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2021.01.09** Crown & Cushion PH Cnr Burncross Rd & Chapel Rd (SK342 962), ~S on Chapel Rd for ~300m, ~WSW thru small Woods, curve ~S to cross Elliot Lane at (SK339 954), ~SSW then WNW to cross A61 Rd at (SK337 954), ~150m ~W along Woodseats, turn ~WNW past Barnes Green Farm for about 900m then ~NNW to path jnct at (SK326 960), ~W then WSW to Bar Hse on Woodhead Rd, ~300m ~NNW along Rd, thru gate into Wharncliffe Chase, follow route about 150m W of rd past Chase Lodge, & continue on to gate in Chase north boundary at (SK308 973), follow stone wall (outside Chase) for about 400m, turn ~NNW along track to small pond at (SK298 981), ZZ ~SW to join path on Wharncliffe Crags at (SK296 979), follow generally southward above Wharncliffe Crags, below Upper Rock, Wharncliffe Crags to pass Wharncliffe Farm then Wh. Lodge to gate re entering into Wh. Chase at (SK306 956), follow track thru Robb Stones then Broom Royd then ~SE to exit Chase at ladder stile at (SK317 952), ~ 80m ~E on track then turn ~N to Hollow Farm, turn ~ENE to Hallfield Head Farm then ~N for ~80m, FP ~ENE on edge of farm to cross Woodhead Rd at Bar House, ~ 280m ~ENE to path junction take path ~N to (unseen) Pump Hse ,then NE then ~ESE just before A61 Rd, cross Rd, then path ~ESE thru Low Hall Wood to join Hallwood Rd ~ESE then continuing ~E down Burncross Rd to start at Crown & Cushion. On Saturday


1 Moon photographed through double glazing

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3 Barnes Hall

4 at top right - Keppels Column

5 at Woodseats - we passed to right behind these houses

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9 signpost indicating route to Bar House on Woodhead Road

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11 just before Bar House

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13 Gate off Woodhead Road into Wharncliffe Chase

14 zoomed into Stocksbridge 'Steelwork'. Behind to left is Underbank Reservoir embankment with water vapour arising from its surface on the left.

17 looking across part of Wharncliffe Chase

18 following the path along / outside Wharncliffe Chase's North boundary

19 the small un-named dam frozen over

20 as above

21 walking toward the top of Wharncliffe Crags

22 reflections in an unfrozen pond

23 a view into Deepcar

24 Steelworks again


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26 droplets on trees lit by sun are from melting snow

27 the crags are unseen below the snow clad boulders. Several climbers seen. They apparent climb after fixing a rope at the top and protect themselves with a clamping device which they move up the rope as they climb

28 passing below Upper Rock

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33 zoomed into More Hall Reservoir.

34 as above

35 joined road passing Wharncliffe Farm on left and beyond to right is Wharncliffe Lodge with a barn to its left

36 looking back at the barn and Wharncliffe Lodge