Hi Gritch,

I believe you are right . I did some searching on some old ordinace survey maps. Attached doc captures some pictures which shows its location. It seems to now be buried in the trees, so I'm not sure if any of it is still standing. On last picture ignore red circle on right. I think the farm is somewhere inside the circle on the left. Maybe someone adventurous can get a photo of the ruins! - or perhaps someone has an old photo of it standing.

Cheers

Jon.

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Thank you  JonG for your attachment and RockBanker for your photos....it is much appreciated.

The information you both gave helps a lot. Following your information and then doing some further digging on

 t 'internet   I pieced together the attached ... a 1910 ordnance survey map plus a more modern map which I think shows where the farm lay .

It would be great if a photograph existed of it standing.

 thanks again

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Thank you RockBanker - that is very kind of you  :-)

R.S-S says :-

You might just want to let Rock Banker know that the photos he has put on the forum of the pottery and boots etc on the wall in the Goyt Valley have come from Mr. Oyarzibel’s cottage; the ruins of which stand on the other side of the pathway.

Not a problem....thanks. Will keep checking in.
In the meantime I found this site which some might find interesting .....great photos.
goyt-valley.org.uk/   Apologies if it's been posted before.

Gail

The Canadian government provided many free incentives such as free passage, 160 acres of free farmland, and free supplies to new immigrants upon their arrival in Canada. Many were attracted to Canada's political liberties and saw immigration as a chance to start over ..... this attracted the attention of their youngest son who went first in 1911 - he persuaded the rest of the family to join him in 1912. One of their children, Clara, was never told of the flooding of the Goyt Valley in later years as she loved it so much and had many happy childhood memories. 

Indeed, the Shuker family are a well known farming family - many a time I helped Joe Shuker at haymaking time at the farm up the road from where I lived.

Just curious to know whether the Shukers were the last family to farm at Intake? I have a list of occupiers from 1839 -1914.

As to "Upkeep Farm" - I haven't found it on a map (but maybe my eyes missed it!)

It used to be the last dwelling in Whaley Bridge.

As you drive through Fernilee past the road down to the reservoir, go along the straight bit of road with fir trees to your right and there is a very bad right hand bend. Just after the bend there is a road down towards the reservoir. Upkeep farm was on that road. Now, alas, just a pile of stones can be seen.

Dear Shallcross, I bow to your local knowledge. Please forgive the memory of an old codger.

Further to my original post about Intake Farm #1....I have since found out that the son of the family James jr. married in 1905 and lived at Castedge with his family prior to emigrating. In the 1911 census the address is given as "The Castedge, Errwood, via Buxton", and described as a 6 roomed house. Can anyone tell me anymore about Castedge?

Thanks, Gail.