The main road depicted goes to Middleton Mine, Wirksworth. The point where the two roads meet towards the lower part of the photograph is called Rider Point. Just around the corner near the top of the photo is where D H Lawrence's cottage is. He and Freda spent many hours there when he rented it in summer time. The Via Gellia runs from Grangemill to Cromford. It was constructed through the Griffe Grange Valley in the 1790's by Philip Gell of Hopton Hall, a local industrialist. The road was built to improve access between the family lead mines at Carsington and a smelter at Cromford, and was named the Via Gellia (' The Gell Way') by Philip Gell, who had a great interest in Roman Culture. 'Via Gellia' is now often used to refer to the whole valley, not just the road.