), I...
Above: The ruins of Withinleach Farm lie close to St Joseph’s Shrine (inset), beside the path leading from Errwood Hall. The ruins of Withinleach Farm lie just a short distance from St. Joseph’s Shrine, the small circular building dedicated to the Spanish...
Above: This photo, probably from the early 1900s, captures a lot of fascinating detail, including a horse-drawn cart coming towards the Cat & Fiddle which is just a short distance to the left, and a horse-drawn carriage heading towards Buxton....
Above: Could this be an ancient waymarker stone that once guided travellers and traders across these windswept moors? Or did it perhaps mark a territorial boundary, or even the site of an ancient grave? It was comments from both James and Chris that prompted me to...
Above: One of the twin circles on the hillside below Foxlow Edge. Could they be the remains of a Stone Age settlement? Perhaps this east-facing gap in the wall may offer a clue. The ‘Beast from the East’ is supposed to be returning with a...
Above: The best place to see evidence of coal mining around Goyt’s Moss is from a lay-by beside the A54, heading west from Buxton, just before the junction to Congleton. There’s a sign beside a stile warning walkers to take care, but the...
Above: I’ve often wondered about these dark deposits on the exposed hillside beside the road from the Cat & Fiddle to Derbyshire Bridge. It certainly looks like coal, but if it is, why hasn’t anyone carted it away to warm their homes in this exposed...
