Tansley
A view of Riber Castle A good weather forecast took me and my faithful companion Clint to the village of Tansley in Derbyshire. I parked the aforementioned automobile close to Holy Trinity Church before setting off in a southerly direction. It was another circular walk and rather delightful too. I saw many things including the village of Riber which is overlooked by Riber Castle - built as recently as 1862 under the instructions of a nineteenth century industrialist called John Smedley who made his fortune through textiles and a successful milling business. In the decades after his death, the gothic castle was used as a boarding school, later a wartime warehouse and later still it was the epicentre of a zoo. The most recent project has seen developers creating luxury apartments. Hearthstone Farm A nearby hamlet is called Hearthstone which in my opinion is a smashing name for a peaceful settlement high above the valley of The River Derwent. It was a lovely day. I wa...
