 White Nacy, Bollington |
 A number of small streams run down Burbage Edge after heavy rain, this is one that produces a small but explosive waterfall.
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 Ilam Rock |
 Alport village - “NOTICE TO ALL VAGABONDS FOUND LODGING, LOITERING OR BEGGING WITHIN THIS HAMLET WILL BE TAKEN UP AND DEALT WITH AS THE LAW DIRECTS”. The english could be improved, but the intention is clear enough! A vital clue is the legal reference on the sign: “Vagrancy Act 1824”. This was a set of laws passed in response to the large number of soldiers discharged at the end of the Napoloeonic Wars. Many, no doubt traumatised by their experiences, could not find work, were homeless and took to begging. The 1824 Act not only criminalised beggars, including those who exposed their wounds or used children to beg for them; it made “loitering” an offence and gave the police power to search people they suspected of a crime. This “sus” law remained in force until the 1980's, when the widespread use of the Act by the police to stop and search young men contributed to the riots in Bristol and London.
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 Robin Hood's Stride |
 Bamford Edge |
 Longshaw - October |
 Errwood Reservoir |
 Curbar Edge |
 Stoke Flat - October |
 Hen Cloud |
 Dobb Edge - above Chatsworth |
 Stanage : High Neb
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 Derwent Edge |
 Higgar Tor |
 Woolpacks - Edale |
 Winnats Pass |
 Wetton Bridge |
 Tegness Pinnacle |
 Medieval field boundaries, Castleton
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 Curbar Edge, October. |
 lLooking east from Surprise View
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