Above: a long line of giant boulders now borders the previously open parking areas at Goytsclough. Forestry England has closed off the popular parking areas in Goytsclough with a line of large boulders. A notice explains that they’ve taken what they say was a...
Above: The red circle shows where the photographs above and below were taken – on the track from the second set of stepping stones in Goyt’s Bridge. The one above looking down to the now-sunken hamlet. Back in late August 2022, when the water level in...
Above: The orange circle above left shows the track leading down to the stepping stones from behind Goytshead Farm. I’ve also circled both sets of stepping stones on the old map of Goyt’s Bridge – the main ones over the Goyt in blue, and the second set in orange. A...
Above: This sign says the larch will be replaced with trees that aren’t affected by the disease. The road between Errwood Hall car park and Derbyshire Bridge has been closed to allow Forestry England to remove large numbers of larch trees that have been affected...
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...
Above: A screengrab from my phone shows where I was standing when I took the photo of the twin gateposts. The sturdy gateposts that recently appeared above the surface of Errwood Reservoir lie on the opposite bank to those featured in the previous post and are a bit...
Above: The subsidence had got increasingly worse during the last year. Part of the road and stone wall eventually collapsed down the slope. (Photo by Chris Wilman.) Page update: 1st October 2022 Local MP, Robert Largan, has reported that the Long Hill road will...
Above: This view across the reservoir has only opened up since the felling of the fir trees. I’ve circled the junction of the twin tracks, with the ancient holloway running up the slope on the right. The recent felling of the fir trees on the western slopes...
Above: The green dashes show the road from Goyt’s Bridge as it passes Masters Farm (above left and circled on the map) and winds down the valley towards the nearby Gunpowder Mill, and on to Fernilee and then Whaley Bridge. The blue area shows the...
Above: This 1890 OS map (click to enlarge) shows both the Old Goyt’s Lane road into Goyt’s Bridge, and the Bunsall Incline. The area shaded pale blue shows Errwood Reservoir today. I’ve marked where I thought the photo must have been taken. And the...
