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: 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 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 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’m not 100% sure, but I think Alfreda may be centre of this group pictured on the steps of the Granville Hospital in 1918. Inset is Nick’s photo of Alfreda sitting in the garden of his childhood home. Many thanks to Nick on the Goyt Valley Facebook...
Above: The ruins look far better since the recent repointing of all the loose stonework. I hadn’t been down to the ruins since mid-September so I’m not sure when the work was completed. But it’s good to see that the metal fencing around Errwood Hall...
Above: These two ladies kindly allowed me to take their photo as they pondered how best to cross the stream. It was very muddy and slippery and both were nervous about tackling the slope and then finding a way across the stones. I first noticed that the attractive...
Above: John Mills and his co-star come down Old Goyt’s Lane towards the packhorse bridge. It’s been five years since Chris and I created the Goyt Valley Facebook Group and we’re already up to 2,500 members. It’s proved a wonderful source of...
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...
