Life was hard – and very dangerous – in Chesterfield’s infamous Yards in the 19th…
Tag: derbyshire history
This month marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of famous composer Sir Arthur Sullivan,…
History graduate Patrick Coleman reveals the fascinating tale of how Derbyshire men, with Derbyshire stone,…
Steve Brown looks at an ancient custom that lives on in only one village in…
It is sixty years ago this month that Derbyshire witnessed one of the most selfless…
Part two of Rosy Thacker’s fascinating account of how Matlock’s hydros proved a mecca for…
Links between the Devonshires and American families goes back further than many realise, as Deborah Barham…
Matlock was a mecca for professional footballers more than a century ago, as local author…
Peter Fidler did more to ‘map’ the Canadian wilderness than anyone else – but it…
Alex Ledger looks at how one bonfire night in Derbyshire was replaced by another ‘glorious’…