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....
Above: I find it fascinating to compare the Victorian maps with today’s satellite images. On the left is the hamlet of Goyt’s Bridge from the 1888 OS map. And on the right is a satellite photo showing the scene today – the southern tip...
Above: These winter views are from Corrie’s collection of old postcards. An old lady in a red shawl with her basket of shopping walks beside the Goyt. And the Cat & Fiddle Inn in deep snow – which was probably the ‘lone hostel on the...
Above: Click the photo to view the full image. It was taken looking down the incline. Fernilee Reservoir, which was completed in 1937, lies in the valley behind. Above: Another photo of the Bunsal Incline before it was tarmacked in 1967 (click to enlarge)....
Above: Photos of the northern section of the C&HPR which ran through the Goyt Valley are very rare. It was closed in 1892 when an easier route was opened. I’ve inset a close-up of the feature at top right. We initially thought it might be the entrance to...
Above: There are very few good quality colour photos of the Goyt Valley before the construction of the twin reservoirs. This one comes from Corrie’s collection of old postcards and shows a view over the stepping stones in Goyt’s Bridge, as the Goyt...
Above: This oil painting shows three cows being driven along the lane from Derbyshire Bridge towards Goyt’s Bridge. The author mentions the small row of paint mill cottages which stood to the right of this view. Goytsclough Quarry was just behind. Today,...
Above: Although William Chappell seems to have taken much of the blame for the fatal accident, he went on to work from Buxton Station and is pictured above on the footplate of a coal engine some years after the collision. Above: The Sheffield Daily Telegraph’s...
