Jun 5, 2025 |
Above: The recent clearance of the drive has revealed a series of upright stones bordering Shooters’ Clough. The early 1900s postcard below shows a lady sat between some of those same stones. At the time of writing, in early June 2025, the water level in Errwood...
Jan 1, 2025 |
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...
Dec 9, 2023 |
Above: Lot 27 included an area of land marked as 277. Errwood Hall was later built on this land. Above: This is the full 1832 map – click to enlarge. Or open as a pdf. © Sheffield Archives Many thanks to David from the Furness Vale History Society for sending me...
Nov 18, 2023 |
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...
Jun 30, 2023 |
Above: It’s sad to see the ruins closed off – I think for the first time since the hall was demolished in the mid 1930s. It’s the end of June and the ruins of Errwood Hall have just been fenced off. Chris from Forestry England thinks the restoration...
Jun 23, 2023 |
Above: The most recent damage was caused when someone removed the steps from just beyond the entrance to try and get access to the cellars. The fencing has been stored at far left. Forestry England – which manages the Goyt Valley on behalf of the estate owners,...
Jun 13, 2023 |
Above: A view across Fernilee Reservoir. There are also some wonderful views across Errwood. Above: Click to play a ‘Relive’ of the walk, and use the expand button to view in full-screen. I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to post a walk...
Oct 3, 2022 |
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...
Jul 20, 2022 |
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...
May 16, 2022 |
Above: The hamlet of Goyt’s Bridge which now lies under the waters of Errwood Reservoir. I’ve circled Errwood Hall in the distance. The large barn mentioned by Crichton may be the one at far right. I’m not sure when the photo was taken...
