The Goyt valley & Errwood hall part 2

I call this one 'natures pearls'. In real life, they were glistening fit to grace any lady's throat. No photograph can do them justice. The sun was behind them, and wherever the sun kissed, the frost melted, leaving these 'pearls' dangling from the blades of grass.

There's our path across the other side, and there's our reward for coming today - views and sun in abundance!

This is one of many packhorse bridges in the valley. They have low walls to facilitate the crossing of packhorses laden with goods slung low over their back. These packhorse men were also known as 'jaggers', and that's why you see so many 'jaggers cloughs' in Derbyshire.

North west water flooded this valley to supply a need for water. It IS beautiful now, but if you read the story of Errwood hall (don't forget, click on the link above - or here; http://www.grimshaworigin.org/Webpages2/ErrwoodGoyt.htm to get all the info) you will see how tragic it all was. Men of VERY limited sight knocked the comparitively young building down. It would have made a super study centre, hotel or youth hostel.

Being well above the floodwater of the reservoirs, I still can't see why it was neccessary to demolish it?

The souce of so many nice views and pictures today and in previous weeks, the humble fallen leaf.

I saw this fungi growing on a branch above me, so I shot up at it with this result.

The sun was REALLY trying now, making me almost too warm in it's rays, but the harsh north wind kept a chill in the air. This track up to the ruins of Errwood hall was so lovely in this light. It's just a shame the shadows were on the part I walked on.

Please go to part three (below)