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2021.03.25** Fire Station, ~N on Rivelin Valley Rd, ~W then N on Holme Lane, ~W on Loxley Rd (for short dist) skew ~WSW down to and follow River Loxley, at SK316897 take lane NE back to and across Loxley Rd, ~NNW across Studfield Hill Rd & Ben Lane and up to Loxley Common, ~NW thru Common to cross Long Lane at SK305910, ~WNW then NNE to touch Stubbing Lane SK300915, ~W on Sheff. Country Walk (part along Lee Ash Common) to Holdworth Lane, ~SSW down Stony Lane to rd junct. then S &SW to join Back Lane SE down to Loxley Rd and W to Damflask Embkt. & SSW across it, follow edge of Reser. ~W to past Briers Hse Lane, cross rd to FPs and follow FP ~SE up Rickett Bank and across Briers Hse Lane, continue & join & follow Main Rd SSE to SK280900, take FP Ringwood Lane SSW then SW to SK275894, paths ~SSE / ESE / SSE thru Cow Gap Farm & Fish Pond to join Game Lane, ~40m E on G.Lane then take Bents Lane ~SSE to FB over Load Brook, FP ~ENE for ~200m to stile, ~SSE past (some dist away from) Hill Farm then S to to Riggs High Rd and follow ~E for 1km, take FP ~S for ~ 300m & then turn ~E to Nethergate (to S E bend of N.G.Lane), FP ~SSE crossing Tofts Lane then Rivelin.V.Rd at SK303876, follow Rivelin River eastward for about a 1km, cross Rivelin Valley Rd at SK312874, then follow river on its North side crossing back (by bridge) to South side before Allotments, Playgrounds & Cafe, followed Rivelin V.Rd ~N to Hollins Lane (narrow rd) and cross River Rivelin, followed River ~NNE crossing by stepping stones then by a Footbridge back to start at Fire Station - leader Stuart Bloom - Thursday (two persons on walk)

1 seen from Rivelin Valley Road on way to Holmes Lane - River Rivelin to left and RIver Loxley to right passing under Stannington Road

2 In headrace pond of demolished works. Before recently constructed Loxley Park care home

3 as above

4 Electric power generation with Archimedes Screw. The original Archimedes srew was used for lifting water for irrigation along the Nile and other places.