This postcard of the "Haw Lees" clearly shows the long line of fencing bordering the Broad Walk. The Council used railway sleepers for the uprights, through which they threaded the old tram cables^[1]. Glynn Waite points out that the tramway used 24 new cables during its lifetime^[2] and they had to go somewhere when they were replaced.

In addition to the old cables being used on the Hall Leys they were also utilised along the Pic Tor Walk and remnants could be found there until relatively recently. Another recipient was Matlock Football Club. The drawback was that if you were at a football match on a hot day and leaned against the cable ropes you were likely to come away with a greasy line across your back^[1].