Nov 6, 2016 |
Above: Gail has helped decipher the sign. We think it reads ‘T. B. HIBBERT. GOYT BRIDGE (?) FARM. TEAS & PARTIES CATERED FOR’ But why does it seem to point right towards Goytshead Farm, rather than Goytsbridge Farm which is over the bridge to...
Nov 20, 2015 |
Above: Click on the map to enlarge it. I’ve also shown the other places associated with Castedge Farmhouse. Above: This photo probably dates back to the 1930s (click to enlarge). It shows Kathleen Nall gathering water from the spring. It was taken from Castedge...
Nov 3, 2015 |
Click any of the photos below to view a larger image. The gates beside Errwood Cottage lead up to Errwood Hall. It’s just possible to spot the roof-tops of the hall amongst the trees in the far distance. This view shows it was two cottages rather than one....
Oct 27, 2015 |
Above: A fine view of Errwood Hall and its ornamental gardens, taken from the path up to the Grimshawe’s hill-top cemetery. This article is taken from a 1954 issue of the Peakland Magazine, and written by Crichton Porteus. It appears on the Whaley Bridge...
Oct 22, 2015 |
Above: The old photo superimposed on exactly the same position in the landscape today (click to enlarge). My thanks to George for sending it. Sarah Dugdale sent a message back in 2013 saying her grandparents once lived at Errwood Farm. But that although she understood...
