At Sawley, beside the old Nag’s Head Inn, on the corner of Wilne Road (previously called Cross Street) and Tamworth...
Lost houses in Derbyshire
At Sawley, beside the old Nag’s Head Inn, on the corner of Wilne Road (previously called Cross Street) and Tamworth...
Hassop is a delightful place to visit and was always an upland estate, but a very rich one, having numerous...
It might occasion no surprise amongst readers that the parish of Spondon was part of the seemingly limitless holding of...
A large number of meretricious post war buildings have been pulled down well before their intended sell-by date, notably system-built...
By Maxwell Craven If you drive from the Royal Derby Hospital to the A38, you might notice that, between the...
By Maxwell Craven One of the most delightful, sequestered and ancient parish churches in the county is that of St....
The present Walton Hall, built in the closing decade of the 18th century as a fairly substantial farmhouse, nowadays survives...
by Maxwell Craven Kirk Hallam was originally a small hamlet atop the ridge that overlooks the Nut Brook and the...
By Maxwell Craven Hoon is a strange little place, a civil parish created from the larger ecclesiastical parish of Marston-on-Dove...
Peter Perez Burdett is an important, enigmatic and tantalizing figure. He is best remembered as a cartographer, having surveyed and...

26th June 2026 – 28th June 2026 It’s back! The Cromford Mills Beer Festival returns for its fourth year from 26–28...

28th June 2026 9:00 am – 5:30 pm What’s On Shetland Pony Racing They may be small, but they are...

A Victorian building, surrounded by beautiful countryside is home to Matlock Bath Aquarium. With seven attractions for the price of...

A commercial cotton spinning mill until 1991 and now home to a Textile Museum, Visitor Centre, offices and meeting and...

Dinky Hooves offers private miniature Shetland pony experiences near Ashbourne, on the edge of the Peak District. Spend 90 minutes...
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