The Chesshyre family has been amongst the elite tradesmen of Derby since the beginning of the seventeenth century, when brothers...
Lost houses in Derbyshire
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....

Breadsall was one of the villages immediately surrounding Derby that so far has escaped being absorbed by the ever-expanding city...
Readers will be well aware that Little Chester is a characterful Derby suburb which overlies the remains of the Roman...

If you go up Mill Hill Lane today, you might come away with the impression that Temple House is the...

The history of Langley, just north west of Derby on the road to Ashbourne, is complex to say the least....

At Romeley, one gets two lost houses for the price of one. The early history of Romeley (or Romiley) in...

A great friend who is the senior caseworker for the Georgian Group, was asked by the City Council to comment...

Some castles grew from purely Norman military motte-and-bailey castles, constructed by William the Conqueror’s knights to keep a firm hold...

Yassou Greek Kitchen is a well-established restaurant in the heart of Little Eaton serving delicious, traditional Greek dishes. At Yassou...

This month, two of Joseph Wright of Derby’s most celebrated masterpieces will be reunited in the artist’s hometown for the first...

An all-day, free party to celebrate Sadler Gate returns to Derby this summer after last year’s event attracted hundreds of...

Derby Book Festival welcomes Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell Boyce, to their annual Meet the Author event for primary schools next...

St. Peter’s Church, Derbyshire, DE56 1EB Saturday 27th June 2026 Join Derbyshire’s No.1 brass band, Derwent Brass, for a spectacular...
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