In the early 17th century, the West bank of the Derwent was becoming very sought after for gardens and suddenly...
In the early 17th century, the West bank of the Derwent was becoming very sought after for gardens and suddenly...
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,...

by Brian Spencer Carlisle’s Crown and Mitre Hotel was our base for our visit to Cumbria with Slacks Travel. Overlooking...

Co-Founder of the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Thirty years after the festival was first staged at Buxton Opera House...

Tutbury Castle has stood guard over the Trent Valley for centuries, especially during the time of unsettled political rivalry that...

By Brian Spencer Travelling south on a Slack’s Travel coach, we made a stop for our driver’s statutory break at...
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