Monsal Head panorama
We are looking down into the Monsal Dale valley in the Derbyshire Peak District onto the impressive Headstone Viaduct. In the valley bottom runs the very nice River Wye and to the right is the village of Cressbrook with Water-Cum-Jolly Dale just a little further.
Its-time for us to stride down the narrow path and steps to the wooden footbridge across the river near the buildings on our right before taking the opposite bank of the river, back under the viaduct, along the grassy bank past an impressive weir and second footbridge before traversing uphill back to here and a little further to our car. Phew!
The Grade II listed viaduct built in 1863 is 91m long, 21m high with five 15m span arches and was built by the Midland Railway. It is now home to the Monsal Trail for walking and bicycles. There is also quite an impressive tunnel just out of sight: the Headstone tunnel is 487m long through which the trail runs. ~ Another phone panorama!
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Enjoy the day.
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Taken on Thursday March 14, 2024
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Posted on Tuesday April 2, 2024
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Jaap van 't Veen said:
Malik Raoulda said:
Bonne et heureuse journée paisible.
TOZ said:
Have a great day.
Gordon
Herb Riddle replied to TOZ:
Best Wishes. Herb
Günter Klaus said:
Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
Herb Riddle replied to Günter Klaus:
Best Wishes. Herbert
Loose_Grip/Pete said:
All it needs is the railway to be restored and a steam train to cross the viaduct!
Herb Riddle replied to Loose_Grip/Pete:
There would be a lot of upset hikers and cyclist if that happened Pete. In 2021 the trail was attracting 300,000 visitors a year. When the Railway was first brought here and the viaduct built the painter John Ruskin hated it with a vengeance. He wrote at the time ""The valley is gone, and the Gods with it; and now, every fool in Buxton can be in Bakewell in half an hour, and every fool in Bakewell at Buxton; which you think a lucrative process of exchange - you Fools everywhere."
The railway line was one of those which were the subject of Dr Beeching's cuts in the 1950's. The long tunnels which cut through the rock at Monsal Head, Cressbrook and Litton were boarded up and closed for many years. It wasn't until 2011 that the tunnels were re-opened to the public and the Monsal Trail became a family friendly cycle way.
Cheers. Herb
Keith Burton said:
Deserves to be viewed large to see the excellent detail.
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