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2016.10.05 -Stocksbridge (Whitwell), New Hall Lane, Green Lane, Underbank Reservoir Wall, Underbank Lane under Stocksbridge Bypass, Hunshelf Road, Mucky Lane, Tofts Lane, Ponds Farm, Blackmoor Crossing, Trans Pennine Trail, Finkle Street, Moorside Farm, The Height, Wharncliffe Chase, 'duck pond' * Mouse Park Gate?, Oughtibridge - leader John & Joan Taylor - Wednesday * photographer broke off to Burncross here

the ridge north of Stocksbridge behind

'New Hall Farm - possibly being converted to accommodation?

part of the Steel Mills to the right - largely unused?

ready to go after a tea break

Cruck Barn

inscription could be read several ways but might be - William Gove Dell : Sara his wife - history / corrections welcomed.

Underbank Reservoir

In a suburban window

interesting information about the reservoir

on a path leading to the top of the embankment wall

crossing a bridge over the spillway

the embankment with some of our party on top

up Underbank Lane & under the Stocksbridge Bypass

At the top of Mucky Lane

on Tofts Lane turning towards Ponds Farm etc

feasting on luscious blackberries

zoomed into Emeley Tower

a line of pylons with Emeley Moor Tower just visible to left

Blackmoor Crossing - of more significance when trains were running - note the coordinates given - a useful help to strangers

on the Pennine Trail

This picture of the Viaduct is extracted from a later Trail Information Board as access below (to take a photo) is not possible here. We have used the path faintly seen below on other walks. One of the viaduct piers has a stone, which fell on and killed a workman, embedded. The stone is engraved in his memory.

view from the top of Rumticle Viaduct shows a further 'bridge' below over the River Don




one of two tunnels but the other one, an older stone lined tunnel, is presumably blocked off and hidden?

the 'modern' concrete lined tunnel





a pleasant picnic spot



extracts taken from a Trail Information Board provide interesting information - interesting last paragraph (on the left) in view of amount of traffic between Manchester and the east of England.

Moorside Farm

muck spreading - walkers beware

Emeley Tower once again

where have all the ducks gone?

party continue on to Oughtibridge