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2017.01.18 Middlewood Tram terminus, Rd toward Oughtibridge, Stockarth Lane, Worrall, Burnt Hill Farm then Lane, Kirk Edge Rd, Cliff House Farm, Moor Rd & Back Lane, Loxley Rd, Stacey Lane, River Loxley, Rowel Bridge, Storrs Lane,Spoon to Storrs Brook, up to Stopes Rd, pass Stopes Works, FP up to & across Riggs High Rd, FP to Nethergate, down to Tofts / Riverlin Rd, River Riverlin to Malin Bridge - leader Angie Shaw - Wednesday

 
up Stockarth Lane
 
 
up track to Worrall
 
 
a cyclist well known to our group
passing the Blue Ball one of Worralls Pubs - note the exhortation for a 'dry' january
 
 
 
 

 
 
Burnt Hill Farm
as above
 
passing the nunnery
 
 
down to Cliff Edge Farm
 
just before Holdworth
some Holdworth farms behind
 
 
 
 
 
Damflask Reservoir - apparently some work being done on the spillway?
 
Damflask Reservoir

 
 
 
 
a goosedog?
view of Damflask Reservoir embankment  from Stacey Lane
fishing pond
 
site of gate controlling unused headrace?
 
derelict old works a blot on the scenic Loxley Valley - apparently approval for building housing here has not been granted for many reasons.
farm behind old headrace pond
the odd couple have been here for many years
a rather lonely Mandarin Duck
 
Artists open air display along Storrs Lane

 
a war memorial
 
Spoon Lane
break at Storrs Brook under Spoon Lane
 
 
 
climbing up from Storrs Brook
 
 
Stopes Works (Dyson written on partly demolished chimney)
 
disused mine - for refractory materials?
 
looking back
 
Lodge Lane cross Rivelin Valley
 
descending towards Tofts & River Rivelin
 
 
 
Rivelin River (also numerous old headraces & ponds)
 
 
 
the road to Malin Bridge crossed about here

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