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| Limestone quarry |
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| Location of old lime kiln |
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| End of the long tramway tunnel under the main access road to Calke Abbey |
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| Side view of Calke Abbey |
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| Mere Pond - one of several feeding water into the reservoir |
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| Staunton Harold Reservoir, planned by the River Dove Water Board in 1955 to provide drinking water for Leicester and completed in 1964 |
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| Remains of Staunton Harold Tower Windmil built by the first Lord Melbourne in 1798 |
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| St Bride's Priory (attached to Repton) from the 12th Century until its dissolution by Henry VIII in 1538. The present building was never an abbey and was remodelled between 1701 and 1704. The house was owned by the Harpur Crewe family for nearly 300 years until it was passed to the National Trust in 1985 in lieu of death duties. |
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| St Bride's Farm converted from the knave of the Norman Chapel |
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"This bridleway is part of an ancient route between Melbourne and Repton, crossing the uncultivated heathlands between Stanton and Ticknall. About a third of a mile to the east it crosses the old Derby to Oxford road, which is now the bridleway running north-south by St Bride’s Farm, beyond the present A514. The route originally entered Melbourne via High Street, formerly known as Bride Street, and leads down to the Parish Church, which was once at the main crossroads in the village. If you are travelling east along the bridle path, you will soon come to St Bride’s Farm. The farmhouse (private) appears to be converted from the nave of a Norman chapel. St Bride, harassed by a persistent suiter, is said to have plucked out her own eyes, later restoring her sight with the water from a spring. There was once a spring to the east of the farmhouse, which was perhaps considered holy, and may explain the presence of the chapel and its unusual dedication." |
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| Robin Wood - lunch stop |
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| St George's Church, Ticknall (1842), next to the Village Hall, and the remains of the old church dedicated to St Thomas Becket and blown up with gunpowder in 1841! |
