Above: There’s some 120 years between the two photos but it’s the same spot on the River Goyt. I’ve circled a niche on one of the twin boulders that clearly matches. An attractive postcard view showing the River Goyt flowing over two large boulders...
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: The 1979 Ford Granada was recovered first, followed a week later by the Fiat Punto. (Photos Christopher Watmough & Sheila Higton.) Many of the objects that have appeared above the surface of Errwood Reservoir during the recent drought have been fairly...
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...
Above: A grainy black and white photo of the area soon to be flooded under Errwood Reservoir reveals clues to the purpose of the recently exposed gateposts. I think I’ve solved the mystery of the twin gateposts featured in the previous post. They’ve...
Above: A screengrab from my phone shows where I was standing when I took the photo of the twin gateposts. The sturdy gateposts that recently appeared above the surface of Errwood Reservoir lie on the opposite bank to those featured in the previous post and are a bit...
Above: These twin stone gateposts once stood either side of the entrance to Goytsbridge Farm. Anyone who has visited the valley over recent weeks will have seen that the water level in Errwood Reservoir has dropped very low. And it’s revealed some fascinating...
Above: The second half of the walk drops down from the old railway track towards Errwood Reservoir. Above: Click to play a ‘Relive’ of the walk, and use the expand button to view in full-screen. At just over two miles – half of it along the old...
Above: The app is free to download – simply search your app store for Errwood Hall. I’ve now managed to get the new Errwood Hall augmented reality app to work on my old iPhone 8 to access the 3D plans, sound recordings and fact files. But it unfortunately...
