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6 Tracing Homesteads from a Bygone Age the TOTLEY & DORE SUPPORT GROUP for the VISUALLY IMPAIRED. the Dates for Our 2004 and boring but look around for you will find interest on this Tracing Homesteads from a Bygone boggy stretch. Even a stone circle can be traced close to the Age site of Strawberry Lee ex-farm. Close to the main rail tunnel This is certainly the age of living in the fast lane. The fashion air shaft that dominates the flat top moor I found an old of the day is the art of the web site, computers and tourism. entrenchment and wall line that lead directly back towards Look around the local moorland scene and you will have seen the Owler Bar Road and traced the large site of a dwelling vast changes over the past 60 years. Access to the hills has that really dates back into history. On the large-scale become much easier with the formation of National Parks and ordnance map this gives the position as a sheepfold but there organisations such as the National Trust who own large areas was obviously a homestead here for a causeway leads right of scenic beauty and stately homes. The City of Sheffield is a across the feeders of the Barbrook which flows towards Big grand place to live with its easy access to Derbyshire moors. Moor. The late veteran rambler and historian Bert Ward Our own suburb of Totley is a gateway to some first class from Storth Lodge along Moorwoods Lane did research on scenic delights. At the turn of the 20 th century the local this site and named it “Shepherds Moss House”. I found this moors of Totley, Burbage, Houndkirk, Hallam, Bradfield, dwelling about 10 years ago and have always been fascinated Ramsley and Big Moor were still the domain of the grouse by the high level location. I went to the Sheffield reference shooters. Woe betide any ramblers who ventured onto the library but all they could tell me was that they thought it was hills in the early days for this was classed as trespass on just a sheepfold. I wonder if any reader could throw any light to this interesting large broken private land. The Duke of Norfolk, Rutland and building site. Enclosed is a photo I Devonshire owned large took about 10 years ago. I would stretches of moorland all love to know who once lived in this around Sheffield and wild forgotten spot. The whole Peak created employment for hill District is littered with historical farmers and gamekeepers interest. For example, “Higgar but slowly tolerance ruled Lodge” on Hathersage Moor and the day. Grouse shooting Callow Farm close to the Cupulo was on the decline and route from Ringinglow to Hathersage access to the hills has and Gotherage Barn in Bretton become so much easier. Clough are just a few extra The old bog trotting interesting sites of a bygone age. pioneers from the 1920s John C Burrows who fought hard for the right to roam would feed proud of the challenge. Look around at the ruined shell of many homesteads situated on these wind swept heights. Along the THE TOTLEY & DORE old coaching Houndkirk Road you stumble across the site of the Badger House and Oxdale Lodge once the homestead of SUPPORT GROUP the Duke of Rutland’s gamekeeper and family. This site is situated midway between Fox House and Ringinglow, close FOR THE VISUALLY to the Thieves Bridge that spans the infant Redcar Brook IMPAIRED. (feeder of the River Sheaf) on the fringe of the moor and just off the Fox House Road is the ruined farmstead of Piper House the home of that gentle giant gamekeeper George The dates for our 2004 meetings Stone. His family can be traced in Dore Churchyard. I once was invited to tea at the home of this grand family back in the are:- early 1930s. Now these moorland areas are owned by the Sheffield City Council. Follow the Piper House track through Blackamoor and the ruined shell can be found just June. Thursday 24th. across the Fox House Road. It must have been a hard life for old Tommy Sampson, the gamekeeper and farmer at July, Tuesday 27th. Strawberry Lee. Follow the cart road track from Totley August, No meeting. Bents to trace this ruined site. Old Tommy must have been a great character. All these high level abodes were finally September, Wednesday 22nd. demolished in the late 1930s. Other homesteads of the past October, Thursday 28th was Stonyridge House which combined the toll road near Fox House. There is even a tollhouse situated at Owler Bar. Just November, Tuesday 23rd. below and set back at the edge of Totley Moor is the fashionable Thickwood Lodge; this was once a gamekeeper’s residence. Also, Bole Hill Lodge at the head of the Moss All meetings commence Road likewise – note the site of Ramsley Lodge as you drive 11:30am, until 12:30pm along the main road towards Baslow. This gamekeeper’s at 4 Grove Road, Totley residence was occupied right up to the 1950s. Just off the Froggatt Road and opposite The Grouse Inn you will note the imposing White Lodge, this was gamekeeper’s home, now Newcomers are most welcome, for details used as an outward-bound youth centre. Many ramblers cross the top of Totley Moss on route for the Longshaw Estate and please first ring John or Pat on 2550758. may find the crest of the hill beyond Flask Edge a little flat 6 .
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