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| At last, Bernard finds a soulmate |
Bourne Woods, 20th April 2014
Here is a track downloaded from a Garmin GPS and plotted on top of an OpenStreetMap map. Notice the dropouts as we walked through the woods due to the poor signal reception. On the original Garmin Etrex the gaps are not included in the overall trip distance and this is one of the sources of the discrepancies we get in this value at the end of a walk.
Shillito Woods revisited - 13th April 2014
No wonder we were all so tired at the end of this walk - the distance covered was 19.6 km (12.2 miles) and the height gained (and lost) 890m.
Gunthorpe, Caythorpe, Lowdham, Lambley and Bulcote, 16th April 2014
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| Gonalston Mill |
The Doverbeck River was the southern boundary of Sherwood Forest from the 13th century. The river rises near the village of Blidworth in the heart of the forest and flows southeast to join the River Trent near Gunthorpe and Caythorpe. The Gonalston Mill, formerly known as Cliffe Mill, was one of eleven on the Doverbeck. The eleven were: Salterford Mill, Oxton Mill, Epperstone Mill, Woodborough Mill, The Paper Mill, Carby’s Mill, Parkinson’s Pit, The Lord’s Mill, Cliffe Mill, Hoveringham Mill and Caythorpe Mill.
See Mills on the Doverbeck by W A James for more information.
See Mills on the Doverbeck by W A James for more information.
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| St Mary's Church, Lowdham |
Six (or seven) Holmesfield halls, 13th April 2014
This walk, led by Eileen, took us to seven halls in the Holmesfield district of Derbyshire, just outside the National Park and overlooking Sheffield and Chesterfield.
(Single click to enlarge images).
The ancient cross near the start of the walk at Shillito Woods was known as Bole Hill Cross or Shepherd’s Cross on the Victorian Ordnance Survey maps. It was probably erected by monks from Beauchief Abbey in the 13th century on an old packhorse route west from the Rother Valley across Ramsley Moor.
(Single click to enlarge images).
The ancient cross near the start of the walk at Shillito Woods was known as Bole Hill Cross or Shepherd’s Cross on the Victorian Ordnance Survey maps. It was probably erected by monks from Beauchief Abbey in the 13th century on an old packhorse route west from the Rother Valley across Ramsley Moor.
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| Ramsley Moor |
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| Foxlane Plantation |
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Tea and cakes at Cropwell Bishop in aid of NSPCC, 6th April 2014
This Sunday's walk ended at the Cropwell Bishop Memorial Hall where tea and cakes were provided by the Bingham NSPCC Committee. £156 was raised so thanks to all of you who baked the cakes, provided the raffle prizes and, of course, came on the walk.
St. Mary's Church, Colston
Bassett stands prominently on a site known to originate from Norman times with
many developments throughout the centuries. The site may be of earlier significance but
evidence for this or of surrounding dwellings has not been found. A roofless ruin since the late 19th century, it
comprises a four bay nave with a west tower, a south transept and an aisles
chancel. The majority of the church is
constructed of rough blocks of blue lias limestone laid in relatively thin
courses. A variety of different types of stone have been used for dressing and
facing, including white limestone and fossiliferous ironstone. The ironstones
in particular are now badly eroded.
St. Mary's Church, Colston
Bassett stands prominently on a site known to originate from Norman times with
many developments throughout the centuries. The site may be of earlier significance but
evidence for this or of surrounding dwellings has not been found. A roofless ruin since the late 19th century, it
comprises a four bay nave with a west tower, a south transept and an aisles
chancel. The majority of the church is
constructed of rough blocks of blue lias limestone laid in relatively thin
courses. A variety of different types of stone have been used for dressing and
facing, including white limestone and fossiliferous ironstone. The ironstones
in particular are now badly eroded.
St. John's Church, Colston Bassett was erected in 1892. A local legend claims a
boulder lying in the churchyard is a meteorite, but it has been identified as
cinnabar (the common ore of mercury), probably from Peru.
In this part of the Grantham
Canal, the underlying rock is gypsum which is both close to the surface and
porous and it was this part of the canal which caused problems during
construction and it had to be lined (puddled) with three feet of clay to
prevent seepage. Rules forbade bargemen
from using poles for fear of puncturing the canal bed and literally letting the
water out. Just before Cropwell Bishop,
stands an old warehouse, believed to be contemporary with the canal. This was
originally used to process gypsum - the
rock was crushed to powder and put into sacks before being loaded onto waiting
barges. The local gypsum was of a high quality (i.e. very white) and was used
for medicinal pills, brewing and plaster of Paris. From 1951 the British Gypsum
Company began quarrying for the rock and the underground mines ceased to
operate.
Tea and cakes in the Memorial Hall.
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