Boundary Words

3D printed words from the original 1951 description

Welcome to our Boundary Word Photo Activity – help us to celebrate the Peak Park’s 70th Birthday on the 17th April 2021 with a unique challenge. Artists from Glassball want you to get creative and get outdoors (COVID safe).

If your child attends one of the participating schools, they will have been given an instruction sheet and background information about the Boundary Word Photo Activity, along with the printed and laser cut words. Please help your child to take part in the activity safely and within government rules. 

Your child’s boundary word photographs will be shared online during the birthday celebrations and if selected, included in this website, touring exhibition and project publication (due out in 2022). The Peak District National Park Authority will also be sharing the pictures via their digital platforms on the 17th April 2021. 

Thank you for taking part and we look forward to seeing the many exciting photo’s from the north west boundary!

You can still take part in this activity even if you do not have a child who attends one of the schools involved. You could simply use the text below and create your own cut-out words using card or cardboard. Share the photograph’s using the button below, so we get to see your creations.

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Below is an extract from an important document that accompanies the legal boundary map. This is the text we have been using for this activity.

National Parks commission. Peak District National Park (designation) Confirmation Order, 1951.  

Western section The Park boundary follows this road southwest for a mile, then turning southwards along a track and a footpath east of Harrop Dale and Kiln Green, joins a road which passes through the east side of Saddleworth and on to Tunstead, continuing from there in a south-easterly direction on a track and a footpath, and along the west side of a plantation to the main road (A 635). From this point a minor road is followed to the south end of Yeoman Hey Reservoir, across the dam, and then south-westwards along Greenfield Brook to the road east of Greenfield Farm. The road is followed south for quarter of a mile, then westward for three quarters of a mile to a road-fork.

At this point the boundary takes a straight line to the West Riding – Lancashire county boundary at Alphin (point 1544) where it proceeds southeast along the county boundary to Bowerclough Head, thence southwest along the Cheshire – Lancashire county boundary to the Tintwistle Rural District boundary at Green Spot, which is in turn followed to Ogden. From here the Park boundary continues southwards along a footpath to Arnfield, where it joins the road to Tintwistle, and continues through the town to the Glossop Municipal Borough boundary near Bottoms Reservoir. This boundary is followed round its circumference as far as Simmondley.

Important notes: 

  • By sending in a photo(s) you agree for your contact information to be stored for the purposes of this project (will not be shared with third parties) and the photo’s to be published online by Glassball (lead artists delivering the GUIDEline project) and the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). 
  • For the above reason please make sure that your child is not included in the photo(s). You can tell us which school your child goes to if you like. 
  • If your child’s photo’s are selected for the exhibition and/or publication, we will seek your permission beforehand. 
  • Remember please take your boundary words back home with you when you have finished your activity. The 3D printed words are made from PLA which is made from plants and is biodegradable. The laser cut words are made from MDF. Please recycle or dispose of responsibly. 
  • Send any questions to the Glassball via mail@glassball.uk. 
  • If you would like to know more or would like to share information, stories and pictures relating to the north west boundary to our ever-growing project map, then please get in touch.