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Dist:0.2km<br/>A former 17th century residence with many original features retained, Tankersley Manor has been carefully restored and is situated between the villages of Tankersley and Upper Tanksersley.
©Tony Behan
Dist:0.4km<br/>This is a quiet spot only 300m from the M1. The church and Glebe Farm are next to each other quite separate from the modern village. In the grounds of the farm are the remains of the moat of the medieval hall.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.4km<br/>Just above the entrance to Tanksersley Manor
©Wendy North
Dist:0.4km<br/>Q hotels group.
©Steve Fareham
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©Mark Anderson
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©Mark Anderson
Dist:0.4km<br/>Former spoil heap Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery - re-seeded and planted.
©Wendy North
Dist:0.4km<br/>1804 is a little late for a `memento mori' (remember death) grave stone. These stones were fairly common in the mid to later 18th century. Though not in this churchyard. Note the shape of the top edge of the stone. The hour glass (representing the passing of time and mutability) and the angel (which can variously be interpreted as the soul of the departed, the guardian angel or the angel of death) both typical features of this type of gravestone. Often these stones contain a skull and cross-bones, but not here. The inscription is difficult to read. I can make out: Sacred to the memory of Thomas Farl_m of Pilley who Departed this life December 12th 1804 aged `could it be possibly be a 100?).
©Wendy North
Dist:0.4km<br/>Our first view of the church. This was our first visit to this part of Tankersely. We had decided on this extension to our walk to check out any surviving evidence of the medieval moat and glebe farm.
©Wendy North
Dist:0.4km<br/>The perimeter wall on the right is that of St Peter's Church cemetery,
©Jonathan Clitheroe
Dist:0.4km<br/>The start of our route home through Bull Wood. According to the Tankersley trails leaflet, `It was the custom in the past in northern England to manage holly trees for winter fodder for livestock, especially sheep and deer. These areas of holly fodder were called holly hags. Bull Wood contains a lot of holly and was probably one a holly hag.' This stile is immediatelt to the left of the information board [[898445]]
©Wendy North
Dist:0.4km<br/>Forthcoming events at Tanksersley Manor.
©Wendy North
Dist:0.4km<br/>The route up these steps would probably taken us closer to our next destination - Church Lane which runs up the eastern edge of Tankersley Manor. See previous image [[898328]]
©Wendy North
Dist:0.4km<br/>At this point we made the mistake of following the Timberland Trail signs which took us back in a northerly direction towards Upper Tankersley. Though the coolness of the woodland was a pleasant change from the mid-day sun.
©Wendy North
Dist:0.4km<br/>Nave 7 Chancel c1330-50, good Decorated architecture with ogee doors and flowing reticulated tracyery in the south windows.
©Richard Croft

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