oscar2157 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 17 minutes ago, Runningman said: Gotcha on that R'S'... hope this sends I'm a bit lost on where to type,.. yes those swing boats are not the ones at the cafe that was on the Manchester road end of 'Wyming brook drive' // Rivelin 'New road' is the A6101 that runs down from the old post office all the way to 'Holme lane' I too can't place a bridge on the 'New road' or the A57 Manchester road / 24 minutes ago, Runningman said: Good evening hillsbro I'm a little confused re your photo I can't picture in my mind that bridge Is the building at the foot of the photo the old Rivelin Post office ? Is that Lodge Lane rising ? There isn't a bridge near the old 54 terminus ! HELP ! / Still looking //Thanks to all for your pick ups. 11 hours ago, hillsbro said: Yes, it was the No. 54 Rivelin Dams bus from Leopold Street. The little wooden café had swingboats in the field behind. Swingboats were an old Rivelin tradition; this 1907 postcard view shows them adjacent to the newly-built bridge on the "double bend". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar2157 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 On 22/07/2024 at 18:33, gaz 786 said: Used to go up rivelin nature trail fished most of the ponds was a nice place not bin in years can recall the paddling pools . Thanks for your pickup,.. to the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar2157 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 9 hours ago, Padders said: A great picture 'thanks',.. I remember this terminus at the Norfolk Arms very well - as a youngster we would walk to the pub from our hut over the dam at 'Foxholes Lodge' I recall the bus open boarding platform scraping on the road - heavy with passengers - as it turned left towards the city.. I felt lucky that I could stay for longer - sometimes for most of the school holidays. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Runningman said: Good evening hillsbro I'm a little confused re your photo I can't picture in my mind that bridge . . . It's the RIvelin Valley Road bridge further downstream at "Rivelin Glen" - arrowed here on the OS map. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar2157 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 12 hours ago, hillsbro said: Yes, it was the No. 54 Rivelin Dams bus from Leopold Street. The little wooden café had swingboats in the field behind. Swingboats were an old Rivelin tradition; this 1907 postcard view shows them adjacent to the newly-built bridge on the "double bend". Many thanks 'hillsbro' - yes we used to get the bus from Leopold street - before dad got the motor bike and sidecar,. // Walking from our hut we used the cafe' with swing boats regular - we knew it as ''Taylors cafe'' // Trying to place the 1907 picture - I think the bridge is where the River Rivelin and the 'Rivelin valley trail' pass beneath. can make out the brickwork on Google Earth 'Street view'.. thanks again for your pick up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar2157 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 13 minutes ago, hillsbro said: It's the RIvelin Valley Road bridge further downstream at "Rivelin Glen" - arrowed here on the OS map. Thanks Hillsbro'... yes that's how I see it on 'Street view' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 2 hours ago, Runningman said: Good evening hillsbro I'm a little confused re your photo I can't picture in my mind that bridge Is the building at the foot of the photo the old Rivelin Post office ? Is that Lodge Lane rising ? There isn't a bridge near the old 54 terminus ! HELP ! "S" bend crossing the river just past the Upper Cut Wheel Dam? https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3868179,-1.5320976,19z?authuser=0&entry=ttu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody's Granddad Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 8 hours ago, Longcol said: "S" bend crossing the river just past the Upper Cut Wheel Dam? https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3868179,-1.5320976,19z?authuser=0&entry=ttu So that makes sense but where is the hill on that bend shown on the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar2157 Posted July 24 Author Share Posted July 24 Today it looks like the footpath that can be seen on the left of the old 1907 photo leads to 'Long Lane' but now massively built over since 1907.. and now heavily tree covered - but the start of the footpath can be seen on 'Street view' and the two buildings can still be seen on Google Earth. Interestingly,. I would think that the 'stumps' seen in the old photo .. are todays' huge trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 15 hours ago, Longcol said: "S" bend crossing the river just past the Upper Cut Wheel Dam? https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3868179,-1.5320976,19z?authuser=0&entry=ttu Yes, that's the bridge -it was known as "Glen Bridge" but the name seems to be dying out. By the way, the map you used (and several others) shows "Nether Cut Wheel Dam" as "Upper Cut Wheel Dam"! This map (from "Walking the Rivelin" by Keith Kendall) names all the mills. "Upper Cut Wheel" was just upstream of the bridge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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