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2019.02.03 - White Lane tram stop SK387.830, ~SE Carter Lodge, ~S Carterhall Farm, ~S Geerlane Farm, ~SSW past Troway, ~W to PH Gate Inn, ~S to B6056 Road & PH (Blacka Moor Inn now The Brook), ~E 70m on Rd then ~S to Eastside of Apperknowle & PH -The Travellers Rest, ~400m ~SSE on Rd, ~E past Butchersick Farm, ~150m ~S on B6056Rd, ~E ~300m short of Middle Handley, ~S / ~E to cross B6052 Rd, ~S thru Nether Handley, ~S / SW / SE to Handley Wood Farm, ~E to U-turn under Railtrack at SK415753, ~W to join and follow River Rother, cross & re-cross under Railtrack then cross E over River it to join Chesterfield Canal at ~SK393740, follow Canal ~SSW cross under rail tracks at SK388732, ~S towards but just west of Chesterfield Station, ~SW to Crooked Spire - leader Trevor Moss - Sunday. Note OS 1 in 50000 map used to describe route together with A to Z Guide scale ~1 in 18000 of SHEFFIELD / Barnsley / Chesterfield / Doncaster / Rotherham - (1 in 25000 map may show different information)


1. Trimmed Ivy hedge

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3. Carter Lodge?

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6.the deep freeze

7. Carter Hall Farm

8. zoomed in picture

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13.dropping down to Geerlane Farm

14.Greerlane Farm?

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16. pond near Geerlane Farm

17. ancient decaying farm equipment in foreground

18. Two brook crossings near Geerlane Farm

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21. Doe Lane

22. Doe Lane

23. Birch Farm before Troway Hall

24. a glimpse of Troway Hall

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26. a glance back at the Gate Inn (PH on map)

27. Leicester Farm (Troway -area - is across road from farm)

28. zoomed in picture

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30. Leicester barn roof decaying - opportunity for a barn conversion?

31. as above

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33. Public House on corner of Lane passing Leicester Farm and the B6056 (Snowdon Lane).-was this the site of the original Blacka Moor Inn rebuilt as the The Brook but now closed?

34. This sign a 'Restricted Byway' is ~70m East past the PH and points out the route southward on 'Bridle Lane' (to Apperknowle Cricket Ground) - the narrow path seems to be unsuitable for use by vehicles.

35. Moor Top Farm?

36. dropping down to Apperknowle

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38.Public House - The Travellers Rest to East of Apperknowle

40 Heading for Butchersick Farm

41. Butchersick Farm

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43. looking back at Butchersick Farm

45. thatched house North of West Handley?

46. Elkington against Fracking

47. looking back at barn next to Thatched House

48. heading East towards Middle Handley but turned South before reaching it

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50. heading toward Nether Handley

51 Middle Handley behind us?

52. looking across to Nether Handley which we reached and passed through later

53. zoomed to South to unknown mansion

55. woods below Nether Handley

56. note older terraced houses behind with chimney stacks - newer detached houses without chimneys dependent on central heating in front

57. Park House Farm

58. Catkins on Hazel Tree

59. The River Rother - apparently once the dirtiest river in Europe but now apparently supporting fish.

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63. masonry bridge - arches now reinforced with concrete and steel arches - note corbelling on the piers

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67. detail of arch reinforcement on this bridge

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69. we headed on the Cuckoo Way on Towpath towards chesterfield.

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73 Iced over canal with ducks walking on it. Their webbed feet slide on the ice with comical effects - really need a video film to see this.

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boot cleaning on slipway - very slippery under water and care requied