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...

Fighting crime and keeping people safe is why Sergeant Jamie Millard joined Derbyshire Constabulary at the age of 20. He...

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...
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