Martyn Stonehouse

'Aebstrakt Pt 1' was my first venture into live modular soundscapes, recorded with no overdubs in 1 take, with inspiration taken from a number of places including Ravenscar Radar Station (below) - listen here (also free to download)
megalithictransportnetwork.bandcamp.com/album/aebstr...

The last of the MTN pin badges has been sent on its way with the remaining copy of Excavations On Harthill Moor, thanks to everyone that's picked up a copy!

Yeah I was always surprised by that, but those who knew of Baldrick could always quietly enjoy it alongside the show

I just realised that maybe it should be #tumulusTuesday ?

An absolute bargain here for fans of Derbyshire tumuli (and those just generally interested in fantastic narrative games!)

@derbyshirearch.bsky.social any thoughts?

Scale hand drawn plan of railway line.

This plan of the Erewash Valley Railway in 1844 shows the route as the line passed Sandiacre, Stanton By Dale and Ilkeston parishes.

#Railway200 #19thCentury #trains

Odd carved stone in this garden wall... Any thoughts folks? Zoom in for some detail!

I'd love to find out more about this rather ornate doorway dated 1901 on Church Walk, currently blocked off and part of The Beach bar in Chesterfield.

Well worth a visit, lots to see and a nice walk too!

One for #chamberedtombTuesday (definitely a thing) - Five Wells near Taddington & Chelmorton in the white Peak...

This is a cracking album and currently the vinyl is just £8.99 which is a bit bonkers really... szunwaves.bandcamp.com/album/earth-...

It's great, definitely keep it up

So that's why... Thanks @halogrottesco.bsky.social for the link! -

'Skeletal remains and historic wall discovered in Chesterfield town centre during work to transform square next to iconic Crooked Spire' share.google/2oXxQRfrpdc7...

Off to rig and programme some lights at #yNotFestival this week, which as I have just learned is on the site of an ancient junction, an old #Roman road, #saltpaths, and the site of a probable #BronzeAge barrow, not to mention part of the Cromford & High Peak Railway...

or are they just marking areas?

what's the colour code for find flags?

This year marks 200 years of railways in the UK. We will celebrate this over the coming months, with extra posts highlighting Derbyshire’s rich railway heritage. We start with Reg Barber remembering being a fireman on the Wirksworth line.

#Railway200 #history #trains

I do love this little map on the @megalithic.bsky.social - makes me want to play a lot of early 90s strategy games however...

Love these! What a nice addition to the collection!

Love a good stone based mystery - another spotted at a neighbours the other day

Sketch in coloured crayons with title 'Stanton Moor'. It shows the moor and several roads to it's west, including the locations of the villages of Elton and Youlgreave.

Sketch in coloured crayons with title 'Hope to Castleton', showing various features around Hope and Casleton, including Peak Cavern.

Very neatly written text in a school copybook, with title 'Hope to Castleton'. The first sentence reads: "Hope stands in a basin-like valley which is surrounded by high hills."

These sketches of Stanton Moor and the area around Hope were made by Alice Stanley in c1930 when she was 13. They are from her school summer camp’s ‘Nature note and sketch’ books. Such neat handwriting, an archivist’s dream!

#EYANature #1930s #history

date inscribed Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996

Samuel Hieronymous Grimm, Cresswell Crags, Derbyshire, 1785 #artbots #tate
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1129697

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Some nice dressed and carved stonework found on this stile near Foolow, snapped on a research session for my MTN project... Part of door jamb maybe on the top left there? @derbyshirearch.bsky.social

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another good one here, though this is Five Wells near Taddington, and has clearly been constructed around the site...

I've started to collect these odd circular stone wall features in a folder whenever I come across them, which seems to be almost every time I look at a map these days...

If you take the path up from Dudwood Lane, it's just on the left by the stream - I put this route together a while ago but I need to add some more waypoints explore.osmaps.com/route/229440...

Sounds like a job we might need to create!