Derbyshire – Goyt Valley

Goyt Valley Reservoir Photo Panoramas

Last weekend Daws and I went out walking. This time we went to Goyt Valley. Surprisingly enough, I’d never been there before even though it’s so close to Tideswell. I have to say I was surprised by the beauty and it’s seeming remoteness. The mist hung in the valley all day and there was ice on the ground. Here are the panoramas I took. The other Photos will appear on my flickr sometime shortly.

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Goyt Valley Treetops

Fernilee Reservoir

Trees around Fernilee Reservoir

Errwood Reservoir, Goyt Valley

Fernilee Reservoir

Fernilee Reservoir

Trees around Fernilee Reservoir

Interesting Burials – All Saints Derby

I was at the Derbyshire County Archives today. I was looking for any records of black servants in Derby between 1700 and 1800. I started looking at the records for “All Saints” (Derby Cathedral). During my search I found one or two interesting burials. Well, I say Interesting, but I guess only if you enjoy history. If you do,  here they are.

All Saints Burials

1762

• Jan 28: Thomas Evat who was killed by a Tup (Male Sheep)
• Nov.25: Buried in one coffin, William and Ann Drake
• October 7th: Henry Joyce killed in a quarrel by a Butcher.

1763
Feb16: Stanley Mappleby. An infant. Boy was a bastard, his mothers
name Yeomans, and she owned (sic)on her death bed.

1764
May 4th: A stranger. Name unknown, a woman.

1765
Oct 24: His Grace William Duke of Devonshire

1769
April:  Buried Henry alsop an infant that escaped the fire. Bottom of Abby Bonny.

1770
Buried Hannah Golling in her hundredth year.

Smallpox in Derby

I also noted that a Smallpox outbreak killed several infants in this parish this year.  Over the years the parish saw a few priests but I was particularly struck by the beautiful handwriting. The words were exquisitely written and writing a whole sentence must have taken several minutes as each and every letter seemed to have been lovingly crafted.