The Royal Enfield 350 rides the Via Gellia in Derbyshire, But it’s not what it sounds like!
The Via Gellia heading down to Cromford has a bit of a reputation for being a dangerous road. There is more to this road though than most think.
Built in the 1700’s by a landowner, who thought he had Roman decent and at a time when the Classics” were very popular, it was to take lead from his mining works to Cromford and the canal for transporting. Although there were romans in the area, and mining lead, it wasn’t until the 1700’s that it got its name.
Over the years it’s been famous for the home of the first ever trademarked and registered fabric, Viella, a mill built by Richard Arkwright, later Sir Richard Arkwright, generally considered the father of the modern factory.
A unique house it built on the roadside, many pass it without knowing it’s the last one made from Tufa a calcified lava rock.
Here we go then, riding from 1700 to 2024, on a road with a Roman name that Rome never saw.
Ride safe,
Dave
My Bikes:
Royal Enfield Classic 350
Royal Enfield 350 machismo with sidecar
BMW R1150RT
Suzuki GN125
Yamaha 535 Virago
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2 июл 2024