Pedrocut's photos

Ilam School (Scan from 1989) “House. c1855. By George Gilbert Scott. Coursed and squared rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings to ground storey; close studded timber framing above; clay tile roof; ashlar stacks of octagonal section with crenellated caps. Vernacular revival style. 2 storeys; gable end of main range to left, lean-to porch to right. Main range: two 3-light stone mullioned windows to ground floor with rebated surrounds containing leaded casements; 5-light oriel window to first floor with wooden mullions and tracery; jettied gable has diamond pattern framing and cusped barge boards. Lean-to porch: ogee headed board door. An essential element of the picturesque estate village rebuilt by Scott in the 1850's.” historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1294710

Ilam Hall from St Bertram’s Bridge (Scan from 1989) “Remains of country house now youth hostel and attached cottage. 1821-6. Built by James Trubshawe to the designs of John Shaw.” historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1188713

St Bertram’s Bridge, Ilam (Scan from 1989) “The monument includes a single span stone bridge spanning the River Manifold at the south end of Ilam Park, giving access to the garden of Ilam Hall and the Church of the Holy Cross to the north. The bridge has a semi-circular arch and measures up to 20m in length and 4m wide. The existing masonry shows two phases of construction, the earlier of coursed rubble construction with a later ashlar parapet addition which comes to a point over the centre of the arch. The bridge is thought to be at least 18th century in date but was restored in 1839, as an inscription on the bridge conveys. The monument is also Grade II listed, divided between two parishes under NHLE entries 1287065 and 1374599. The bridge’s name comes from the association with St. Bertram, a Saxon saint whose shrine is in the nearby church.” historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1006109

Church of the Holy Cross, Ilam (Scan from 1989) Grade I Listed Building... historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1038155

Tower near Ilam Hall (Scan from 1989) Tower, possible former dovecote, c1830. Probably built by James Trubshawe. Rough faced ashlar; hammer dressed ashlar plinth and steps. Octagonal plan. Flight of steps leading to ground floor door with Caernarvon arch head; lancet loops in every other face at mid-height; a roll moulded string marks the upper stage which consists of alternate square panels of a blank shield and a cruciform loop; crested eaves to an 8-sided dome of fishscale work capped by a ball finial. James Trubshawe built the probably contemporary Ilam Hall to the designs of John Shawe. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1038115

Modeled after a medieval Eleanor Cross, commissioned by Jesse Watts-Russell as a memorial to his wife who died in 1840.

A 5m circular walk in February 2004 from Legburthwaite, Wren Crag, High Rigg and on to the Church of St John’s in the Vale and returning along St John’s in the Vale.

Wanthwaite Crags from above St John's in the Vale.

The Jewry Wall is one of the key surviving bits of Roman Leicester (Ratae Corieltauvorum).

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Church of St Swithen at Lower Quinton. (Grade I Listed Building) (Blurred picture sharpened by Chat.) historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1382665?section=official-list-entry

The top picture was taken in 2003, the bottom is GE view from 2025, being 22 years later.

Camera problems in 2003 caused blurred image. Sharpened in ChatGPT.

Church of All Saints at Rangemore. Angels representing Faith, Hope and Charity.

A place for lunch on a dull July day in 2007.

Looking across Yoxall Park after emerging from Lodge Hill Wood.