Looking up, the house on the opposite corner on Belper Lane has a stone coat of arms (now badly eroded) on the gable end, which is said to have been taken from the original river bridge when it was rebuilt and to be the arms of John o’ Gaunt.
Cross the road and continue round the corner. On the left is a row of five brick cottages; originally there were only four with an arch in the middle, one of the original routes up to Bridge Hill House, main home to the Strutt family. The arch was made into a fifth cottage after the route ceased to be used, and a new route created which is now Lodge Drive, which you’ll see on the right as you return to your starting point.
East Lodge can still be seen at the Lodge Drive junction.