On Wednesday I took the day off, and Marian and I took a drive into the Peak District. We parked the car at the village of Litton, and walked to the nearby village of Cressbrook. Along the way we passed through some classic rolling Peak District countryside. You half expected to see James Herriot attending to a sickly cow:
At Cressbrook there is an old cotton mill, built in 1815. Like all of the mills at the time, Cressbrook Mill employed children, mostly orphans from London, in conditions that amounted to little more than slave labour. Perhaps these were the "dark Satanic Mills" referred to in Blake's "Jerusalem".
Cressbrook Mill
The Dale of Water-Cum-Jolly Behind the Mill
Cressbrook Hall, Built by the Mill Owners, Overlooks Water-Cum-Jolly
3 comments:
Thanks for the great record and phots Andrew. I especially like the ones of Maz's parents farm and surrounds. It looks beautifull. Somewhere I think I would be quite comfortable. Give a call if things are quiet. John
Ps I had to log in with Jessica's and Emily's 'blog' account, hence the Jem user name.
cheers, will give you a call on the weekend
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