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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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