Pennine Prospects

Gloucester Bill and Mrs Wolfe return to Castleshaw after a century: Actors working with Delph School bring back to life the Castleshaw Navvies.

Posted: 5.10.11

Actors Dan Carey and Lisa Allen have worked with pupils from Delph School to bring the story of the navvies who built the reservoirs in the valley back to life. The pupils discovered the story of toil and hardship behind what we now see as a tranquil ‘beauty spot’ as part of the Heritage Lottery Funded Watershed Landscape Project.
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