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2023.03.15 Stannington - Uppergate Road - Library - ~E to Stannington Rd & follow it ~NW then W past & above Spout Lane to SK.300:887, steps / path down N onto tarred Spout Lane, follow it down ~NNW (passing water troughs) to bend at SK.298:890, FP ~W then NNW over Storrs Brook (old mill tail race) to Storrs Lane & ~W then NNW up it, turn W to trough at SK.292:893, turnabout ~50m and take FP thru Storrs Hall Buildings then ~N but turning ~W to join Storrs Carr Rd below Storrs at SK.289:895, ~100m N then ~100m W along and then take FP ~N for ~400m to FP junct. at SK.287:901 and turn on FP ~SW to rejoin Storrs Carr Rd at SK.284:890, ~WNW on road thru Dungworth passing school to Main Road and follow it NNW for ~200m and take FP ~N crossing road and turning SW down Ricketts Bank to road following West Edge of Damflask Reservoir ~N then ENE to trough at ~ SK.273:910 (on South side of road), return to and along Reser. Edge to 'bridge' over entry stream into Reser at its West end SK.264:918, follow road ~W seeing trough, continue N passing Low Bradfield Cricket Field to PCs, short distance NNW to spillway stream, then NNE steeply up to road running ('Northwards' on the edge of Agden Reser for about 300m to a Trough at SK.263:926, turnabout for ~100m then take FP upward ENE for ~300m then then ~ESE to High Bradfield Church at SK.267:925 (lunch break), leave church to NE to Brown House Lane and immediately see Troughs, follow B H Lane ~S but turn ~E and before road turns N take Ladder Stile at SK.270:925 joining and following Sheffield Country Walk ~SE then S towards Cliffe House Farm, pass ~E (just to the South of the 'new barn'), then below New Lathes then above Holdworth Hall to road at SK.285:916, ~S passing entrance to H. Hall then further down to & taking Dalroyd Lane ~W for ~70m then turning ~S on FP down thru Low Holdworth to Loxley Road at SK.284:908, ~W along Loxley Rd for ~200m to see Troughs, then continue ~W for ~100m to join Damflask Reservoir perimeter path but turning Eastward and then up again to Loxley Rd following it ESE past the Reserv embankment, past Stacey Bank to the turnoff to Claremont House (a scheduled break off point taken by some) and about 100m further East along Loxley Rd turning up NNE on FP (to the East of Loxley House), crossing Myers Lane and continuing about 160m then going ~E along the boundary of O.A.L to cross Long Lane at SK.305:910, (some broke off near here) ~ 100m ESE along BW to where it splits - main group continued ~SSE for ~450m then ~W for about 140m ~towards Garland Farm then SSE (France Rd at end) then ESE (on Occupation Lane) to join Rodney Hill Road at SK.310:900 and WSW down it to Loxley Road and Troughs at SK.307:899, about 30m to West take FP ~SSW to bottom of Cemetery then E to join FP following The River Loxley to SK.310:895, ~S to cross The River Loxley on FBs, then turn ESE steeply up to High Matlock, follow FP (part road) on edge between Houses & Woods ~WSW to SK.307:891, then follow Greaves Road SSW / WSW / SSW to join Stannington Road at SK.303:887, turn SE then W on Uppergate Road to the Library our start point.

Leader - Susan Rushworth - 16 started - some broke off at scheduled points - length of full walk about 18km /11miles - some strenuous climbs. Positions of water Troughs (mainly for animals) only given at sharp changes of direction.

4 Leader briefs walkers who came both by bus and cars outside the library on Uppergate Road

5 board on right says 'Knowle Top Chapel' apparently its use is presently being debated by various authorities

9 having passed the road turnoff down to Spout Lane, have passed this the first seen Water Trough, and are now continuing to the safer steps and path down to Spout Lane

11 down the safe way to Spout lane

13 Trough seen on our right as we go down Spout Lane

16 Larger Trough seen further down on our left

23 have now turned off Spout Lane and are heading to Storrs Lane

25 see new mansion to left - access by vehicle is from Spout Lane

26 heading for footbridge over Storrs Brook

30 Storrs Brook - we crossed it on Foot Bridge on our way to Storrs Lane

33 Sculpture, below and behind us on the edge of Storrs Lane, zoomed into.

34 up Storrs Lane

35 up past Storrs House

37 Trough seen on Lee Moor Lane just to the West of Storrs Hall. These look as if they may have been moved here and used for planting?

38 zoomed Southward into houses built on reclaimed industrial land

40 we turned about from Trough in picture 27 and passed thru passage to left thru 'Storrs Hall' area

41 Houses along Loxley Road. - the road in centre is Rodney Hill. To right screened by trees is the Cemetery. We walked on Rodney Hill and past The Cemetery later on in the walk.

43 The buildings are at Stacey Bank and are reached by turning off Loxley Road.

44 Walking westerly towards Storrs Carr and Storrs Grange

45 as 44 above

48 Kirk Edge Road and Convent at top

51 On Storrs Carr

52 Storrs Grange at bend in Storrs Carr.

53 not marked on OS map, but on road map it is a dead end road 'Storrs Green' - North bending East on the East side of Storrs Grange.

54 Trough on Storr Carr

58 Entrance sign to Storrs Grange Barn

57 Storrs Grange Barn

59 Core Cottage 1642 - obviously gone thru many modifications

67 Stacy Bank and Langlands Garden Centre in background

69 view of Stacey Bank

70 Walking N in Stacey Bank direction

71 on footpath going North as if to Stacey Bank, but we U-turned well before overflow streams from from Damflask Reservoir. Having a tea-break here

72 Walking N in Stacey Bank direction

77 Turning SW towards FB and up to Storrs Carr

79 Trough on the road ENE passing Dungworth further on

82 Walking up Storrs Carr to Dungworth

84 Guinea fowl / mixed breeds?

86 apparently roofless building about to be rebuilt / re-roofed in the dry

88 High Bradfield's Church mid left. We went there later and lunched there. Rocher Woods and Rocks top left. Light sprinkling of snow in the night

89 not marked on OS map

90 see also picture 86

91 we have come steeply down Rickets Bank and are about to cross New Road which runs along Damflask Reservoir

94 at trough on New Road at SK.273:910

96 party who followed edge of reservoir coming up to New Road to see Trough (pictures 94 & 95)

97 looking down Damflask Reservoir - embankment barely visible in distance

100 have crossed bridge over Damflask Reservoir inflow and saw this trough and road into Low Bradfield

101 Agden reservoir Embankment

104 trough on Agden Reservoir perimeter road on it's East side at SK.263:926

106 on steep path up from Agden Reservoir to High Bradfield Church - picture of reservoir

107 similar to 106 but higher up and moor land comes into view at top

108 view from path towards Rocher Rocks and Woods at top

109 Cliffe House Farm seen top left. In foreground farm buildings in High Bradfield

110 Agden Reservoir Embankment seen from higher up

111 looking from path to High Bradfield Church down to Low Bradfield (on right)

112

114 Bradfield Church

116 Lunch Break

117 a black sheep - one of a flock trimming the grass around the church

118 up Jane Lane to Brown House Lane

120 trough near intersection of roads

121 The Old Horns Inn with the Church behind

122 trough passed on way to Ladder Stile onto Sheffield Country Walk

124 Agden reservoir to right and a glimpse of dale Dike Reservoir behind (right of middle)

125 Trough alonside Sheffield Country Walk

127 Damflask Reservoir below

128 Cliffe House Farm top right (quarter in)

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130 down to path / road going up to Cliffe House Farm

131 Cliffe House farm ahead near mid picture, path (S.C.Walk) passes on the right side of the 'new' barn on the left

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133 another view down to Agden Reservoir

134 New Lathes

136 a a modern 'trough' but for farm livestock - not passing horses / mules / donkeys and other herded animals

137 a rear view of Holdworth Hall

139 passing Straw store at Holdworth House

140 passing the entrance road into Holdworth Hall

141 a glimpse of the road above the spillway of Damflask Reservoir

143 after turning off Dalroyd Lane onto Footpath this trough was seen. FP continues South thru Low Holdworth

147 Thru Low Holdworth to Loxley Road

149 troughs on Loxley Road about 200m West of gate in picture 147

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156 view from Loxley Road of the downstream side of Damflask Reservoir Embankment - spillway overflowing despite relatively low rainfalls. Black stripe is probably on the line of the outlet controlling minimum flows legally required