David G Johnson's photos

This boundary fence has stood the test of time.. it prevents wandering meadow animals from entering the most beautiful gardens of.. ''Brodsworth hall'' Part of the UK. 'National trust' network - and is open to visitors.

The Chesterfield canal 'company'..was one of the earliest to be completed in Britain..formed by local people in 1771 at the start of the industrial revolution. The canal was built to give land locked Derbyshire an outlet to the river 'Trent' - a great highway for both inland boats and coastal craft from the North sea. Today .. the maintained tow path is still open and is very popular with walkers - cyclists.

Leaving 'Eckington woods' and the 'Moss valley'.... at the top of the stone steps.. stands the Church of 'St Peter and St. Paul's' ..which dates from the 12th century. ..[pip]..

'Willy Lotts' cottage.. the house featured in 'John Constables' world renowned painting .. ''The Hay wain'' - occupied by a tenant farmer, who was said to have been born in the house and never to have left it for more than four days in his lifetime. The cottage has survived to this day practically unaltered. Although.. as at September 2018.. the property is not lived in and the interior is mainly derelict.

No chance to get out for a fresh fence this week.... so here's an oldie'..... from the 'Ridge' looking back to 'Mam tor'

Christmas lighting and atmosphere... in Ye' Olde' village of 'Castleton'

A view of the rugged valley of 'Cavedale' which leads down to the old village of 'Castleton' in Derbyshire..The ruins of the 11th. century Peveril Castle is seen to the left. It was the main settlement of the feudal barony of William Peverel, and was founded some time between the Norman Conquest of 1066 and its first recorded mention in the Domesday Survey of 1086... (Wikipedia)

The Beatles bronze statues at the pier head on Liverpools' docks. Each figure carries discreet details.... Pauls camera is probably due to his association with Linda Eastman .. an 'L8' on the bottom of Ringo's shoe denotes 'his home post code' and acorns in John's right hand, to promote peace and said were cast from the ones that were picked up outside the Dakota building in New York. The back of George's belt shows 'Sanskrit' lettering one of the 22 official languages of India. Each figure is approx 8 feet tall... 2.4 metres.

The 'Fab four' pictured against the 'Royal Liver' building and the 'Cunard' building at the pier head on Liverpools' docks. The Statue arrived on Liverpool's Waterfront in December 2015 and unveiled by John Lennons' sister 'Julia Baird' The figures are larger than life size at around 8 feet - 2.438 metres and weigh 1.2 tonnes in total. They were sculpted by Andrew Edwards.

A view west - back over the route we'd travelled... towards the distant high peak of 'Mam tor' /.. Just below the very top of Mam tor can be seen a crease in the ground with shade - this is the earthworks of a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age hill fort,

View west along the 'Mam tor' ridge.... The 'Hope valley' to the left.. and 'Edale' lies to the right.

A three shot.. panorama' stitch .. via 'Lightroom 6'.. from the TZ200.

Old stone posts.. a gate and fence.. along a paved section of the 'Mam tor' ridge .. towards 'Lose hill'.

Here we are at the peak of 'Mam tor' at 517 m (1,696 ft) near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire. Its name means Mother hill, so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of mini-hills beneath it. In 1979, the continual battle to maintain the A625 road ..Sheffield to Chapel en le Frith.. on the crumbling eastern side of the hill was lost when the road officially closed as a through-route. Traffic now has to use the narrow and beautiful 'Winnats pass' to travel west out of the 'Hope valley'.

The house was built during 1733 by 21 year old James Paine for Sir Rowland Winn. The damaged brickwork seen to the left column of the six.. was due to a fire in 1980 which raged out of the downstairs windows.. believed started by a faulty television and totally destroyed 'the breakfast room' and the 'Crimson room'. They were restored to new by following James Paines original drawings. Nostell Priory is home to a large collection of Chippendale furniture, and other furnishings all made for the house and remain in situ today.

A photo'. from 2013.... ''The three stags heads'' .. is a 17th. century country inn untouched by time.. stone slab floors and bang your head beams.... situated on the A-623 at 'Wardlow Mires'.. The Landlord 'Geoff Fuller' is taking a bowl of gruel ..and his wife 'Pat' sits to the left.