David G Johnson's photos

On the horizon is the 'A 6135' Sheffield to Renishaw road .. middle of picture is normally a grazing field,.and the Renishaw golf course,. but not today !,. beneath this bridge is 'Spinkhill lane' containing several abandoned vehicles.

The woodland trails which circle the 'Hardwick ponds' - at nearby Hardwick hall. Showing the other side of the pond on the same day,... from previous ''Bench'' picture

Experimenting with A'I' images created by (www.bing.com/images/create) as posted by 'Kayleigh' here on Ipernity...

A single hunk of a log bench - overlooking the row of ponds - at 'Hardwick hall' park.

A lone sheep forages beneath the simplest of fences,. where part buried poles lean against the rough stone wall and a line of barbed wire is stretched across the top to form an effective barrier. The peaks to the left is a well known walk known as 'The ridge' ,. from 'Lose hill' the route meets 'Back Tor' and on to 'Mam Tor' far left,. all of which have superb views of the Castleton and Hope valleys.

The lesser seen side of the world renowned crooked spire of, .ST. MARY AND ALL SAINTS Church - Chesterfield - built in the late 13th century in local stone and unremarkable except for its crooked tower. The 228-foot-high spire leans, spectacularly, nine feet from centre. The theory is that the distortion was caused by the lead covering heating up in the sun during the day causing the lead there to expand faster than that on the north side thus imposing a twisting movement

A familiar sight for many generations of hikers,. a photo from almost 4 years ago,. 'Stanage Pole' is a landmark close to Stanage Edge,. it marks the border between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire and can be seen for several miles around. When we see the pole,.we know the way home. A well trod hiking route used by all ages throughout the year. A pole has stood on the site since at least 1550, and is a way marker on a medieval packhorse road known as the 'Long Causeway' which can be seen in centre..

The Earl’s ,. Rover 75 Purchased by the 4th Earl of Lichfield of 'Shugborough hall' and was driven by chauffeur George Rose [ pictured.] When the Earl died, the car passed to his wife the Countess of Lichfield, who used the car until the early 1980s. She then donated it to the National trust complete with its own number plate., Connections here to the 5th Earl of Lichfield who was better known as 'Patrick Lichfield' photographer.. to the Queen and Charles and Diana's wedding., 1981 The distinctive registration plate if offered for sale today would sell for tens of thousands of pounds.,a combination of one letter and one number,.possibly hundreds of thousands.

The main gate into 'Hardwick old hall' and a length of blue cord is a handy puller for the latch. The 'old hall' 1580s has undergone a five years restoration programme and is now re-opened to visitors. A very mindful restoration in order to leave much of the original work in place

A bench - a pond - and a 'Grey Heron'... at 'Hardwick hall' ponds.

This fence is at,. 'Boscobel House' which famously became a place of refuge for the future Charles II, in 1651 and he also concealed himself in a nearby oak tree as Cromwells forces searched below. His dramatic escape and subsequent restoration to the throne made both the house and the 'Royal Oak', as it became known, popular tourist attractions.

I chose this location for the W.P.Day,. with a theme ''old still in use today'',. here is the old inclined railway route [ removed by 1898 ] up from the 'Moss valley' when it was very busy with industrial works,. a mine, mills and numerous mill dams, but total silence now,. a track from the past but still in use today as access to many other pathways around the area.. where visitors capture the sounds and sights of the open countryside on todays digital devices

Pictured in the 'plague village' of 'Eyam' in Derbyshire.,.the small green sign on the fence,.reads,. ''THE BRICK HOUSE'' Unique in Eyam for all the other buildings are in local stone, this was once an inn,. ''The stags' parlour'' it was converted to a private residence in 1828. Footnote,..... back in 1828 one could visit the inn.. sink eight pints of beer - a bag of nuts and a pickled egg,. a takeaway Vindaloo then an hour with a loose woman and still have change out of a farthing.

Well dressing is a tradition practised in parts of rural England in which wooden frames are constructed and covered with clay, mixed with water and salt. A design is sketched on paper, and this is traced onto the clay. The picture is then filled in by pressing natural materials, predominantly flower petals - mosses - beans, seeds and small cones onto the clay. Here a well dressing is being put together by locals of 'Great Hucklow' When completed the two pieces will be fixed together and placed upright at a nearby well, spring or some other source of water.