Above: The old pump room has completely vanished! It was quite an eye-sore so I’m not sorry to see it go. And it means the footpath to Taxal has finally reopened. It’s taken almost a year, but the footpath between Fernilee and Taxal, past the old pump...
Above: This attractive footpath is at around point 9 on the map below. Above: The walk starts from the small carpark at the northern end of Fernilee Reservoir. (Click to enlarge.) I’ve just added walk 18 to the series: Fernilee Reservoir west bank. It’s...
Above: George’s composite photo of Errwood Farm alongside an 1888 map. The blue areas are today’s twin reservoirs, and the green dashes show the old north-south route through the valley. Above: Click image to enlarge. My thanks to George for sending a...
Above: The green dashes show the road from Goyt’s Bridge as it passes Masters Farm (above left and circled on the map) and winds down the valley towards the nearby Gunpowder Mill, and on to Fernilee and then Whaley Bridge. The blue area shows the...
Above: This 1888 OS map shows that Goyt’s Bridge changed very little between then and the early ’30s when this photo was taken. The green arrow shows the direction of view. Goytshead Farm is opposite, and was a popular spot for afternoon teas. The...
Above: There’s quite a change from the 1888 map on the left and a satellite image today. Fernilee Reservoir to the north was opened in 1937. Work on Errwood Reservoir was postponed because of the war. And was eventually declared open in 1968. The...
Click to enlarge the photo. Gerald Hancock, author of ‘Goyt Valley Romance’ – and sadly no longer with us – kindly allowed me to scan his collection of Goyt Valley photos when I first started this website back in 2010. The...
Above: The Gunpowder Mill once employed over 100 men, and was by far the largest employer in the valley. This is the only photograph I’ve managed to find of the factory in operation. It closed in 1920. Click here for more information and photos of the mill....
Above: Click to view a larger image of the painting. If anyone can help identify the artist, please get in touch. Or leave a comment below. Above: The artist’s signature (click to enlarge). Can anyone make it out? Above: The shrine today, taken by Gail under...
Above: Click to view a larger image of the painting. Mike has just found this wonderful oil painting of Goyt’s Bridge in Buxton Museum’s art collection. The artist is shown as GM Brown with a date of late 19th century, but there are no other details....
