Above: I’ve redesigned to site to make it easier to view on smart phones. I’ve finally managed to create maps and instructions for the 12 Goyt Valley walks featured on this website. They were all photographed and recorded during 2011. But I moved away from...
Above: A postcard view of Errwood Bridge (click to enlarge.) The other two bridges in Goyt’s Bridge (click either to enlarge): The ancient Packhorse Bridge above, and Shooter’s Clough Bridge below. Some time back I received a message from Chris Belton...
A family enjoying a fine spread in the garden at the Goytshead Farm cafe. Gatehouse Cottage is just visible in the distance. This photo (click to enlarge) provides a better view of the cafe garden pictured at the top of the page, with the porch clearly visible....
Above: I think this photo was taken outside the tea room at Goytshead Farm, in the centre of Goyt;’s Bridge. According to Gerald Hancock in his small book, Goyt Valley Romance, it shows the French chef from Errwood Hall at far left, alongside three...
Above: Powder mill firefighters with their small water pump. Explosions were relatively common at the mill. It could be a very dangerous place to work. Particularly when fighting fire in a gunpowder mill! Above: This 1910 map shows the size of the powder mill (click...
Above: I’d guess this photo of workers at the powder mill must have been taken in the early 1900s. It looks like they’re posing with a small water pump for dealing with fires and explosions. But it would take a brave man to tackle a fire in a gunpowder...
Above: This is the only photo I’ve managed to find of a train on the C&HP Railway line as it approaches the Goyt Valley section. It’s a view across Burbage, southwest of Buxton. It’s just possible to make out...
Above: Castedge Mine Manager, Jack Hewitt, pictured in 1922 sitting on one of the coal tubs with his daughter Phyllis. Jack’s wife, Mary stands beside him, with the small mine entrance behind. Information on Castedge Coal Mine is taken from Kevin...
Above: Servants and staff pictured on the drive, outside Errwood Hall. Many would have been at the party described here. The only faces I can identify so far are Mr Wiles the Butler (far left), and his wife, the Housekeeper (seated at front). Errwood Estate Agent, Mr...
Above: Click on the map to enlarge it. I’ve also shown the other places associated with Castedge Farmhouse. Above: This photo probably dates back to the 1930s (click to enlarge). It shows Kathleen Nall gathering water from the spring. It was taken from Castedge...
