by Maxwell Craven Ockbrook Manor was a wonderful old house which one could only describe as ‘multi-period’ having, seemingly a...
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by Maxwell Craven The publication in 2019 of Chesterfield Streets and Houses by Philip Riden and Chris Leteve throws much...
by Maxwell Craven A notable surge in prosperity in Derby during the Napoleonic wars and afterwards, led to the building...
No native West Hallam resident, of course, would acknowledge being resident of Ilkeston – they are fiercely independent folk –...
If you were to walk towards the city centre in Derby along Queen Street, you would eventually reach St. Michael’s,...
By Maxwell Craven “Some years ago, a friend who is a keen collector of local postcards, Don Gwinnett, sent me...
by Maxwell Craven The standing remains of the moated secondary seat of the de Bradbourne family no longer exist for...
by Maxwell Craven Lea Hall is a sequestered little paradise, half lost between the villages of Tissington and Bradbourne which,...
When one speaks of houses that are lost, one speaks of houses built, lived in and eventually discarded as redundant,...
For somewhere so close to Derby, and somewhere which was once on the very edge of a coal-mining area, Morley...
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A new independent cafe inspired by Derby’s historic tea and coffee trade is set to open on Ashbourne Road. Sugar...
The band is rehearsing for this year’s programme and requests for concerts throughout the year are coming in. They have...
Acclaimed classical duo to headline Derby Cathedral ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ concert in aid of local eating disorder charity on...
In June 2026, two of Joseph Wright of Derby’s most celebrated masterpieces are reunited in the artist’s hometown for the...
The critically acclaimed show is back on the 6th of February 2027 with its gripping case yet. Murder Trial Tonight...
