Potential loss of another lane

This is about Monksdale Lane, to the West of Tideswell, Derbyshire. You may know it by a different name, but it is very distinctive as it has four 90 degree bends in it.
It runs between Summer Cross (near Monksdale House) and Meadow Lane, SK 13704 75238 and SK 14854 74148.
Trailwise references are SK1375-01 and SK1374-01. (http://tinyurl.com/gwkk8qy and http://tinyurl.com/zm6ooch )

The historical evidence for proving Monksdale Lane was a public carriageway is very weak.
The only way we are going to be able to keep this lane is to show it has been used for recreational motoring for the 20 years from 1984 to 2004.
Usage after 2004 won’t count due to the effects of the NERC Act and the date of the BOAT claim for this lane.

GLASS have set up a unique email account [email protected] to collect evidence of use.
Please seek out anyone who has recollections, and/or pictures, of driving Monksdale Lane from 1984 onwards, or who has a relative who may have done so.
One year or twenty years, it doesn’t matter, because taken altogether it will help us to argue for common law dedication of the route.
Initially, people should just say the route was used, and GLASS people will get back to them with more details.

A motor car, motor cycle or any combination of the two will do. Please forward their contact details to [email protected]
If you drive the lane in the near future, ask any other motorists you see on the lane if they drove it before 2004.
Did their father / grandfather / stepfather / mother drive it?

All related queries and / or answers to [email protected] please!

Paul D said:

This is about Monksdale Lane, to the West of Tideswell, Derbyshire. You may know it by a different name, but it is very distinctive as it has four 90 degree bends in it.
It runs between Summer Cross (near Monksdale House) and Meadow Lane, SK 13704 75238 and SK 14854 74148.
Trailwise references are SK1375-01 and SK1374-01. (http://tinyurl.com/gwkk8qy and http://tinyurl.com/zm6ooch )

The historical evidence for proving Monksdale Lane was a public carriageway is very weak.
The only way we are going to be able to keep this lane is to show it has been used for recreational motoring for the 20 years from 1984 to 2004.
Usage after 2004 won’t count due to the effects of the NERC Act and the date of the BOAT claim for this lane.

GLASS have set up a unique email account [email protected] to collect evidence of use.
Please seek out anyone who has recollections, and/or pictures, of driving Monksdale Lane from 1984 onwards, or who has a relative who may have done so.
One year or twenty years, it doesn’t matter, because taken altogether it will help us to argue for common law dedication of the route.
Initially, people should just say the route was used, and GLASS people will get back to them with more details.

A motor car, motor cycle or any combination of the two will do. Please forward their contact details to [email protected]
If you drive the lane in the near future, ask any other motorists you see on the lane if they drove it before 2004.
Did their father / grandfather / stepfather / mother drive it?

All related queries and / or answers to [email protected] please!

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shame so many lanes are getting closed

a few locally had a gate across it, the lock was cut off and some off roaders decided to rip it up and the council aren't going to repair it due to cutbacks

going to just leave it to overgrow, they've put some concrete lumps to block off access

there useto be a great lane that u could park up and watch the biggin hill air show all free

they closed it down, could only get there in a 4x4 , bloody spoil sports