Ecclesfield Estates Prayer Pilgrimage: detailed plans Overview map Start / end point = St Thomas, Wincobank Walking distance = 12.4 miles

Route:

 St Thomas, Wincobank

 St Margaret Brightside

 St Cuthbert, Fir Vale

 St Peter, Ellesmere

 Christ Church, Pitsmoor

 St Leonard, Norwood

 St Bernard, Parson Cross

 St Paul, Wordsworth Ave

 St Mary,

 SS James & Christopher, Shiregreen

 St Thomas, Wincobank Ecclesfield Estates Prayer Pilgrimage: detailed plans Stage 1: Wincobank to Brightside, 0.6 miles, 15 min There is on-road parking near St Thomas’ Church & it’s only a short walk from the for anyone coming by public transport 09.00 Gather at St Thomas’ Church to pray 09:15 Walk up Newman Road, turn L into Robin Hood Road Take the footpath over Roman Ridge to Ridge View Drive [See right: involves going straight on at crossing footpath]

Follow Ridge View Drive out on to Jenkin Road Descend to St Margaret’s Brightside 09:30 Prayers at St Margaret’s 09:45 Depart St Margaret’s

Postcodes: S9 1LS to S9 1AT Ecclesfield Estates Prayer Pilgrimage: detailed plans Stage 2: Brightside to Fir Vale via Wincobank Hill Fort, 1.9 miles, 41 min 09:45 Walk up Jenkin Road (steep) & round the corner to reach the track beyond Fort Hill Road At the top (bench), take the path downhill to the right, descending on cobbles at the end Turn R at the bottom & then bear round L, curving round the ‘playing fields’ marked on the map Exit on to Hinde House Lane (2 possible ways, one is via Hindewood Close) Follow Hinde House Lane down to turn R on Owler La to reach St Cuthbert Fir Vale [There is an alternative via Ave & the woods to descend on Firth Park Road]

10:30 Pray at St Cuthbert 10.45 Depart St Cuthbert

Postcodes: S9 1AT to S5 6WL

Ecclesfield Estates Prayer Pilgrimage: detailed plans Stage 3: Fir Vale to Ellesmere, 1.0 mile, 22 min 10:45 Depart St Cuthbert’s on Road Turn L down Osgathorpe Road Then follow Ellesmere Road North to St Peter’s on the corner of Lyons Road 11.10 Arrive & pray at St Peter’s

Stage 4: Ellesmere to Pitsmoor, 0.8 miles, 18 min 11:25 Depart St Peter’s up Lyons Road Turn L on to Lucas Street Continue on Catherine Street Turn R on to Road Turn slight L on to Minna Street & follow to Christ Church 11:45 Arrive Christ Church to pray for 15 min 12:00 Possible lunch stop? 12:30 Depart again Postcodes: S5 6WL to S4 7EP to S3 9AQ Ecclesfield Estates Prayer Pilgrimage: detailed plans Stage 5: Christ Church to St Leonard’s S5 7LE (all about 1.5 miles / 30 min) - 2 possible routes:

 A route up the centre, byway & FPs (marked in green) Walk N on Pitsmoor Rd; continue onto Barnsley Rd; L into Roe Lane & follow this to FP in far corner thro’ to Firshill Crescent; turn R on Firshill Cres & L into Firshill Rise to take FP on R (marked in green on map); this crosses Langley Ave W to emerge on Busk Meadow; follow this out into Boynton Rd; cross Herries Rd & follow Herries Ave until you see the church across a Green at the junction of Everingham Rd

 Shirecliffe Road route (the yellow road, LHS of map) Pitsmoor Rd; L into Rutland Rd; R into Cooks Wood Rd; continue into Shirecliffe Rd; R into Boynton Rd; slight L Herries Ave; R into Herries Drive; L into Herries Avenue; R onto Longley Crescent

12:30 Depart Christ Church 13:00 Arrive & pray Depart 13:15 Ecclesfield Estates Prayer Pilgrimage: detailed plans Stage 6: St Leonard’s (S5 7LE) to St Bernard’s (S5 8BE) 0.8 miles / 18 min 13:15 Depart 13:35 Arrive & pray 13:50 Depart This leg of the pilgrimage will be entirely alongside roads. There are many ways through. Suggested simple route:

 Walk west on Everingham Rd towards Herries Ave

 Turn right onto Everingham Cres

 Turn right onto Moonshine Ln

 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Southey Hill

 Turn right onto Northlands Rd Ecclesfield Estates Prayer Pilgrimage: detailed plans Stage 7: St Leonard’s to Wordsworth Avenue 1.3 miles / 26 min S5 8BE to S5 9JH 13:50 Depart St Leonard’s 14:20 Arrive St Paul’s: either the church or the mission house to pray 14:35 Depart for Ecclesfield St Mary

 Turn R onto Southey Hill

 Turn R onto Adlington Hill

 At roundabout, 2nd exit Holgate Ave

 At end of Holgate Ave, L into Colley Rd

 Turn R into Turie Crescent

 Turn R into Wordsworth Ave

The church is at the junction of Wordsworth Ave & Wheata Place; the mission house = the vicarage is on Wheata Rd, behind the church & church hall. Ecclesfield Estates Prayer Pilgrimage: detailed plans Stage 8: St Paul’s Wordsworth Ave to Ecclesfield St Mary 0.9 miles / 16 min S5 9JH to S35 9XY 14:35 Depart St Paul’s or the mission house 14:55 Arrive St Mary’s to pray 15:10 Depart

Route:

 Descend Wordsworth Ave to the bottom

 Turn R into High St

 Follow this to St Mary’s, accessing the churchyard either via the steps on the main road or the lych-gate to the LHS

 [As you can see on the map, there is a small FP detour possible round Ecclesfield Primary School but it doesn’t really look worth the extra effort to find it on this part of the pilgrimage] Ecclesfield Estates Prayer Pilgrimage: detailed plans 15:10 Depart Ecclesfield 16:00 Arrive Shire Green & pray 16:15 Depart Shiregreen Route:

 Walk down St Mary’s La

 Take FP on L to Ecclesfield Pk

 Follow the very straight path to

 The Common A6135

 L on to Green Lane B6082

 R into Slicey Ave

 Follow this for some time

 L into Nether Shire Lane

 R at the roundabout into

 Bellhouse Lane

 Church will be on your R

Stage 8: St Mary Ecclesfield to SS James & Christopher Shire Green 2.1 miles / 44 min S35 9XY to S5 0RB Ecclesfield Estates Prayer Pilgrimage: detailed plans Stage 9: Shiregreen back to Wincobank ca. 1.5 miles / 30 min S5 0RB to S9 1LS Rather than using roads, there are some lovely routes back via Concord Park / the woods Retrace your route down Bellhouse Lane to the roundabout & turn R into Concord Rd Follow this to the end in Concord Park Here you have a choice TP Trail & then take the paths marked with red arrows on the map OR Descend 2 lots of steps in the woods (blue arrows) on a path marked more faintly on the map but actually large in real life & follow this back through the woods Emerge at a playground / car park on Ecclesfield Rd Straight on at TLs & then L into Newman Rd Arrive St Thomas ca 16:45