David G Johnson's photos

A huge carved wooden vole invites visitors to saunter along, 'Tideswell dale',.and perhaps further along to,. 'Millers dale',.both are beautiful wooded and river valleys in the 'Peak district' of Derbyshire.

The last resident of the house was Sylvia Grant-Dalton who died in 1988 - here is her writing desk,. and a painting of the house built 1861 - 1863 as it still stands today,.it is open to visitors via the 'English Heritage', network. It was decided to conserve the interiors "as found" rather than replacing or restoring them. They demonstrate how a once opulent Victorian house once looked.

A footpath down in deepest Eckington woods - where a renewed bridge,..crosses over the stream,. but a neglected broken fence remains. Have a fine 'Happy fence Friday' everyone,. and 'good wishes' from > David J.

Shortened Information from an adjacent notice board....> ''Heathcote mere'',. in years past,. this was an important watering stop for packhorses,.. which would have carried salt from the west,. and coal from the east.. Managing animals was taken seriously and as early as 1745 fines were imposed on anyone defiling the water or moving the walls. To the far left was a well for domestic use,. the villagers would collect water in buckets and other containers.

A stroll around a small Derbyshire village reveals the Church of 'St. Michael and all Angels' A GRAVE HEAD STONE MEMORIAL READS,......... ELLEN ADAMS Who died June 27 1868 AGED 21 YEARS ALL YOU THAT COME MY GRAVE TO SEE AS I AM NOW SO MUST YOU BE THEREFORE EXAMINE WELL YOUR STATE AND LEARN TO DIE ERE' TIS TOO LATE

Between the road and the pond,. in the Derbyshire village of 'Monyash',. stands a very old dry stone wall - featuring a 'through stile' for which people can step over or through - but not animals. In typical old village ways,. the lane around the pond,. is named ''Icky Picky lane''

Bits and bobs for sale,.. a fine old cottage,. and a stream running down the road - a local pub and church,. can all be found in 'Butterton',.. a small village which overlooks the 'Manifold Valley' in the 'Peak district' of the UK,.

Walking the 'Stanage edge' in early May,. or simply 'Stanage' ,.from "stone edge" a gritstone escarpment in the Peak District. Areas were quarried in the past to produce grindstones, and some can still be seen on the hillside—carved, but never removed. A paved packhorse road ran along the top of the edge, and remains of it can be seen. This is a most beautiful walk of which one never tires of revisiting. It is not evident from the photo that there is a scary sheer drop from where the fence ends.

Now in mid May 2023 - the blossom trees and wild flowers too,..are out in full splendour at 'Hardwick Hall',. 1597 the home of 'Elizabeth - the Countess of Shrewsbury known as 'Bess' of Hardwick, of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire

Couldn't find an easy local fence this week, so here's a sketched one - together with a well used old joke. Have a ''Happy fence Friday'' - to everyone,. from > David J..

Closer detail of Local woods,.. South Sheffield.. UK.

Picture in picture shows a very similar looking scene - same day - two years previous.

A seemingly pointless stone pillar - along a track close to the ''Redmires dams'' is one of three 'sighting towers' and used during construction of a 4.5 mile [ 7.24 KM ] tunnel deep below,. The tunnel was built 1903 - 1910 to distribute water by gravity from the 'Ladybower dam' to supplement the 'Rivelin dam',. over the full length the water falls by a mere 6 ft.6" / 198 cm..

Walking the woodland paths at,. 'Linacre dams' near Chesterfield,. and another dull and cold day with no sign of any due Spring sunshine or blue skies....,.. Nevertheless,... Have a fine ''Happy fence Friday'' everyone and ''Good wishes'' from > David J.

Some foliage is still lacking the greenery of Spring,.. but the many footpaths and tracks within the farmland of the Moss valley - are now gradually covering over with the summery colour of rapeseed.

Stone walls - fences and a horse,.. in 'West Handley' ,...Derbyshire.

Spring greenery is showing through,.. As an addition to the previous photo - from April 16th. 2022 - here is a recent view from one of the available boat trips - a half hour each way - which includes a most interesting passage through one of the locks.