The stone shell of the gatehouse to site of the ancient seat of the Mackworth family is one of the...
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The Glossop Hall that was demolished in 1958-59 was an unlovely house of titanic proportions, once set in a spectacular...
Spondon House was a fine Georgian mansion, in reality a secondary seat on the Locko estate of the Drury Lowes....
Until the local government reforms of 1888-1889 Derbyshire did not sit inside a single boundary; it has detached ‘islands’, mainly...
Francis Meynell (1698-1768) was a member of what was, in the early eighteenth century, a younger branch of the great...
One of my oldest friends is a great enthusiast for huge spiky Gothic Victorian country houses. He thinks Samuel...
As one travels north on the A6 one of the less uplifting sights in an area of stunning beauty is...
Someone mentioned to me the other day that there were many other lost houses of historic and architectural importance apart...
This impressive Regency villa was built on an elevated site in the district of California, Derby, looking south but with...
Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe of Calke, 10th Bt. was a true eccentric; unpredictable, obsessive and solitary. One of his pastimes was...
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Francis Rossi’s ‘Songbook: Quo – Past, Present, Future’ tour is coming to Derby on Sunday 4th April 2027. Due to...
The Cathedral Quarter Hotel, a Grade II listed landmark in Derby, has opened its diary for couples dreaming of tying...
This upcoming Saturday, 18th July, we will host the first ever Summer Fair at the Furness Vale Community Field. Organised...
Saturday 22nd August 2026 Annual Flower & Vegetable Show, which takes place on Saturday 22nd August 2026. We’re especially pleased...
Silent Bid Auction Now Open! Alongside our raffle, we’ll also be running a Silent Bid Auction at Party in the...
