Above: The four Heather brothers in army uniform (from left): Fred (b.1891), Bert (b.1892), Joseph Harold (b.1893/4) and Arthur Percy (b.1895). Above: The five Heather sisters (clockwise from top left): Florence (Marie’s grandmother), Lily, Winifred, Genevieve...
Above: From left to right; The Hollows, Upper Lodge and Lower Lodge. I’ve finally managed to complete a job I’ve been meaning to do for a while – to add the details of three houses at the northern end of the valley to the ‘Houses &...
Above: 19-year-old Elizabeth Braddock died some eight years before her father and must have held a special place in the heart of the Grimshawe sisters to be buried on the family’s hill-top cemetery. One of the graves at the Grimshawe’s family cemetery,...
Above: The views opened up by last year’s tree-felling are already starting to vanish, as the newly planted firs shoot up. It’s now a year since the Forestry Commission started work on tackling the tree disease phytofra in the valley by felling great...
Above: a newly erected gate and stretch of fencing along the old Cromford & High Peak Railway track. They mystery over the fencing that started appearing over a year ago in various parts of the valley seems to have been solved. A recently erected noticeboard...
Above: The more larch the Forestry Commission fells, the better I like it! The inset map shows the path closures (see below). Page update, August 2021: The Forestry Commission have changed their plans and they won’t be working around Goytsclough until 2022....
Above: Perched on the hillside opposite Errwood Hall, could this once have been a shrine used by the staunchly catholic Grimshawes? I’ve often wondered whether there may once have been some kind of shelter or shrine along the narrow track that runs above the...
Above: The caption under the photo of Goyts Bridge mentions a ‘very pretty old mill’. I don’t think there was a mill in Goyt’s Bridge, so it must have been the one at Goytsbridge. This closed in 1890, so it must have been derelict at the time....
Above: The presentation starts with this wonderful illustration of a young girl crossing the stepping stones at Goyt’s Bridge, with the packhorse bridge in the background. I’ve had approaches from various local groups over the years asking if I’d...
Above: At first glance, there doesn’t seem much difference between the two apps. I’m just hoping the new one is just as reliable as the old one. I’ve been using the ViewRanger app for a few years now and have come to completely rely on it. And...
