Above: The ruins of Errwood Hall pictured in May 1964, more than 30 years after the house had been demolished. The arches were to the right of the front entrance (see this image). I think they were taken down in the early 1970s, which is a great shame. The Goyt Valley...
Above: The aerial photo was taken in August 1945. It’s looking south so the southern end of Fernilee Reservoir is at the bottom of the frame. The inset photo of three children dates to the 1960s, shortly before the bridge was removed. The fade below shows where...
Above: Following the Buxton to Errwood Reservoir walk on OutdoorActive as it slopes down to the River Goyt. I came across a couple of ladies walking the valley the other day who were complaining about the directions they were trying to follow. “We completely...
Above: Bob looks out across a very low level Errwood Reservoir. The blue dot on the map shows where he normally stands, just below the water line. At the time of writing in early July 2025, the water level in Errwood Reservoir is the lowest I’ve seen it, and...
Above: The route of Fell’s experimental railway has never been revealed by any archeological evidence, but many believe it ran through the tunnel underneath the Bunsal Incline. Above: Railway engineer and inventor, John Barroclough Fell. I recently posted about...
Above: The recent clearance of the drive has revealed a series of upright stones bordering Shooters’ Clough. The early 1900s postcard below shows a lady sat between some of those same stones. At the time of writing, in early June 2025, the water level in Errwood...
Above: The lane from Derbyshire Bridge to Goytsclough served as a barrier to the flames. It’s good to see the green shoots of ferns and bracken starting to rise above the ashes. It’s now over a month since fires ravaged a large area of the southern Goyt...
Above: Spot Joe’s clue! They’re never easy to find, even when you have a good idea of where they are. There are quite a few posts on this website about Joe Brown, known as the ‘Human Fly’ and acknowledged to be one of the finest climbers of his...
Above: The numbers are carved on a stone to one side of the old bridge near the bottom of the Bunsall Incline. I had an interesting comment this week from Liam, asking whether I knew anything about what looked like an additional set of Joe Brown’s Numbers,...
Above: A view up the incline with the cottage on the right. The engine house would have been to the left. I’ve always been intrigued by a grainy photo of a building which once lay about half-way down the Bunsall Incline, the long and steep road that today leads...
