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2015.11.08 ** Start Point SK 278/740  (Clod Hall) nr confluence of Bar & Blake Brooks, Wellington Monument, down Baslow Edge & across to Curbar, Calver Mill, Stocking Farm, Mill Headrace to New Bridge, over Hare Knoll to Calver, up to Deep Rake, down through Bleaklow (Farm?), Longstone Edge, Longstone Moor Farm, White Rake, Wardlow, Cressbrook Dale to Mill, up to & along Monsal Trail, Bakewell - about 16+ miles - leader Richard Bennett - Sunday (gloom & rain made pictures fuzzy)

 

 
 
 
 
Wellington Monument
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
These are the graves of the Cundy family victims in1632 of the plague that was to devastate Eyam and London 34 years later
 
Sloe berries
unusual conical roof structure to this small building
Curbar Edge behind
 
Curbar Pinfold once used for stray cattle & sheep
Calver Mill - now residential accommodation
Bridge Inn
Calver Mill alongside River Derwent
Stocking Farm
 
 
Calver Mill headrace in front - River Derwent (which is ponded upstream to feed the headrace) behind
 
 
Curbar Gap behind at top
Calver village
 
upwards toward Deep Rake & Longstone Edge
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deep Rake
Bleaklow (farm?)
 
 
cows to milking?
Longstone Moor Farm
 
 
 
 
 
break near White Rake?,
 
 
looking into Cressbrook Dale
slippery limestone on path down to Cressbrook
 
Cressbrook Mill - now residential apartments
disused headrace to Cressbrook Mill
pond for headrace
River Wye below pond
overflow from pond (into River Wye)
 
 
 
 
looking back at Cressbrook
 
looking back at Cressbrook
River Wye downstream of old railway viaduct below Monsal Head
upstream of viaduct
Headstone Tunnel
protective structure at tunnel adit
 
 
last 'station' photographed - two further 'stations' including Bakewell not taken - light fading. 

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