When one speaks of houses that are lost, one speaks of houses built, lived in and eventually discarded as redundant,...
Lost houses in Derbyshire
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...
The present hall at Brizlincote is visible for miles around, set on its dominant hill and looking for all the...
Netherthorpe Old Hall was a stone built Elizabethan small manor house situated in Netherton, one of the group of modest...
By Maxwell Craven The history of Ashford-in-the-Water is both in places obscure and also generally complex; there are unhelpful gaps...
By Maxwell Craven Like its Domesday Book twin, Newton Solney, Bretby is a total delight to visit, although much smaller...
by Maxwell Craven Hearthcote House was a deceptively ancient and complex building by the time of its demolition in 1980....
By Maxwell Craven Derbyshire lost more parishes to Staffordshire than it gained under the local government reforms of 1887 and...
by Maxwell Craven Neither Eaton Dovedale, which sits adjacent to Sedsall, are exactly well known locales, even to keen followers...
by Maxwell Craven I decided to take a break from country houses this month and mention a licensed house –...

The Ukrainian National Opera® is proud to announce the 2027 UK tour of Puccini’s dramatic masterpiece Tosca, performed by the...

Regional charity Groundwork Five Counties has announced it has improved 415,964 m² of land in 2025/26, equal to 58 football...

One World Festival returns to the scenic town of New Mills, in the High Peak, on Saturday 4th July 2026,...

Each July, Hopton Hall welcomes visitors to its Walled Garden. Visitors have the opportunity to meander along pretty pathways and...
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