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: 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: 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...
Above: Many thanks to Mark Anderson for sending this fantastic drone photo showing how far the water level has dropped in Errwood Reservoir. I’ve circled the area where most of the finds have been made, including the small ceramic pot. The recent drought has...
Above: The stone closest to the shore is now a couple of feet above the water line. Above: This gatepost is furthest away and the only one of the four to be finely carved (click to enlarge). With September now upon us, and lots of rain on the way, I thought the water...
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: These twin stone gateposts once stood either side of the entrance to Goytsbridge Farm. Anyone who has visited the valley over recent weeks will have seen that the water level in Errwood Reservoir has dropped very low. And it’s revealed some fascinating...
Above: Fernilee Gunpowder Mill expanded significantly between 1846 and the late 1890s. The trees along the C&HPR track to the right also show that it had been abandoned. The detailed 1846 plans of the valley discovered by Alan Roberts for his research into the...
Above: The only other photo I’d seen of the vault showed only one cross in the background, which I thought was the main one. Which is why I thought the vault was positioned to the left. Another recently discovered photo (below) has shown just how easy it is to...
