Il8 DOVE DALE REVISITED 



This Robert Port was a former owner of Ham 

 Hall. A descendant of his, the Rev. Robert 

 Port, D.D., is now the much-respected vicar 

 of St. Matthew's, Denmark Hill. 



With the Manifold river above Ham I have 

 no personal acquaintance, but " Piscator Major " 

 has drawn my attention to an interesting mono- 

 graph on the Dove and Manifold valleys by 

 Mr. J. P. Sheldon, whose name I have already 

 mentioned. His volume is illustrated by a 

 series of charming drawings by Edward Roper, 

 F.R.G.S. Some of them convey equally 

 accurate and far more picturesque views of the 

 scenery than even the finest photographs. 



From this work I learn that the sources of 

 the two rivers, identical as to locality, are yet 

 distinct. That of the Dove I have already 

 mentioned. The source of the Manifold is 

 found up by Badger's Croft and Boar's Grove, 

 in the hills which run to the north-west, 

 while the Dove pursues its course to the east, 

 and after many miles of divergence they 

 come together again below Ham, as already 

 noted. 



Any one really desirous of exploring the 

 upper Manifold will do well to take Mr. 



