Built for William Wilson as a shelter for his shooting parties ponies.
Nearby is the fenced off shaft of the Waterloo bell-pit coal mine. The Coal Pit House was here until the 1850s, keeping a 24 hour watch on comings and goings at the mine. Equipment was stored overnight and a night-watchman would patrol the workings to stop thieves stealing coal.
The shelter seen today is an example of an inappropriate ‘urban’ folly placed on a moor. Nicknamed the ‘Bus-Stop’ by Dark Peak Fell Runners it is now mainly used as a picnic shelter, or for a quick stop and regroup on club runs.
Writings and photograph courtesy of Mike Browell.