Monday 21 January 2013

Benjamin and I head to Grindleford ...

I need to catch up with my walking blogs ...

So back to early 2011 and Benjamin and I drove ten miles or so up the Derwent Valley to Grindleford Station. We resisted the temptation to have a bacon butty at the cafe and walked along the path leading to Padley Mill ...

A walk between Grindleford and Hathersage ...

Before that though we had to cross the bridge over Burbage Brook ...

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As we got near to Padley Chapel one of the locals came out to make my acquaintance ...

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My new found friend then took me for a tour of the old stones of Padley Manor behind Padley Chapel ...

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He [or is it she] even opened his eyes ...

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As soon as we'd got past the last of the houses Benjamin started clambering on some of the large rocks ...

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We left the main and more popular path here and walked through Rough Wood ...

A walk between Grindleford and Hathersage ...

A walk between Grindleford and Hathersage ...

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Near Kettle House the view opens out towards Hathersage with Win Hill rising beyond ...

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We passed under the railway line ...

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Just beyond a watercourse pours out of the hillside ...

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One of the great things about walking with your grandson is that you realise you've probably become a bit jaded in your outlook. I see old carved stones and wonder where they came from ... Benjamin sees them as a something to jump from ...

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I've asked it before and I may ask it again, where are these stones from ? The stones that lie on the ground near Harper Lees ...

A walk between Grindleford and Hathersage ...

 A walk between Grindleford and Hathersage ... 

As we left the stones behind to follow the River Derwent southwards I looked back towards Harper Lees and Hathersage ...

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The spring sunshine sparkled on the River Derwent as we walked south ...

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... into the wood ...

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Part way through the wood we forked left uphill to retrace our steps back to the car. On the way we passed Padley Chapel. No cat this time ...

A walk between Grindleford and Hathersage ...


Could those old stones a mile or so away come from Padley Manor, the ruins behind the chapel shown above ?

This walk was followed on the 6th March 2011
 
Length of walk ~ 3.13 miles *
 
Total mileage walked so far in 2011 ~ 50.1 miles
 
Total mileage between the 1st September 2009 and the 6th March 2011 ~ 578.15 miles
 
13 of 2011
 
* distance calculated on Ordnance Survey's Getamap
 

14 comments:

  1. That looks like my kind of walk,lots of interesting things to explore,and lovely views.Ann

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    1. It is that sort of walk Ann. It would be lovely to walk this in the snow.

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  2. An interesting and varied walk, I rather enjoyed it. Padley Mill looks an interesting building. The wildlife thereabouts doesn't look too wild. LOL. Those old carved stones do look like they came from a rather ornate building, so your speculation about them possibly originating at the old Padley Manor could be on the mark.

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    1. Thank you Mitch ... it's a walk I do fairly regularly, or a version of it. So if you think you've seen some of it before you would be right. I think I will ask the Peak Park about the stone at Harper Lees, see what they've got to say.

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  3. I reckon you're spot on about those stones coming from the old Manor. The one looks like the base of a column and it's possible they had a grecian folly type of affair somewhere on the grounds. You know the sort of thing, somewhere to go out to in summer and have a "picnic" except without a bottom ever touching the grass. lol I wonder if the cat lives at the chapel? He might be the resident mouser!

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    1. It's the first time I've seen the cat at Padley Chapel Jenny but I will look out for it again when I get back there.

      As for the stones I am going to enquire of the Peak District National Park Authority to see if they can help.

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  4. It's very common to see buildings built with the stones from other buildings fallen into ruin or destroyed, sometimes several rebuilds. These stones were obviously from a column; perhaps they didn't fit into the new building and were just left?

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    1. There are some other stones [the ones that Benjamin was jumping from] that obviously aren't from a column but I agree the rather impressive stones discarded by the side of the path come from somewhere. I have written to the Peak Park and hope they answer my query.

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  5. I am delighted to see you walking with your grandson like this. Fabulous! I think I have now caught up with you. I'll have to keep looking in, as Blogger doesn't notify me when you post. Take care, Charlie, and hope to see you out and about again soon.

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    1. I think if you subscribe to 'Post Comments (Atom)' below you should be notified of any comments that come along ... and possibly blogs ?

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  6. Don't tell Benjamin but there is an old lady in Canada who wants to squeeze him in a cuddly hug. I also want to take home the feral cat that is so beautifully striped. Somebody must be feeding that cat or it wouldn't be so friendly. But it really is magnificent.

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    1. He looks very cuddly doesn't he Karyn ...

      The cat was a beauty. If you zoom in on the photo where the eyes are open he looks even more impressive.

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  7. The last time I was exploring the ruins at the back of Padley Chapel that very same cat was my tour guide.

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    1. I think the cat ought to start making a charge Lee.

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