The last two days of the #GreatCentralRouteBack were wet, but we were nearly home.
Day 14 was a wet day in Wharncliffe Woods. The TPT covers some of the route of the former GCR and ocassional signs are seen like the carving on the old station at Finkle Street.
The lovely green woodlands were dripping on me and the birds were singing. In the spirit of Pentecost, the language I wish I could speak is ‘bird’. It’s so diverse and a total joy. My reward for a wet walk was a barn full of piglets.
Day 15 was the day that saw us home to Longdendale. We had a short damp walk from Longsett to Oxspring on the TPT, downhill as Bob says. I can confirm that the tank ramp and turntable site are still in situ: not so lost engineering.
We crossed the old GCR bridge over the TPT on the Padfield Main Road and it was welcome home. I’ve walked 225 miles since we left on 22nd April.
From my remembered bible: And I shall live in God’s house forever.
Rest
From a friend of Scholastica and a Member of the Lay Community of St Benedict.
Janet Lees, Longdendale, 6th June 2022.