Pedrocut's photos

Tower, possible former dovecote, c1830. Probably built by James Trubshawe. Rough faced ashlar; hammer dressed ashlar plinth and steps. Octagonal plan. Flight of steps leading to ground floor door with Caernarvon arch head; lancet loops in every other face at mid-height; a roll moulded string marks the upper stage which consists of alternate square panels of a blank shield and a cruciform loop; crested eaves to an 8-sided dome of fishscale work capped by a ball finial. James Trubshawe built the probably contemporary Ilam Hall to the designs of John Shawe. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1038115

Modeled after a medieval Eleanor Cross, commissioned by Jesse Watts-Russell as a memorial to his wife who died in 1840.

The River Manifold for part of its course, it runs underground (except when in spate), from Wetton Mill to Ilam.

The River Manifold for part of its course, it runs underground (except when in spate), from Wetton Mill to Ilam.

Grade II Listed Building. "Bridge. Early C19. Coursed and squared rubble with ashlar dressings; single semi-elliptical arch spanning River Manifold; roll moulded parapet string to plain coped parapet, rising to centre."

A place for lunch sheltered on a cool November day in 1989...(Now in 2020 Google Earth shows that the big tree seen at the right of the bridge has been cut down) Grade II Listed Building. "The bridge carries a road over the River Manifold. It is in stone, and consists of a single semi-elliptical arch. The bridge has rusticated voussoirs, a string course, and a coped parapet which sweeps round to squat end piers with pyramidal caps."

Thor's Cave (also known as Thor's House Cavern and Thyrsis's Cave) is a natural cavern located at SK09865496 in the Manifold Valley of the White Peak in Staffordshire, England. It is classified as a Karst cave. Located in a steep limestone crag, the cave entrance, a symmetrical arch 7.5 metres wide and 10 metres high, is prominently visible from the valley bottom, around 80 metres (260 feet) below. Reached by an easy stepped path from the Manifold Way, the cave is a popular tourist spot, with views over the Manifold Valley. The second entrance is known as the "West Window", below which is a second cave, Thor's Fissure Cavern. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor%27s_Cave

This looked very dangerous from our viewpoint.