Above: The presentation starts with this wonderful illustration of a young girl crossing the stepping stones at Goyt’s Bridge, with the packhorse bridge in the background. I’ve had approaches from various local groups over the years asking if I’d...
Above: Joe and Prudence Hibbert feature in the video. They lived at Bunsal Farm and were the last family to leave the valley. I’ve just posted another Goyt Valley video on YouTube – on the history of Fernilee Reservoir. It’s less than 10-minutes...
Above: This postcard showing a group of children beside the gate leading into Goytclough, with a carriage full of tourists in the background, is one of my favourites. It’s something I’ve been meaning to do for ages – create a video of the valley...
Above: It seems a long time since I photographed this walk. It was one of those rare days of full sun and clear skies that makes the valley such a very special place. As I write, snow has started to fall outside my window. And the forecast is for another seven...
Above: The walk starts from beside Buxton’s famous Opera House, before heading across to the ancient packhorse bridge which now spans the Goyt, and once stood in the heart of Goyt’s Bridge, before the hamlet was submerged beneath the waters of Errwood...
Above: This suave gentleman features in the video (click to enlarge). He is Captain Preston, who married the younger Grimshawe sister, Genevieve, in 1891. He’s pictured on the steps leading up to the family’s hill-top cemetery – which is where he now...
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: Construction ‘navvies’ pictured in their well-stocked pub, conveniently situated next to their temporary housing on the Valentine Road from Fernilee. This 1932 silent film records the Inauguration ceremony for the start of construction of Fernilee...
Above: A wonderful photo of a well-dressed family crossing the stepping stones in Goyt’s Bridge, heading towards the packhorse bridge. This silent film was one of two taken in 1932, during the construction of Fernilee Reservoir. Click to play. And click the...
