In the early 17th century, the West bank of the Derwent was becoming very sought after for gardens and suddenly...
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With heavy machinery at work and much building going up in the tract of land between the Railway Station and...
Crich is really rather a confusing place, not least in respect to its country houses. The descent of the manorial...
On the vast, exuberant and lavishly decorated monument in Derby Cathedral to Bess of Hardwick is an inscription, lauding the...
Hasland is one of the many outliers of the Manor of Chesterfield, and was long held by the ancient family...
It is unfortunate that the first really substantial house that Sir Joseph Paxton built was knocked down in the early...
It is very difficult to imagine, when looking at Derby’s Babington Lane with its endless tail-backs of ’buses, that less...
The Arkwright family always did things in a big way. After all, was not Richard Arkwright junior – the cotton...
Potlock – the name derives from Old English ‘potte’ (depression) and ‘lacu’ (stream) has had a long history. The site...
Any reader who thinks I might have run out of substantial lost country houses to describe by now will be,...
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Having adjourned to the Pack Horse Inn at Crowdecote, we felt duly refreshed, and continuing our journey took the turning...
By Brian Spencer Having only seen Durham city from the train stopped at Durham Station, perched on a ledge high...
Nucleated settlements are fairly scarce in the White Peak and the upper Derwent Valley, partly because the relief is challenging,...
The first time I came across the Bennerley Viaduct was one foggy November day, a few years back. We were...
This little ditty was taught to us by our Scottish geography teacher many years ago, and because of it, I...
