This place is a magnet for photographers - all coming with tripods to take long exposure shots of the water falls.
To accommodate this there is a well maintained set of paths which all the photographers except me follow.
My way of exploring this place was to put on my wellies and climb up the the stream.
So you may think this is out of place here but let me show you a different side of Lumsdale Gorge.
A bit of lifted history
In the part of the valley owned by the Arkwright Society at least seven mills remain, including a bleach works, all of which were powered by water from the Bentley Brook. By the 1600s there was at least one mill in operation, yet it was not until the late 18th century that the demand for water power reached its height. This followed Arkwright’s successes at Cromford as the valley attracted investment on a substantial scale as entrepreneurs fought for sites on which to build their own cotton mills. Subsequently the mills were put to various uses including cotton spinning, bleaching, and grinding corn, bone and minerals for paint manufacture.
I apologise for the lack of colour as I dropped my colour camera into the stream........................
First off at the bottom of the hill is this
No history but it's got security guards who seem to be asleep around 8am
Awkwright mill 2 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 3 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 1 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 4 by Infraredd, on Flickr
I left when they started turning lights on ~ think it's used as storage for the breakers yard across the road
Away from the manicured bits - a wheel pit
Awkwright 02 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright 03 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Works storage
Awkwright 08 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Under the road
Awkwright 16 by Infraredd, on Flickr
There were two cramped tunnels leading off this - this one
Awkwright 18 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 39 by Infraredd, on Flickr
& this one
Awkwright mill 36 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Another wheel pit
Awkwright mill 6 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Arch through to another pit
Awkwright mill 5 by Infraredd, on Flickr
And another
Awkwright mill 8 by Infraredd, on Flickr
With this at the bottom
Awkwright mill 24 by Infraredd, on Flickr
More tunnels
Awkwright mill 25 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 26 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 29 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 30 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 31 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 33 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Sludge
Awkwright mill 23 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Now some pretty bits
Awkwright mill 16 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 17 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Awkwright mill 20 by Infraredd, on Flickr
That's all
Full set https://www.flickr.com/photos/infraredd/sets/72157646040310931/
Thanks for looking
To accommodate this there is a well maintained set of paths which all the photographers except me follow.
My way of exploring this place was to put on my wellies and climb up the the stream.
So you may think this is out of place here but let me show you a different side of Lumsdale Gorge.
A bit of lifted history
In the part of the valley owned by the Arkwright Society at least seven mills remain, including a bleach works, all of which were powered by water from the Bentley Brook. By the 1600s there was at least one mill in operation, yet it was not until the late 18th century that the demand for water power reached its height. This followed Arkwright’s successes at Cromford as the valley attracted investment on a substantial scale as entrepreneurs fought for sites on which to build their own cotton mills. Subsequently the mills were put to various uses including cotton spinning, bleaching, and grinding corn, bone and minerals for paint manufacture.
I apologise for the lack of colour as I dropped my colour camera into the stream........................
First off at the bottom of the hill is this
No history but it's got security guards who seem to be asleep around 8am
![14764128746_a340b80907_c.jpg 14764128746_a340b80907_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164358-14764128746-a340b80907-c.jpg)
![14600476628_c4708e3d93_c.jpg 14600476628_c4708e3d93_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164359-14600476628-c4708e3d93-c.jpg)
![14786764632_8147defdfa_c.jpg 14786764632_8147defdfa_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164360-14786764632-8147defdfa-c.jpg)
![14786767152_39ea5ef6dc_c.jpg 14786767152_39ea5ef6dc_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164361-14786767152-39ea5ef6dc-c.jpg)
I left when they started turning lights on ~ think it's used as storage for the breakers yard across the road
Away from the manicured bits - a wheel pit
![14739719406_948c70aa22_c.jpg 14739719406_948c70aa22_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164362-14739719406-948c70aa22-c.jpg)
![14576264937_6417608a78_c.jpg 14576264937_6417608a78_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164363-14576264937-6417608a78-c.jpg)
Works storage
![14576269397_f9eca9e951_c.jpg 14576269397_f9eca9e951_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164364-14576269397-f9eca9e951-c.jpg)
Under the road
![14576274957_a2d09943f9_c.jpg 14576274957_a2d09943f9_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164365-14576274957-a2d09943f9-c.jpg)
There were two cramped tunnels leading off this - this one
![14576040930_0143389d6b_c.jpg 14576040930_0143389d6b_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164366-14576040930-0143389d6b-c.jpg)
![14806992523_83cbb7b720_c.jpg 14806992523_83cbb7b720_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164367-14806992523-83cbb7b720-c.jpg)
& this one
![14806991143_995df98c86_c.jpg 14806991143_995df98c86_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164368-14806991143-995df98c86-c.jpg)
Another wheel pit
![14784767874_2271f94cce_c.jpg 14784767874_2271f94cce_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164369-14784767874-2271f94cce-c.jpg)
Arch through to another pit
![14786767952_9a298f4be4_c.jpg 14786767952_9a298f4be4_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164370-14786767952-9a298f4be4-c.jpg)
And another
![14806978883_fc55b33b99_c.jpg 14806978883_fc55b33b99_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164371-14806978883-fc55b33b99-c.jpg)
With this at the bottom
![14787130555_e303622ef1_c.jpg 14787130555_e303622ef1_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164372-14787130555-e303622ef1-c.jpg)
More tunnels
![14600616907_c523327594_c.jpg 14600616907_c523327594_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164373-14600616907-c523327594-c.jpg)
![14784780854_d5433acb67_c.jpg 14784780854_d5433acb67_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164374-14784780854-d5433acb67-c.jpg)
![14787140205_54c4e33f07_c.jpg 14787140205_54c4e33f07_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164375-14787140205-54c4e33f07-c.jpg)
![14600479459_b840f79045_c.jpg 14600479459_b840f79045_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164376-14600479459-b840f79045-c.jpg)
![14764147506_9d01d58a5c_c.jpg 14764147506_9d01d58a5c_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164377-14764147506-9d01d58a5c-c.jpg)
![14784766164_c2cf61a049_c.jpg 14784766164_c2cf61a049_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164378-14784766164-c2cf61a049-c.jpg)
Sludge
![14786773472_b44984c090_c.jpg 14786773472_b44984c090_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164379-14786773472-b44984c090-c.jpg)
Now some pretty bits
![14600425210_f2abbffcd8_c.jpg 14600425210_f2abbffcd8_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164380-14600425210-f2abbffcd8-c.jpg)
![14600466029_d54994824f_c.jpg 14600466029_d54994824f_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164381-14600466029-d54994824f-c.jpg)
![14784770824_4a89812f7c_c.jpg 14784770824_4a89812f7c_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/164/164382-14784770824-4a89812f7c-c.jpg)
That's all
Full set https://www.flickr.com/photos/infraredd/sets/72157646040310931/
Thanks for looking