Is this Old Goyt’s Lane?

Is this Old Goyt’s Lane?

Above: This 1890 OS map (click to enlarge) shows both the Old Goyt’s Lane road into Goyt’s Bridge, and the Bunsall Incline. The area shaded pale blue shows Errwood Reservoir today. I’ve marked where I thought the photo must have been taken. And the...
Closure of Errwood grounds

Closure of Errwood grounds

Above: Mary, the last of the Grimshawe family who once owned the Errwood estate. Below: Dolores de Ybarguen, the Spanish lady to whom the shrine is dedicated. Many thanks to Mike for sending me a newspaper cutting about the closure of public access...
Ancient maps

Ancient maps

Above: Goyt’s Bridge is shown as Goythouses, Goythowses – and even  Goythoires – on maps until the early 1800s. Above: All the maps featured on the site, as well as the descriptions, have been kindly provided by Kevin Welch of Copperplate Antique...
Packhorse routes

Packhorse routes

Above: A Victorian illustration of a 16th century packhorse train making its way across the Pennines. The bells hanging above the horses’ panniers could be heard from some distance. Above: This 17th century map shows Goyt’s Bridge as Goythowses (click to...
The John Turner Stone

The John Turner Stone

Above: Photo by Simon Butler. Above: The reverse of the stone (click to enlarge). Just who was the lady who left a frozen footprint in the snow beside the dead body? (Photo Dr. Tony Shaw.) Above: A wonderful woodcut illustration of Saltersford Hall Farm by Howard...
History of the twin reservoirs

History of the twin reservoirs

Above: Members of Stockport Corporation attend the opening ceremony of Fernilee Reservoir in 1937. Above: Click the image to view a cine film taken of the Inauguration ceremony at the start of construction in 1932. The construction of the twin reservoirs of Fernilee...
Jenkin Chapel

Jenkin Chapel

Above: Jenkin Chapel stands at the meeting point of three ancient trackways. The road to the left in this photo is known as ‘The Street’ and is marked on maps as a Roman road. It leads past Pym Chair to the main car park beside the twin reservoirs. Click...