by Brian Spencer Sited comfortably above Trent Valley’s flood plain, and away from busy through roads, Melbourne has grown from...
by Brian Spencer The only time I have previously travelled through Kent was on my way to Dover for the...
We supposed that Sir Nikolaus Pevsner missed Horsley Woodhouse because he probably travelled north along the Derby to Heanor road,...
Leafy side roads lined with pleasant houses, home for many Derby commuters, fill a sheltered hollow where the Ecclesbourne meets...
Having adjourned to the Pack Horse Inn at Crowdecote, we felt duly refreshed, and continuing our journey took the turning...
By Brian Spencer Having only seen Durham city from the train stopped at Durham Station, perched on a ledge high...
Nucleated settlements are fairly scarce in the White Peak and the upper Derwent Valley, partly because the relief is challenging,...
The first time I came across the Bennerley Viaduct was one foggy November day, a few years back. We were...

By Tom Bell “If you thought running the pitch when your favourite team won a trophy was the closest you’d...

By Steve Orme Glass-blowing is a dying craft that is expected to disappear in the next ten years. But one...

by Tom Bell For those familiar with the grand Amber Valley constituency, you will know all about the rolling terrain...

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