Hasland is one of the many outliers of the Manor of Chesterfield, and was long held by the ancient family...
Lost houses in Derbyshire
Hasland is one of the many outliers of the Manor of Chesterfield, and was long held by the ancient family...
It is unfortunate that the first really substantial house that Sir Joseph Paxton built was knocked down in the early...
It is very difficult to imagine, when looking at Derby’s Babington Lane with its endless tail-backs of ’buses, that less...
The Arkwright family always did things in a big way. After all, was not Richard Arkwright junior – the cotton...
Potlock – the name derives from Old English ‘potte’ (depression) and ‘lacu’ (stream) has had a long history. The site...
Any reader who thinks I might have run out of substantial lost country houses to describe by now will be,...
Researching the grander houses of Spondon has never been easy, simply because there have been more than a few: Spondon...
I realise that knowledgeable readers will read this heading and exclaim that Wheston Hall is not a lost house at all...
In its declining years, this suburban Regency Villa was known merely as 237 Osmaston Road, Derby on the thoroughfare of...
There is still a Littleover Old Hall standing in our leafy Derby suburb, as any member of the community would...

Belper Food Festival returns on Sunday 31st May, with food stalls, local flavours and a lively atmosphere across Belper town...

** BRAND NEW ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS SPANISH COURSES STARTING IN JUNE!** Spaces are filling up now on these two new courses,...

The new Energy Price Cap has been confirmed to go up by 13%, meaning an average increase on energy bills...

Just answer this simple question: Which fields are the Ashover Show held in? Send your answers to: jessica.eshots@gmail.com including your name,...

Derby Book Festival is launching an appeal for donations of children’s books to be given to less fortunate children in...
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