Went to Manchester. Stopped in the Peak District on the way back.
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This is Monsal.
One of my heroes is the Victorian artist and critic John Ruskin. He disapproved of building a railway line through such a place of beauty.
The railway has gone now, but the viaduct remains, for walkers and cyclists. It may have looked even better before, but it’s still beautiful.
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