Fine Art Landscape Photography by Rod Johnson
Because of the continued interest in this series of photos, a dedicated gallery is being prepared. Please look out for the gallery in the near future; it will be on Page 2, of the Staffordshire Gallery.
Cotton is a tiny hamlet set in a very attractive location, with most buildings located along a very narrow single-track lane.
The south eastern end of the lane starts at the crossroads with Beelow Lane opposite and the junction is crossed by the B5417 road where Ye Olde Star Inn is located. From there the winding tree-lined lane takes one in a north westerly direction and passes by, the Faber Catholic Primary School, St Wilfred's Church which is fenced off and is undergoing repairs, St John the Baptist Parish Church, two churchyards and two cemeteries, in the distance can be seen the derelict Cotton College which is also fenced off, a farm, several cottages and houses and lots of woodland which includes Star Wood and the Cotton Dell Nature Reserve.
After approximately two miles the lane passes through Upper Cotton, where there are several more cottages and a few farms. From Upper Cotton, the lane leads northwards to the main road, which is the A52.
The photos have been sorted into the order that I came upon the subjects while walking along Cotton Lane in a north westerly direction.
Looking Down on Cotton, from Ribdon (22522-RDA)
Ye Olde Star Inn, Cotton (22162-RDA)
Ye Olde Star Inn, Cotton (22165-RDB)
Houses near the Inn at Cotton (22167-RDA)
The Crossroads from Star Bank (22559-RDA)
Cotton Lane at the Crossroads (22695-RDA)
Cotton Crossroads (22696-RDA)
The Faber Catholic Primary School (22171-RDA)
The Faber Catholic Primary School (22626-RDA)
Cotton Lane Beside the Dell Entrance (22175-RDA)
Cotton Dell Nature Reserve, Entrance (22176-RDA)
Cotton Dell (22177-RDA)
Trees in Cotton Dell (22546-RDA)
Cotton College viewed from the Dell (22180-RDA)
Cotton College (22562-RDA)
Cotton Lane, at the end of the Dell (22622-RDA)
Tree-lined, Cotton Lane (22182-RDA)
St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Church, Cotton (22565-RDA)
St John the Baptist Parish Church, Cotton (22571-RDA)
Cotton Lane by the Farm Entrance (22576-RDA)
The Farm Buildings and Cotton Cottage (22577-RDA)
Cotton Cottage (22214-RDA)
Cotton Cottage (22213-RDA)
Cottages Along Cotton Lane (22211-RDA)
Cemetery Entrance, Cotton (22157-RDA)
Church of England Cemetery, Cotton (22161-RDA)
Cotton Lane Cottages (22582-RDB)
Cotton Cottages from the North (22602-RDA)
Barn in Star Wood (22552-RDA)
Pond by Beelow Lane (22691-RDA)
Thank you for taking a look.
Regards,
Rod Johnson
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