Above: I first posted about this postcard back in 2017, and included a map identifying the various features (click to view). A framed oil painting of Goyts Bridge from the early 1900s recently came up for sale on ebay. It’s a version of one of my favourite...
Above: This was the most popular view of Goyt’s Bridge and appeared on many postcards from the late 19th century up to the mid 1930s when the buildings were demolished. Many thanks to Trevor on the Goyt Valley Facebook Group for posting a link to a print he...
Above: The red circle shows where the photographs above and below were taken – on the track from the second set of stepping stones in Goyt’s Bridge. The one above looking down to the now-sunken hamlet. Back in late August 2022, when the water level in...
Above: The orange circle above left shows the track leading down to the stepping stones from behind Goytshead Farm. I’ve also circled both sets of stepping stones on the old map of Goyt’s Bridge – the main ones over the Goyt in blue, and the second set in orange. A...
Above: I’m not 100% sure, but I think Alfreda may be centre of this group pictured on the steps of the Granville Hospital in 1918. Inset is Nick’s photo of Alfreda sitting in the garden of his childhood home. Many thanks to Nick on the Goyt Valley Facebook...
Above: John Mills and his co-star come down Old Goyt’s Lane towards the packhorse bridge. It’s been five years since Chris and I created the Goyt Valley Facebook Group and we’re already up to 2,500 members. It’s proved a wonderful source of...
Above: The 1845 tithe map on the left reveals that Errwood Hall hadn’t been built at the time it was drawn. Above: Clicking on plot 58 reveals that Samuel Grimshawe owned the land. (Samuel added the ‘e’ at the end of his surname some years later.) I...
Above: Many thanks to Mark Anderson for sending this fantastic drone photo showing how far the water level has dropped in Errwood Reservoir. I’ve circled the area where most of the finds have been made, including the small ceramic pot. The recent drought has...
Above: The stone closest to the shore is now a couple of feet above the water line. Above: This gatepost is furthest away and the only one of the four to be finely carved (click to enlarge). With September now upon us, and lots of rain on the way, I thought the water...
