A footpath from the Southwell Trail crosses fields towards the village of Kirklington. On the way it passes a large pond on the Hexgreave Estate which to my knowledge has no particular name.
Some searching, however, reveals that the pond may actually be close to the source of the River Greet which winds its way through several villages to Southwell and then onwards to Fiskerton where it flows into the River Trent. At several points along the river there are references to the river’s industrial past. For example, just a few hundred yards downstream from the pond is Mill Farm where Cotton Mill Dyke joins the River Greet.
These are some of scenes from a walk in September showing the pond and some more creative images of the water running through a sluice gate:
Following up on this set during October, I visited the location where the Greet flows into the Trent at Fiskerton Mill:
Further up river in Southwell is the Victorian Greet Lily Mill, also known as Caudwell’s Mill, which only ceased operating in 1977, and has since been converted into residential homes. I also noted the proximity of the River Greet to the Workhouse in Southwell, also Victorian, which I later discovered was known as Greet House:
It appears that the River Greet played an important role in the industrial history in this area of Nottinghamshire. Prior to taking these photographs this wasn’t something that I was fully aware of. As local photography becomes more relevant in these coronavirus impacted months, subjects like following the path of River Greet adds additional interest and motivation to the activity.
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