Above: An 18th century etching of Cressbrook Mill with Cressbrook Hall and Cressbrook village on the hills behind. (Image courtesy of Alan Roberts.) Cressbrook lies beside the Rive Wye about half a mile east of Litton. John Baker was first to develop the site –...
Above: George Cruikshank’s original illustration showing Oliver Twist asking for second helpings, inset against an 1828 etching of the mill in ruins held in Buxton Museum. Today, Litton Mill is a large building divided into attractive apartments set in tranquil...