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2017.03.29 - Penistone, Crab Tree Hill, Kidfield House Farm, Gunthwaite Bridge, East on Barnsley Boundary Walk, Jowett House Farm, Cafe* at Cannon Hall Country Park, West side of Crawthorne, Haddon House Farm, Guyder Bottom Farm, Hoylandswaine, Hunger Hill, cross A629 down to & under railway track onto A628, parallel to railway & viaduct, Penistone - leader John Taylor - Wednesday  * a few pictures included of walk up to & around walled garden

Penistone 'station' - platforms & tracks (now removed) on this side took trains through Woodhead to Manchester. Tracks to Huddersfield on other side of building passing over the viaduct are still used.

Penistone Church

Churchyard

following a trail of daffodils

disused / decaying barn

The River Don

an agent for MI5?

Penistone Church behind

originally double track but now only single track to Huddersfield - will train traffic growth warrant its replacement

Crab Tree House behind

Emley Moor Tower in distance

Kidfield House Farm

Is this the original 'Kidfield' farm house?

energetic 'race' horse

Kidfield House Farm now behind us

pond for old mill - not too clear how & where water to the waterwheel was led.

The Mill - much reconstruction seems to hide the original mill

wind turbines uglier than fracking?

drystone wall likely to collapse - not a good shelter for a tea break

awaiting reconstruction with rising property values?

ruts caused by muckspreading in wet ground?

the back route into Jowett House Farm

Cannon Hall

solo excursion by photographer during lunch stop

end of solo excursion

Crawthorne Church in distance (not passed on this walk)

cascade in Cannon Hall Country Park

birds eye view of duck

Cannon Hall Camp

flying Mallard Ducks - disturbed by our approach

deep ploughing

How many cars per house? Penistone railway viaduct behind

rail tracks leading leading to the viaduct seen from Penistone Station

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