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: The attractive suspension bridge was built at the same time as the reservoir, to enable locals to walk from one side to the other. Above: Sharon posted this photo of her Great Aunt May posing on the bridge on the Goyt Valley Facebook page. Gail recently sent me...
Above: The small suspension bridge at the southern end of Fernilee Reservoir was dismantled following the construction of Errwood Reservoir in the mid ’60s. Inset: The brick pillar that recently emerged during the drought of 2018. Another of my theories...
Click any image to enlarge. Above: This photo shows the suspension bridge being dismantled during the construction of Errwood Reservoir in the mid 1960s. From RS-S: This is quite an interesting old photograph taken before the flooding of the Valley. It...
