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...
Above: The front cover and a sample spread from the book. I’ve been planning to publish a book on the Goyt Valley for some time, using the information and photos I’ve managed to collect over the years working on this website. And now the great day has...
Above: James Braddock (left) alongside his younger brother, William. Both were gamekeepers on the Errwood Estate. They look like they can handle guns, but perhaps not to hold up travellers on their way through Goyt’s Bridge! This is a bit of an off-topic post to...
Above: I’ve highlighted the earthworks in yellow on this map from the 1950s. And the C&HPR line in green Watford Farm lies on a popular walk into the Goyt Valley from Buxton (walk 21). On the right, as you approach the farmhouse from Cavendish Golf Course,...
Above: A wonderful view looking down Bunsall Incline as it was being resurfaced. It was once the longest and steepest of six inclines on the Cromford & High Peak Railway, but had been abandoned in 1892 when an easier route was opened through Buxton. Today...
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: a long line of giant boulders now borders the previously open parking areas at Goytsclough. Forestry England has closed off the popular parking areas in Goytsclough with a line of large boulders. A notice explains that they’ve taken what they say was a...
