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2022.05.04 Start Malin Bridge Tram Terminus SK328.894,
~W along A6101 road and then a very short distance along B6077 Loxley Road
& skew slightly down on a track to The River Loxley. Follow the
River generally Westward (some places a fair bit above the River) to & SW across
Rowel Lane (SK299.896), follow ‘concrete track’ ~WNW / NNW to pass
below a well-kept Bowling Green then NW on the edge of the pleasant pond of
Old Wheel Farm, then WNW on ‘roads’ thru an ‘industrial wasteland’* to the
immaculate Fishing Pond, going ~W then ~N along it’s edges, then NNW / NNE on a
track on the edge of Stacey Bank up to Loxley Road. Follow the
road ~WNW passing on the North side of Damflask Reser. Embkt. and turn in
& follow (the north edge of the Reser.) ~WNW. At ~SK268.917 one joins a road
(Lamb Hill Rd) running ~NW along / above the reservoir. Near the West end of the
Reser (~ 50 to 100m before a FB across the river into the reser.) at SK265.818
V-turn ~E on a FP to cross Loxley Road at SK274.918, follow track SE up
for ~200m thru a small farm and turn NNE to join The Sheffield Country Walk
& V- turning up towards Cliffe House Farm, ~ E (on South side of Large
Shed), below New Lathes, on North Side of Holdworth Hall (unseen),
onto road ENE / ESE thru Holdworth to take FP at SK288.915 running ~E
below Low Ash Common to road bend at Low Ash Farm, (left Sheffield
Country Walk, FP ~SSW / ESE / E to cross Long Lane at ~SK305.910, ~ESE
above Loxley Rdge then ~E thru Wadsley Common then SE to / thru
Stour Lane, SSW down Luke Lane to find Bridleway ~WSW & pass above
Loxley House, turn on BW ~SSE down to Ben Lane, ~E on Ben Lane for
~150m to glimpse to N at Loxley House. ~W on Ben Lane & take BW ~SSE thru
‘parkland’ down to Loxley Rd at Sk316.898, SW down to track (taken along
‘The River Loxley near start of walk), but follow route SE / E
back to Malin Bridge Tram. Leader Christine Gamble – 9 on walk – about 11
miles * now that houses are not to be built in this area, what plans to
demolish and clear area and re-instate 'natural state' are being made?
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10 group meeting at Malin Bridge Tram Terminus |
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13 The River Loxley |
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14 path in some places fairly close to The River Loxley |
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16 apparently a drop hammer used in Sheffield's Steel Industry |
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17 a headrace dam - the 'mill' below it has long since
disappeared |
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20 apparently cast iron gate mechanism for lowering & raising
gates |
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24 iron ore staining bank side |
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26 a Canada Goose in its nest |
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27 mini hydro plant with Archimedes screw is working. Not clear
whether many more will be built contributing to clean energy? |
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29 as above with clearer view of weir which possibly drove a
water-wheel at a mill in earlier days |
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34 large stone blocks indicate earlier industrial production
of possibly various kinds |
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41 the footpath is away from the River Loxley in many parts |
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43 interesting horns on this sheep - can you identify the
breed? |
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45 a flock of sheep in one's back garden |
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49 several house are near the path edge from earlier times,
but fortunately no modern housing developement |
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57 about 15years ago this was still a factory although water
power was not used from the headrace dam behind it. |
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59 the dam behind the factory in the previous picture |
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62 A water wheel was somewhere behind / alongside the
factory |
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68 The River Loxley again |
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70 not sure what this is - thought at one time that they
were 'bee hives'? |
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71 The bridge across the River Loxley carrying Rowel Lane |
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75 a bowling green in good condition |
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76 abandoned industrial buildings and infrastructure |
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79 Old Wheel Farm - the pond no doubt drove a water wheel -
but where? In Rivelin Valley (a close-by valley) 'wheels and
mills' are labelled on site. Loxley could usefully do the same
once later industrial detritus is cleared away) |
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84 Industrial detritus |
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85 a goit (canal to a headrace pond) - virtually blocked up |
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91 gate lifting gear |
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93 abandoned industrial buildings |
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101 Loxley fishery - a well kept large pond used by anglers |
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109 a morning tea break on the pond edge |
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119 leaving the fishing pond |
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128 Ughill height? above Damflask Reservoir |
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132 Damflask Reservoir Embankment |
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134 horse watering troughs - to be converted into charge
points for electric vehicles? |
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136 Damflask's spillway - water not overtopping it |
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137 The village coved by Damflask Reservoir |
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142 a yachting club |
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143 and also used by oarsmen |
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158 a road alongside Damflask Reservoir leading into Low
Bradfield. We V-turned up a foot path before reaching the
village and headed for Cliffe House Farm |
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188 looking behind at Loxley Road crossed on our way up to
Cliffe House Farm |
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192 the path taken by us up to Cliffe House Farm |
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197 lunch break not far below Cliffe House Farm |
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200 moor land in the distance |
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203 sedum on Cliffe House Farm out buildings |
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205 New Lathes? |
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214 decaying 'straw store' with raising' roof |
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216 some of buildings in Holdworth |
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220 turning onto footpath leading to Low Ash Farm |
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229 up to Low Ash Common |
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237 Footpath down from Low Ash Farm |
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250 heading toward Long Lane |
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265 In Lowley Common? |
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278 Photo taken from Ben Lane. Loxley House - first
building in 1795 by Reverend Thomas Halliday - Unitarian
minister for Norton and local entrepreneur. Present building
built in 1825. |
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282 Stannington? |
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285 last tea break before heading back to Malin bridge |
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