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Jessop’s Jaunt - led by Mary-Ann Jessop who made fireworks for her family firm in Lepton from aged 8 until she was in her 90s.
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the road to the bottom.
Turn left up the road.
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My first whizz popper that I did make,
Was at the ripe old age of 8,
I made my final fizzle bomb,
At the age of 91.
Making of cloth was often done,
Within the home, by everyone.
Children carded all the wool,
Then when the basket top was full,
The women started then to spin,
Until the thread was fine and thin,
The men would then take up the loom,
And weave the thread in the highest room.
Continue up the road and up the hill,
take the footpath signposted across the
field, to the road and turn right. Take the
next footpath signposted left.
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That’s right! I make great fireworks!
And have done all my life,
I made them as a little girl,
And made them as a wife.
Follow the path, then turn right across the
field to the woods. Follow the path through
the woods.
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Miss Jessop, that’s my name,
And through my trade I found my fame,
I am the oldest in the land,
To make whizzer pops and fizzle bangs!
Go over another wood stile and follow the fence
up to the farm, go through the farmyard to the
road. Turn left up the road.
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‘The Oggeries’ or Thurgory Lane,
Is Scandinavian in its name,
And locals know they must take care,
When walking by the Poplars there,
For some say these are haunted trees,
Crusaders brought from overseas,
Dogs will often stay well clear,
When their walkers bring them near.
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Walk to the second bend in the road
Continue way past the houses, to the bend in
the road and take the path to the right. Follow
the path down the hill.
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Turn left down the tarmac path
signposted to the
road. Turn left and
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straight on to the road.
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Then cut right across
a field to a gate in the
Thurgory
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the lane.
and go through the gap and keeping
right follow the path to the road.
Cross over and turn right.
Turn left and left again
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and cross overSand
turn right up the next
road. Follow the road
to the top and take the
path into the woods.
In 1357,
A coroner’s report was writ,
To say that John Long of Lepton born,
Fell into a coal pit.
Coal mining in this area,
Had been a worthy trade,
And an iron forge for ironstone,
On this site was made.
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Cross over the main road and
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At the house turn
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Turn right at the footpath
signposted, follow the road up
in front of the house and up to
the wood. Take the path straight
ahead and then the path veering
to the right through the wood.
Lepton
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Lepton, many years ago,
Was quite a different place, you know,
With the industrial revolution,
Came lots of mills and production.
The town was spotted with chimney pots,
And of loud noises, there were lots;
Hooters called the town to mill,
And fire work tests were loud and shrill.
Photography - Ian Lumb, Project manager - Michelle Atkinson, Story telling - Ruthie Boycott-Garnett, Sculptor - Dave Bradbury, Graphic design - Kirklees Graphics, Illustration - John McGregor
Thanks to: Malcolm McDonald, Geoff Hickey and Robert Barraclough for their work on the Kirkburton Parish Council to initiate these walks.
Follow the path up
straight through the fields
to the road, turn left and
back to the car park.
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Continue on the road and take the
bridleway down on the right at the side
of Rowley Lane Club. Follow the path to
the road and turn left.
The first man to make fireworks,
In this little town,
Was known as Allen Jessop,
And he soon found great renown.
He used to sell his fireworks,
From baskets door to door,
And the people of Lepton loved them so,
They asked for more and more.
Follow the path, through a kissing gate. Take the
right path in the middle of the field to the kissing
gate. Turn left down the road.
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Follow the path to the
roads, then up the steps
and turn right.
Jessop’s Jaunt
Follow the hedge, to the left and up
to the wood stile. Follow the path
over two more wood stiles.
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At the road junction turn left, and
take the second footpath signposted
on your right, and walk up the hill.
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By bus: 80, 83, 84, 231, 232, 241 from Huddersfield
By car: parking behind the church on
Green Balk Lane, off B6433
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At the corner
take the left path
signposted. Follow
the path up the hill.
Bus and train services are correct as of December 2011.
Please check at www.wymetro.com for timetables.
See: www.kirkburtonparishwalks.co.uk
Key
The route
Stone stile
Wood stile
Footbridge
Viewpoint
Look out for the Jessop’s Jaunt
Waymarker disc to help guide
you around the walk
Walking in the East Peak - www.denbydale-kirkburton.org.uk