When Mick Stanley and I were researching the first edition of The Derbyshire Country House around 1980 our attention was...
When Mick Stanley and I were researching the first edition of The Derbyshire Country House around 1980 our attention was...
For any reader who missed my description of Greenhill Hall, I ought to repeat that although Norton is today a...
Well informed readers might be tempted to say, on seeing the subject of this article, that Measham is not in...
Glapwell Hall was a rather rambling stone house of later seventeenth century date, made more rambling by Georgian and Victorian...
When I write about Derbyshire, I do tend to stick to the historic borders of the County, the land of...
About seven years ago I found myself sat next to Sir Nicholas Soames at lunch, which put me on my...
One often comes across houses – not always ancient ones – which have names carrying the suffix ‘Priory’ or similar....
The Chesshyre family has been amongst the elite tradesmen of Derby since the beginning of the seventeenth century, when brothers...
The story of the Strutt family and that of modern Belper, which they more or less created, are intertwined. They...
The manorial history of Brailsford is a long and distinguished one going back to the period of the Norman conquest....

Event by Belper Community Hall Belper Duration: 2 hr 30 min Public · Anyone Looking for a fun, friendly way to stay active...

Fresh coffee, fish, bakes, veg & local finds 🌿 Support local traders and enjoy a vibrant market experience. See you...

Three Shires Head, River Dane This is a really popular place for wild swimming, like REALLY popular. On a hot summers day...

Walks with swims in the hills, valleys and waterfalls of the Peak District The best-selling Wild Swimming Walks series returns...

Around 80 prospective buyers attended the exclusive launch of The Firs – Allestree’s newest collection of ten luxury homes and...
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