swineshaw reservoir

Swineshaw Reservoir is a fairly small reservoir near Glossop in north Derbyshire. Some quick internet research revealed that In 1837, 50 local mill owners and gentlemen, known as the “Glossop Commissioners”, sought and then obtained an Act of Parliament to build the Glossop Reservoirs. Hurst Reservoir was on the Hurst Brook and Mossy Lea Reservoir […]

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walking along the longdendale trail …

We took a walk along part of the Longdendale Trail which runs for around 6.5 miles on the old Woodhead railway line. The Woodhead line used to connect Manchester and Sheffield and amongst other things was notable for the three mile tunnels through the hills, which at the time of construction was the longest in […]

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