| The Peak District Stanage Edge, situated on the moors north of Hathersage in the Derbyshire Peak District, is made of one of the finer gritstones and is therefore idea for rock-climbing. It is the largest and most impressive of the gritstone edges and it stretches for a length of approximately six kilometres (3.5 miles) from its northern tip to the southern point near the Cowper Stone. The photographs below were taken on the first weekend of February 2007. The weather that weekend was glorious and ideal for photography - clear skies by day with warm sunshine although cold by night. | ||||
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The
edge disappears over the hill | Close-up
of the edge's rocks | The
edge is enjoyed by both walkers and rock-climbers | ||
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Rock-climbers
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| Various views of Stanage Edge
with the surrounding moors and Hope Valley (with Cement Works) in the distance | ||||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peak District in March March 2006 brought some unseasonably cold weather and it gave me the opportunity to take some snowy scenic photographs of the Peak District. The four shots below show views around Chatsworth and the "Surprise View" above Hathersage. You can just make out the village of Hathersage in the bottom of the valley along with Sheffield to Manchester railway line which runs through Edale before disappearing through the tunnel in Peninne peak in the distance. | ||||
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| Chatsworth Park |
Chatsworth House & Bridge | Chatsworth
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| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derwent and Ladybower Reservoirs The Derwent and Ladybower dams are situated on and just off the A57 Manchester to Sheffield road. Follow the signs for the Derwent Valley close to the junction of A57 and A6013 near Bamford, Derbyshire. | ||||
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| Derwent Dam |
Derwent Dam, West Tower | |||
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| Derwent Reservoir |
Derwent Dam, East Tower | |||
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The Derwent dam and reservoir were built in the early 1900's to meet the increasing demands for water supply required for the developing industries and growing population in the South Yorkshire and the East Midlands regions. During the Second World War the R.A.F.'s 617 Squadron practised over the Derwent dam in preparation for the bombing of a dam in Germany using Barnes Wallace's bouncing bomb. The squadron became known as The Dambusters. In the west tower of the dam there is a small museum the shows details on the building of the dam along with information on The Dambusters.
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| Ladybower Reservoir |
Ladybower Reservoir and Aqueduct | |||
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| Ladybower
Reservoir, underneath and around the Aqueduct | ||||
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The Ladybower reservoir was built between 1935 & 1945 and the village of Derwent was demolished to accommodate the new reservoir. The aqueduct is situated roughly on the site of the old village and carriers water by gravity to the water processing plant at near by Bamford. Some may consider the aqueduct as a bit of a blot on the landscape but I think it provides an interesting feature in the middle of some beautiful countryside. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||
| Stanton Moor, near Birchover, Derbyshire. Situated North West of Matlock & South East of Bakewell | ||||
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| Stanton in the Peak |
Earl Grey Tower | Earl
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| Stanton in the Peak: This photograph shows the village of Stanton in the Peak in the foreground with Rowsley in the distance and was taken from the edge of Stanton Moor. The gritstone plateau of Stanton Moor attracts considerable interest because of the remarkable amount of prehistoric remains that have been found. Earl Grey Tower: A construction of more recent vintage, on the edge of the moor, is the Earl Grey Tower, which commemorates the passing of the Reform Bill in 1832 and was erected by the Thornhill family of Stanton-in-Peak. Nine Ladies Stone Circle: The most famous of the Bronze Age relics on the moor are The Nine Ladies Stone Circle believed to have been constructed about 1500BC . Legend has it that the nine ladies danced here on the Sabbath Day and were turned to stone as a punishment, along with the fiddler who stands nearby. Cork Stone, Stanton Moor: This curiously-shaped monolith has iron handles to assist those wishing to visit the top. From May to October the moor is a wonderland for visitors, with masses of rhododendron bushes adding splashes of vivid colour to the sea of waving bracken and bilberry, and the coarse heather that clads the moor with a carpet of royal purple in late July and August. | ||||
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| Nine Ladies Stone Circle
| Cork Stone, Stanton Moor |
Cork Stone, Stanton Moor | ||
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Cressbrook Dale, Litton, Youlegreave and Monsal Dale | ||||
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| Cressbrook Dale, Near Litton, Derbyshire Chatsworth | ||||
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| Red Lion, Litton |
Youlegreave, Derbyshire & River Bradford | |||
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Youlegreave, Derbyshire & River Bradford | |||
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| Monsal Dale Weir, River
Wye | View from Monsal Head
looking east through Monsal Dale with the disused railway viaduct in foreground |
Monsal Head looking north through Monsal dale | ||