Above: The Fernilee Gunpowder Mill band pictured in the early 1900s. There’s a photo on my contact page showing the Chilworth Gunpowder Works Band from Fernilee with blackened faces – like the Black and White Minstrel Show I remember on TV back in the...
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...
Above: The two Grimshawe sisters, Mary and Genevieve (I’m not sure which is which), pictured in the doorway of Fernilee Village Hall after they had opened it on 4th December 1926. It was only a few weeks after the death of Mary Gosselin-Grimshawe (above) in 1930...
Above: The walk around Fernilee Reservoir is always popular, but I’ve extended it slightly further by going down to the the small bridge over the Goyt and returning along the river bank. Below: The walk between Errwood and Goytsclough is more challenging, but...
Above left: John takes gold – and breaks the world record – for discus at the 1984 games at Stoke Mandeville. Above right: John completes a leg of the Olympic torch relay in June 2012. John Harris is a former UK Paralympian, winning gold, silver and bronze...
This short video of Goyt’s Bridge is taken from the longer 1932 cine film (click to view original). As well as editing it down, I’ve also added some background music. The clip shows views around the stepping stones and...
Above: Goyt’s Bridge is shown as Goythouses, Goythowses – and even Goythoires – on maps until the early 1800s. Above: All the maps featured on the site, as well as the descriptions, have been kindly provided by Kevin Welch of Copperplate Antique...
Above: The article included a photo of Errwood Bridge I hadn’t seen before. The caption read; “Footpaths on both sides of the stream down to Fernilee Reservoir, a quarter of a mile of Shooter’s Clough, and Goyt’s Bridge will disappear when the...
Above: A Victorian illustration of a 16th century packhorse train making its way across the Pennines. The bells hanging above the horses’ panniers could be heard from some distance. Above: This 17th century map shows Goyt’s Bridge as Goythowses (click to...
Above: Click the map to enlarge. It’s only taken me four years – but I’ve finally managed to publish walk 13 in the series (click to view). I recorded the walk back in February 2012. I’m not sure why it’s taken so long, but I’m...
