Above: This 1888 OS map shows that Goyt’s Bridge changed very little between then and the early ’30s when this photo was taken. The green arrow shows the direction of view. Goytshead Farm is opposite, and was a popular spot for afternoon teas. The...
Above: Our travellers walked from Goyt’s Bridge along the lane towards Derbyshire Bridge. The photo shows three children in front of the mill workers cottages at Goytsclough, which Strephon mentions in his article. They eventually reach a ‘solitary little...
Above: I’ve tried to match features in the painting with an old map of Goyt’s Bridge. 1: The artist’s position and direction of view. 2: The small bridge over Shooter’s Clough as it meets the Goyt. 3: The...
Above: I’ve highlighted the camera view in green. The photographer was standing beside the small packhorse bridge, alongside Wildmoorestone Brook as it joins the River Goyt. Goytshead Farm is just behind. Many thanks to Mike for sending this postcard of the...
Above: Goyt’s Bridge is on the left of the fold, and unfortunately damaged by a slight tear in the fragile paper. Goyt’s Lane to Buxton runs off the right hand edge of the map, past the small reservoir at the top of the Bunsal Incline on...
Above: A picturesque view along the River Goyt as it approaches Goyt’s Bridge, with Goytsbridge Farm in the background (click to enlarge). It’s one of nearly 100 photos of the valley recently discovered on Stockport Council’s image archive. Most...
Above: Gail has helped decipher the sign. We think it reads ‘T. B. HIBBERT. GOYT BRIDGE (?) FARM. TEAS & PARTIES CATERED FOR’ But why does it seem to point right towards Goytshead Farm, rather than Goytsbridge Farm which is over the bridge to...
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...
Above: Mark’s father pictured in the early 1930s – in front of the packhorse bridge at Goyt’s Bridge. One of the joys of creating this website is when people send me messages like the following… Mark writes: “I was going through some...
I’ve tried to match an old photo of the small hamlet of Goyt’s Bridge with today’s scene across Errwood Reservoir, and merge one over the other. To view the results, simply click on either ‘then’ or ‘now’ button to slowly fade...
