
The Glossop Hall that was demolished in 1958-59 was an unlovely house of titanic proportions, once set in a spectacular...
Lost houses in Derbyshire

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...
If you drive along the road from Swarkestone Bridge to Chellaston you will notice, just as you turn east after...

Coombs RoadBakewell, England Saturday 6 June • 12 PM – 3 PM A 3-hour session with a foraging expert, including...

Ashbourne is preparing for a summer packed with family-friendly entertainment, community celebrations and town centre activity as local volunteers, businesses...

Belper Food Festival returns on Sunday 31st May, with food stalls, local flavours and a lively atmosphere across Belper town...

** BRAND NEW ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS SPANISH COURSES STARTING IN JUNE!** Spaces are filling up now on these two new courses,...

The new Energy Price Cap has been confirmed to go up by 13%, meaning an average increase on energy bills...
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