The present hall at Brizlincote is visible for miles around, set on its dominant hill and looking for all the...
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 –...
No-one knows what the ancient hall at Kedleston looked like, except that it was built before 1198 by one the...
by Maxwell Craven It is perhaps quite a stretch to envisage the sheer antiquity of the site of Culland Hall,...

Oakfield Farm Shop is a small family-run shop in Stanley Common. The restaurant was completed during the winter of 2018....

To live in or around the Peak District National Park is an absolute treat. On our doorstep we can experience...

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...
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