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2018.02.14 - Low Bradfield (Plough Inn), ~W on FP south of Dale Dike (brook), zig zag on Rd over Annet Bridge, ~W on Dale Rd, ~WSW on track/FP to Dale Dike Reser Embkt (N side), ~SW along D.D.Reser, up to Strines Reser Embt (N side), BW ~NW up to then ~W along  Strines Rd, ~N then ~W on Foulstone Rd up to Derwent Edge*1, ~N on Edge to Back Tor, join & follow ~NNE Cartledge Stone Ridge FP to SK208934, ~NW on BW to SK217946 on Duke Rd, then ~ E to & across Mortimer Rd, ~SE thru Cowell Flat, cross Agden Side Rd, ~S on FP thru Agden Side to Agden Reser, follow along N&E sides of Reser to Low Bradfield - leader John Taylor - Wednesday - *1originally intended to go South on Derwent Edge but this was into a very strong cold snow wind and walk plan was thus changed

a zoomed in view from Low Bradfield near the Plough Inn of the Church at High Bradfield

following high up along the Dale Dike (brook)

Annet Bridge seen ahead of us. This bridge was the first structure washed away by the Dale Dike Reservoir collapse in 1864

looking downstream from Annet Bridge

on Dale Road passing Haychetter House (once a public house in olden times)

Walker House Farm behind

Dale Dike reservoir embankment in part

embankment - note Boots Folly at top left

memorial plaque to those who lost their lives due to the reservoir breaching in 1864

a description of the disaster from part of a information board near the site of the original dam

looking across the valley below the present dam embankment at the spillway and to its left some water draw down works

closer to the (replacement) Dale Dike embankment. This embankment itself may also have had additional 'berms' placed fairly recently to increase it's strength?

squeezing with backpacks with difficulty through a narrow stile

Boots Folly seen ahead above Dale Dike reservoir

a 'bridge shot' of the walking group

tea break

Strines Reservoir Embankment - on the far side part of the fairly recently rebuilt spillway can be seen. Boots Folly seen again top right

leaving Strines Reservoir

Boots Folly again and Strines Reservoir below

reaching Strines Road

picture of stream taken from road bridge fairly close to start of Foulstone Road

on Foulstone Road - Strine Road behind turns up to pass the ancient public house

lashed by snowy wind

zoomed into Back Tor ahead - survey beacon just visible

passing behind Back Tor to shelter from the wind for lunch break

starting off after lunch break to join the Cartledge Ridge Path

Back Tor behind us - flagstones on path placed through boggy moorland are only visible in part

cloughs zoomed into here feed lower down into Abbey Brook

now close to or on Dukes Road?

Dukes Road ending at Mortimer Road. Cowell Flats ahead

stile on Agden Side Road (difficult to get access to - much mud)

view from Agden Side (a nature reserve) of Agden and Damflask reservoirs

Boots Folly in view once again in this zoomed shot - not sure which 'farm' is in view

an alternate path not yet shown on maps extends down to Agden Reservoir (avoids detour round woods at SK254932)

Agden Reservoir embankment wall across water

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