Logged Visits:

20th Apr 2024  11:55  by The Revenant

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 4/10

Taking public footpath off B6043, trig easily seen in 1st field on left. Need to cross one fence to access - mind the single strand of barbed wire. Pillar lying prone amongst rubble, shorn of its metalwork. But base still firmly in its place.

Fallen pillar at Whitwell beside its base

11th Mar 2024  10:09  by Boodem

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 7/10

4th Feb 2024  13:26  by Craig

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

24th Jan 2024  14:37  by AndyKDQ

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

Toppled over adjacent rubble pile

12th Jan 2024  09:15  by HertsSpireite

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Parked on the edge of the village, and walked up hill up the public footpath. The Toppled trig is visible inside a small perimeter of barbed wire.

©HertsSpireite

14th Sep 2023  10:51  by PWinnie

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Remains  Score: 5/10

Parked at the edge of the village and walked up Uphill on a public right-of-way next to the road. Crossed into the field and saw a pile of stone with the toppled trig. No metalwork present, and no flush bracket seen. Felt sad seeing this one.

©PWinnie
©PWinnie
©PWinnie
©PWinnie

17th Jun 2023  17:12  by Richard_P

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 2/10

17th Jun 2023  17:12  by BeckyP52

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

8th May 2023  13:30  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SK 52929 76978   FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 6/10

Parked on Worksop Road. Accessed the trig field via the public right of way. The pillar (the top three quarters of the column) now lies toppled amongst a pile of stones. An examination of the pile of stones revealed that the base and the bottom quarter of the column are still in the ground. Evidently, the pillar has been hit by a tractor / agricultural machinery, snapping the column three quarters down. The pile of stones with an orangy hue are there to alert anybody ploughing the field to the presence of the pillar, part of which is still the ground. The spider has gone, probably returned to OS. The toppled part of the pillar lies on the flush bracket side, so its impossible to tell whether the flush bracket is still there

Toppled part of pillar
Toppled part of pillar
Top Spider gone. Probably returned to OS
Toppled part of pillar
Location
Base The base and the bottom quarter of the pillar are still in the ground
Base

2nd Apr 2023  10:45  by MKP

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Remains  Score: 5/10

Why bother vandalising the pillar if you are going to keep a pile of stone to plough round.

17th Mar 2023  19:27  by Illustrious_Intentions

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Remains  Score: 2/10

Just off PROW into field where the skeletal remains can be found. None of the brass remaining. Sad site.

14th Aug 2022  15:30  by itchy-trigger-finder

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Bagged on way home from afternoon at Creswell Crags. Easy bag as crops are harvested. Family stayed in the car. Still sporting a broken shoulder...surgery this week. Itchy.

©itchy-trigger-finder

18th Jul 2022  11:30  by Nekyram

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Parked in Doles lane . Crossed road to go up footpath to field . Up the tramlines to find the sorry trig . Would have spotted quicker if field was cut!

26th Apr 2022  12:37  by WanderingSal

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

23rd Jan 2022  15:37  by Foxy

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Remains  Score: 1/10

It was a short walk along the PROW with the remains of the pillar dumped unceremoniously amongst other rocks. There was no visible metalwork and one section of the pillar could be seen amongst the rocks and a larger section alongside them.

Me & the pillar - what's left of it©Foxy
There's a piece of the pillar in there somewhere ©Foxy
A view from the remnants ©Foxy
R.I.P.©Foxy

28th Nov 2021  11:38  by The Trudges

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 1/10

Trig toppled and broken two thirds of the way down it does still sit at the side of the base but that's partially covered with other rocks so you have to dig it out if you want to view it, All metal work removed

Toppled Trig and base
Trig top spider missing©The Trudges
Trig©The Trudges
Base with flush bracket missing©The Trudges

29th Oct 2021  20:02  by wo hunt

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 2/10

29th Oct 2021  14:50  by Murchman

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 4/10

Another sleepy trig, I made a short video to help others locate it as the link below. https://youtu.be/Sbqb0Sy6S10

29th Oct 2021  12:30  by dharris

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

Showed a picture to my 5yo who said "oh no, it's a dead trig"

29th Oct 2021  12:30  by COVID Trig Point Challenge

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

2nd Aug 2021  17:59  by NJM

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

The objective for today - drive from Alnwick to Coventry and bag one Trig Point in each county we pass through en-route. Planned a route to take in 14 Trigs in 14 different counties. This was #11 of 14 and was our 'tick' for Derbyshire. It came after two 'Moved' pillars in Lincs (New Ville) & S Yorks (Hampole Wood). Thought when I researched the route 'do these three, before it's too late' but scrolling down the comments below, people have been saying that about this one since 2004 - so its been like this for almost 20 years. Still, it does look very forlorn and abused, at least New Ville & Hampole Wood sit proud in their new locations.

View North
View West Storm's OS Pillar #238

19th Jul 2020  10:02  by eon

Gridref: SK 52927 76979   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

(1839) Doles Lane for parking. Short walk from there to the pillar. A few folks out today using the PRoW. Tractor lines in the crop made this easy to reach. Pillar in a woeful state, and it's been like this for 20+ years it would seem. Stripped of all metalwork, and lying toppled amongst a pile of stones and rubbish. Pillar history: Build date and cost not listed in the archive. Last maintained by the OS at some point in 1983. Marked as being destroyed November 1998. FB was S1796.

Whitwell #1 ©eon
Whitwell #2 ©eon
Whitwell #3 ©eon
Whitwell #4 ©eon

2nd Jun 2019  16:25  by VinceTP

Gridref: SK 52928 76980   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

4th Aug 2018  00:00  by steverowland

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

24th Mar 2018  18:03  by WuzzerL

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

©WuzzerL

24th Feb 2018  00:00  by rupertal

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

21st Sep 2017  10:35  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

I walked up from St Lawrences church,easy find on the edge of rubble pile,on too Gapsick next.

Footpath entry 1
Footpath entry 2
Approach
Toppled Pillar

31st Mar 2017  18:00  by victron1987

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 7/10

:(

17th Dec 2016  10:25  by painterman61

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Easy find of foot path why destroy it its still there great view here

trig ©painterman61
trig ©painterman61

20th Feb 2016  10:30  by Borderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 3/10

Another horizontal pillar, not one for months then two in one day. Unchanged since the last log except perhaps surrounded by more stones dumped by the farmer. No metalwork remaining.

©Borderer

1st Oct 2015  11:49  by Downfaller

Gridref: SK 52929 76983   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 2/10

Easy walk up the PROW from the Worksop Rd - parked on Doles Ln. Upper two thirds of Pillar still remain laying beside base. Trig pillar plundered for its assets. Very foggy morning so unable to appreciate any views the remains of the pillar had to offer.

Whitwell remains ©Downfaller

4th Jan 2015  09:15  by Pritch227

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 3/10

nothing much to add,a sad sight if ever I saw one.

©Pritch227

21st Nov 2014  11:17  by Lost Lad

Gridref: SK 52931 76983   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 4/10

23rd Dec 2013  13:00  by CJO

Gridref: SK 52927 76978   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Very damaged/mostly toppled. FB and spider missing. Bolt remains. Firework launching site. ROC station adjacent.

Whitwell possibly strictly speaking the mark is still usable as the bolt is still intact.

20th Jul 2013  00:00  by dogwalking

Gridref: SK 52929 76983   FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 3/10

still toppled but still there wine bottle smashed to small pieces easy to find parked in village

5th Jul 2013  14:45  by CURRYSCRIM

Gridref: SK 52931 76979   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Parked on the B6043 right by the footpath. A sad sight indeed and the wine bottle is also now in pieces.

12th Feb 2013  11:10  by PeteBoggs

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Easy to find at this time of year - has an empty wine bottle for company now

©PeteBoggs

8th Oct 2012  18:11  by slateloose

Gridref: SK 52900 76900   FB Number: N/A  Condition: Toppled  Score: 3/10

2nd Visit, Easier to find now Rape seed has been cut.

13th Jul 2012  11:25  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SK 52929 76978   FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 2/10

In crop

5th Jul 2012  18:17  by Border Peat

Gridref: SK 52929 76978   FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 2/10

25th Apr 2011  14:00  by wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

21st Mar 2011  11:50  by mrs moo cow

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

2 minutes walk from easy parking on nearby lane

Whitwell ©mrs moo cow

7th Feb 2011  11:55  by trig-man

Gridref: SK 52930 76982   FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

10th Jan 2011  10:14  by wrose

Gridref: SK 52930 76983   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

What a shame that this pillar has obviously been knocked over and broken with all metal work removed. But what the heck the concrete bits are still there and make a good seat on which to do the paper work. Joint visit with Carole. We just used the footpath from the road junction before branching off into the field. Field is under cultivation so only really accessible in the dormant season.

S1796 Whitwell Pillar - what remains.
S1796 Whitwell Flush Bracket - what remains.
S1796 Whitwell Plug - what remains.

10th Jan 2011  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SK 52930 76983   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

12th Sep 2010  17:00  by Whats the Point

Gridref: SK 52929 76982   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Somebody must have hit this Trigpoint very hard to cause this amount of damage – possibly with a JCB – lots of chiselling also required to remove the fittings. Looks as if there’s been a party here – wine and beer bottles scattered about.

Whitwell ©Whats the Point
Whitwell ©Whats the Point

11th Oct 2009  13:25  by ocean soul

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Nothing to add to previous logs.A sorry sight.

16th Aug 2009  19:15  by splash

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 6/10

Found not far from the road or footpath in the field. There are tracks straight to it. It has toppled and left the bottom in place. A sad affair.

21st Feb 2009  12:00  by robinhood

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 7/10

Trig is toppled and broken; good views almost all round; nearby is a fenced-off compound which is the site of a Cold War underground nuclear war monitoring station, you can find details about it on the subbrit.org.uk website, cold war section, Royal Observer Corps database. There were 100's of these all over the UK which few people knew about. You can't get in, the lid is welded on! Went south to 531725.

1st Jan 2009  10:10  by Clanfield Rambler

Gridref: SK 52928 76985   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 4/10

Still there in broken state,no plug decent views

9th Sep 2008  16:20  by gowrie

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 6/10

28th Jul 2007  14:56  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

1st Apr 2007  15:35  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SK 52920 76970   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

This is a mess! Approach from either NW or SE on ROW ,ok views ,still windy and cold!

©Glaslyn

15th Feb 2007  15:50  by Father Ted

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

Ouch! - bet that hurt - I'd like to see the other fellow.

29th Nov 2006  09:05  by asbown

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

looks a sorry state, decent views and a lovely day

5th Aug 2006  11:00  by ted

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 2/10

Base with centre mark remaining in place but rest of pillar broken off and lying adjacent. Hooks intact, spider and bracket gone. Reasonable views E towards the Trent.

Whitwell base
Whitwell upper centre mark
Whitwell site
Whitwell pillar
Whitwell location of FB
Whitwell top - loops and fixing points for spider

23rd Sep 2005  17:00  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 4/10

Still in multiple pieces around the original site

1st Jul 2005  12:26  by peregrinus

FB Number: GONE  Condition: Toppled  Score: 6/10

Called in again while passing. Broken off halfway up FB, FB & spider gone; fallen pillar & other stone debris make an unusual summit cairn amidst the cereal crop. Given by OS and others' visits as S1796.

16th Feb 2005  12:00  by iainmac

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Toppled  Score: 5/10

fb number from GRP's list.

S1796
S1796

24th Jul 2004  19:40  by RoPeHe

Gridref: SK 52931 76981   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 4/10

Pillar broken off its base and lying on its side immediately adjacent. Metalwork all gone except Upper Centre still present, complete with spike. Visit thoroughly recommended for students of Triganatomy - construction details are easy to examine.

Whitwell pillar pillar toppled - broken off from base ©RoPeHe
Whitwell pillar base showing Upper Centre still in situ ©RoPeHe
Upper Centre - spike still present! ©RoPeHe
bottom of pillar showing cavity above Upper Centre, and vertical tube ©RoPeHe

20th Mar 2004  13:30  by mickandshane

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Damaged  Score: 6/10

Pillar in half, as previously mentioned - visit this one before its too late.

10th Mar 2004  15:14  by HEATHENS

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Toppled  Score: 3/10

Pillar broken in half top totally damaged and all brass removed and presumed taken for scrap value.

6th Oct 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: FB not fou  Condition: Damaged  Score: 5/10

broken off just above ground: spider gone; FB either gone or on underside of fallen pillar

9th Jan 2003  09:29  by Morseman

Gridref: SK 52831 77441   FB Number: NONE  Condition: Toppled  Score: 3/10

Just along a footpath near Whitwell.

Whitwell Trig Point (Broken) ©Morseman

28th Dec 1980  00:00  by RogerTempleman

FB Number: S1796  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Visited in the dark so impossible to assess scenery!