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2019.09.25 Bamford (Bus turning circle), ~W on minor rd, across River Derwent & along A6187 road to SK203627, ~N under Railway Line, follow D.V.H.Way* ~NNW then N (part old railway track for dam construction) to and across Ladybower Reser embt, permissive FP ~N to Hetherdene (PC), ~N on A6107 Rd, ~E on A57 Rd to past PH, BW ~NE to ~SK214875, ~S to cross A57 Rd to Cutthroat Bridge, track ~N to SK214865, ~SW down & across Jarvis Clough, Path ~W then ~N to Great Tor, ~SE to New Rd (stile at SK215840), follow rd ~E / NE / ESE to FP at SK221840 (below Bole Hill), ~SE / E / N to Minor Rd at SK226837, ~N for ~150m on rd, then zig zag S then N to short of Dennis Knoll, ~SE on track then FP to and thru Green House, ~S to (W of Bronte House) then on Baulk Lane into Hathersage. * (leader and part of group & photographer took a slightly higher parallel path to part of the old rail track) - leader Christine Gamble - Wednesday

Hope Valley Railway Track (Sheffield / Manchester) just visible behind). We passed under it slightly further back.

getting up from a tea break in field (path behind trees)

Formerly offices of The Derwent Valley Water Board - Now a Quaker Meeting House

onto the road before the Quaker Meeting House

leader and some others on the muddier and trickier path parallel to the main path (the old rail track used for dam construction)

Thornhill water supply up to 1949 - see picture of troughs below

troughs for animals - the supply for inhabitants of Thornhill was apparently somewhere higher up the rock face

view of Ladybower Reservoir Embankment ahead

a rather moth-eaten sheep - without owner?

Bamford Edge at top, Ladybower Reservoir Embankment at bottom

water control works at the foot of the embankment taken closer up

the viaduct on the A6107 road leading from the A57 road (Snake Pass) to Bamford

Bellmouth spillway (two one at each end of the embankment)

A tower presumably containing draw down valves and controls

Ladybower Reservoir inaugurated by King George VI in 1945

The Derwent Valley Heritage Way - we walked only a small part of it

Ashopton Viaduct, over the north arm of Ladybower Reservoir, carries the A57 Snake Pass Road. Behind higher up is Crookhill Farm on Crook Hill

This information sign shows part of our route from the A57 Road along Ladybower Wood Nature Reserve towards Cutthroart Bridge

a glimpse of the reservoir behind us

bare patch in front possibly bracken removed by chemical spraying?

a view of the A57 road some way before Cutthroat Bridge

Win Hill above a glimpse of Ladybower Reservoir

Lose Hill in the distance zoomed into - some people on top

up towards the Jarvis Clough crossing

tree close to the Jarvis Clough crossing

crossing Jarvis Clough

hidden valley to right carries the A57 road. Crooke Hill to its left

View of Crookhill Farm from higher up

view above the reservoir - Win Hill Pike to left - can you identify the other high points/

Ladybower Reservoir embankment seen from above

Win hill Pike

Great Tor ahead?

Great Tor?

zoomed into Hope Cement Plant & Quarry

Stanage Edge in view

stile on New Road

at back - Over Owler Tor? and Millstone Edge?

looking down Bole Hill

Upper Hurst Farm

Stanage Edge at back

Millstone Edge top right

Stanage Edge at top

Green House bottom right? In middle ruined Chapel

stream seen from footbridge over it

Bronte Cottage

Hathersage's Church