Geoff had his daughter Sally & partner staying with him this week so there were 6 of us this week in 2 cars, Robs & Geoff's. We just went somewhere local off to Black Rocks and a circular route around Cromford Moor. We parked beside the cemetery just alongside the Black Rocks car park and set off in a clockwise direction.
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| This weeks route around Cromford Moor |
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| Old Nissan hut |
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| Willersley Castle built for Sir Richard Arkwright but he died before it was completed. In 1791, when the building was approaching completion, a fire broke out and severe damage was caused to part of the interior of the castle. Although the damage was repaired, Arkwright died in 1792 before the building was completed. In 1796 his son, Richard Arkwright junior, moved into it with his family, and the Arkwright family lived there until 1922..The estate was bought in 1927 by a group of Methodist businessmen, and in 1928 it opened as a Methodist Guild holiday centre..Between 1940 and 1946, i.e. during World War II, it served as a maternity hospital run by the Salvation Army, having moved out of East London.Today it operates as a Christian Guild Hotel. |
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| Geoff stripping off |
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| Brian Ike & Rob |
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| Sally |
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| Sheep Pasture Engine House |
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| Geoff & Sally |
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| The Sheep Pasture Incline runs from Junction beyond Cromford to Black Rocks, and has a gradient of 1 in 9. It is hard to imagine trains lumbering up this hill, but they were pulled by means of a cable winch from the engine house at the top. Looking down |
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| Looking up towards the engine house |
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| Remains of an old derrick crane |
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| Sally |
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| Weird branch on this tree |
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| Where the trail passes under the Sheep Pasture incline |
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| God rays in mono |
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| God rays given a bit of treatment to look like a sunrise. |
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| Sally |
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| Crich Memorial tower across the valley |
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| Ike, Brian, Geoff, Sally & Rob |
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| Lovely little cottage with its minder sitting on the wall |
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| An impressive doorway |
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| Breakfast time at the zoo |
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| Billy |
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| The kids |
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| Feeding time |
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| Quaint cottages |
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| Add caption |
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| Very patriotic |
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| Spitfire weather vane |
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| Elf weather vane |
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| Old quarry face across the valley |
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| Middleton Top Engine House |
This was a nice walk with some pleasant company, just over 5 miles with a steep section rising over 350 feet. It was still quite dark when we arrived hence the lack of early pics. It soon warmed up and made a really enjoyable walk.
See you next week
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