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Chatsworth Park Time capsule

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:01:59 +0100

a stone in Chatsworth Park marks where a time capsule is buried

Spancarr and Fritchley tower mills added

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:45:31 +0100

The Peacock Inn, Oakerthorpe

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:22:16 +0100

The Peacock Inn, situated near the Alfreton-South Wingfield crossroads, dates back into the eleventh century and is reputed to be the oldest inn in the county of Derbyshire.The inn is mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was known as Ufton Barnsand. It was rebuilt in 1613 and has a most interesting history; legend has it that Dick Turpin, one of the most famous highwaymen in English history, stopped off at the inn on his ride to York

Parkgate stone circle

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:58:20 +0100

Park Gate is an embanked stone circle at the northern end of a cairn field

The Anchor inn, Oakerthorpe

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:48:07 +0100

To the rear of the Inn runs the remains of a Roman road (Rykneld Street) and at the front is a large anchor that was brought from Portsmouth via a local scrap dealer in about 1983.

Hardwick Hall - serpent gate latches

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:21:51 +0100

why have a plain gate latch handle when you could have one shaped like a serpent? This pair can be found on the Rowthorne gate entrance to Hardwick estate.

Hob Hurst's House, Beeley Moor

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:53:03 +0100

Square burial mound which dates from the Bronze Age, making it over 3,000 years old. There are numerous prehistoric cairns on the moors, and many of a similar date. They were built by local groups in their fields and open pastures and contained human remains. They also served as visible community symbols.

Tom Hulatt, Tibshelf athlete

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:38:03 +0100

On the Five Pits Trail at Pilsley there is a plaque commemorating the part a local man played in the first sub four minute mile race at Oxford on 6th May 1954. Tom Hulatt, a former miner, came from Tibshelf just a short distance away from Pilsley. In fact there is a signpost by the plaque indicating a one mile run from it to Tibshelf. He was a Northern Counties champion runner invited to join the field of runners when Roger Bannister broke the sub four minute mile barrier.

Higham village cross

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:24:22 +0100

In 1243, Higham was granted a charter for a weekly market and annual fair and the market town flourished for about 500 years before slowly declining as larger regional markets became accessible through improved transport.. There is a village cross in the main street that was erected in 1856. This replaced an earlier market cross erected during the seventeen hundreds, and this in turn is believed to have replaced a cross within the medieval market place

Crich Stand

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:41:54 +0100

This is the latest in a succession of towers or Stands' which have stood as landmarks and viewing points.

Ramshawe Lodge coke ovens

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:10:45 +0100

beehive coke ovens now incorporated into the ornamental grounds of Ramshawe Lodge which was originally the Unstone Colliery Manager's house

Bradley All Saints church bell

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:58:44 +0100

original wooden bell tower was struck by lightning, the bell is attached to the rear wall

Bradley-church

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:51:22 +0100

The parish church of All Saints is 14th century, with an aisleless nave and chancel, but no tower. There was an 18th century wooden bell-turret, but this has been removed The original wooden bell tower was struck by lightning. The bell is attached to the rear wall

Hopton Hall ice house

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:19:42 +0100

Hopton Hall ice house is a grade II listed building. Ice houses were buildings that were commonly used on large estates prior to the invention of the refrigerator to store ice throughout the year.

Bonsall cross

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:16:45 +0100

Bonsall applied for a market charter in the 1600s but this was refused. Nevertheless an impressive market cross was erected

Bolsover Defensive Earthworks

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:27:37 +0100

the surviving medieval 'ditch and bank' earthworks or entrenchments are believed to date from about the 13th century but there is debate over the dates of these earthworks and estimates range from pre-Norman to the Civil War. Hart in 1984 noted the similarities that lie between these earthworks and those at Peveril Castle and presented an argument that the Bolsover earthworks were also of 12th century date

The Quiet Woman - Earl Sterndale

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:08:08 +0100

The pub is reputed to be over 400 years old and was in the occupation of the the Heathcote family for over 300 years. The pub name is unusual with only two others in the country. It is said to refer to a too talkative woman who was decapitated as a consequence

old crane post in Wirestone quarry

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:07:05 +0100

this old crane post can still be seen at the top of Wirestone quarry which is north east of Matlock

Matlock bee boles

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:41:15 +0100

Bee boles were a row of recesses, often in a south-facing garden wall. Each recess was big enough to hold a skep – the coiled-straw hive used by beekeepers in Britain before the introduction of the modern wooden hive in the late 19th century

Cuckoo stone near Matlock

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:12:54 +0100

Cuckoo Stone is thought to have originated from cock crow stone, it is said to turn around at dawn on certain days of the year at the cock's crow and is reputed to rotate to midnight

Summerley coke ovens

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:21:27 +0100

SUMMERLEY COKE OVENS are a Scheduled Ancient Monument. There is a range of 48 coke ovens to the east of the line of the former Midland Railway Unstone loop much of which is followed by a public footpath.

Hays tomb in Spital cemetery

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:30:38 +0100

The Hays tomb in Spital cemetery has one of the finest angel carvings, Two legends appear to have grown up around the Hays tomb

Dr. Antonio Nicholau Da Silva in Spital cemetery

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:48:37 +0100

During the Great War, Spanish Flu - sometimes called Spanish Lady, killed millions of people throughout the country. This deadly pandemic infected 75% of the population and over 250,000 died as a result

Spital Leper Hospital

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:40:59 +0100

In Spital cemetery there is a stone dedicated to one of the priests who served in the leper hospital

Fair-Flora

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:20:18 +0100

Fair Flora is to be found in Stoke Wood, part of the Stoke Hall estates a statue named after the Roman goddess of flowers for the garland she holds

Hopton Hall crinkle crankle wall

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:08:33 +0100

Crinkle crankle walls, also known in various parts of the country as crinkum crankum, serpentine walls, ribbon walls and wavy walls, are an unusual type of garden wall with curving lines following a serpentine path rather than a straight line.

Hopton Hospital

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:39:36 +0100

This HOSPITAL was begun 1719 by PHILIP GELL in his lifetime and by him endowed for the use of tw poor MEN and two poor WOMEN of HOPTON and CARSON. Finished by his EXECUTORS. And inhabited Sept 1722.

Mytham Bridge tollgates

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:22:56 +0100

Mytham bridge tollgates were part of the Sparrowpit gate road turnpike and were originally positioned on the east side of Mytham Bridge (about ¼ mile away on the A625) where there was also a smithy. The Sparrowpit gate turnpike between Sheffield and Sparrowpit was established in 1758, completing the route between Sheffield and Manchester which had been started in 1724.

Robin Hood's stride

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:29:08 +0100

A gritstone crag which at twilight some say looks like a large house, giving the outcrop its alternative name `Mock Beggars Hall`. Legend has it that Robin strode between the tower-like stones at either end of the tor, but this is unlikely because they are 15 metres apart and the ascent of the towers is difficult - especially the southern one.

St Mary's church at Tissington

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:51:17 +0100

Tissington St Mary's church dates back to Norman times, probably being built shortly after 1100. It is known to have been a place of worship since Celtic and Saxon times. Records show it it was a well established church by 1227. Its church tower has walls about 4 feet thick at the base and one of the original windows may still be seen on the south side. The butresses were added later, probably when the roof was altered in the 13th century. Chancel and south doorway of the present church date back to Norman times, with the doorway featuring a Norman tympanum containing two small standing figures. The belfry contains 3 bells. Extensive restoration was carried out in 1854 when the north aisle was added. Many typically Norman atributes remain. It contains monuments to the Fitzherbert family.

Thorpe Cloud

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:36:00 +0100

Thorpe Cloud stand at almost 1,000 feet above the Dove valley. Formed from coral bed reefs laid down in a tropical Carboniferous sea around 350 million years ago. It derives its name from the Old English word 'clud' meaning a rock or hill, soThorpe Cloud translates to 'the hill by the farm'.

Holme Hall - Bakewell

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:13:56 +0100

Holme Hall is a Grade I listed privately owned small Jacobean Manor, built in 1626. The house was built, on the site of a previous manor house, in 1626 for Bernard Wells a wealthy lead merchant of Marple Hall.

Bakewell packhorse bridge

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:59:50 +0100

packhorse bridge near Holme Hall dating fron 1626

Bakewell-workhouse

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:42:33 +0100

The old Bakewell workhouse is now Newholme Hospital.

Stoney MiddletonTollhouse

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:30:20 +0100

In the centre of Stoney Middleton over the brook flowing down Stoney Middleton Dale stands an octagonal tollhouse, built in 1840 by a local joiner George Buxton and William Morton, a stonemason of the nearby village of Froggatt at a cost of £114.14.

Stoney Middleton Roman Baths

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:18:10 +0100

Although popularly known as the Roman Baths, there is no evidence that the Romans ever built a bath here. Roman coins have been found locally, so possible offerings were made at the spring. In the Middle Ages, the water was believed to have curative properties and the nearby church is dedicated to St Martin, the patron saint of cripples.

Stoney Middleton octagonal church

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:53:05 +0100

Originally the church of St Martin in Stoney Middleton was built by Joan Eyre in thanksgiving for the safe return of her husband, Robert, from the 1415 Battle of Agincourt. Much of the church was pulled down in 1759 after a devastating fire and all that remains on the original fifteenth century church is the square tower.

Stoney Middleton Corn Laws cross

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:08:55 +0100

Inscribed 1846, this cross was erected to celebrate the repeal of the Corn Laws of 1846 which benefited the working class.

Baslow church clock added

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 19:51:16 +0100

Ashbourne Pegg's almshouses

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 13:28:57 +0100

Founded 1669 and erected shortly afterwards. Ashlar. A single storey range at right angles to street. Coupled 2-light mullioned windows throughout. Ledged doors in chamfered 4-centred arches. Stone gabled ends, that facing street has large armorial and inscribed panels with prolix Latin inscriptions. Modern or restored clustered stone stacks. Detached range of outbuildings opposite latrines etc erected 1848 in a similar style. Old tiles.

Ashbourne Owfield Almshouses

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:43:59 +0100

Founded 1640 and erected shortly afterwards.

Bradwell co-op sough

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 21:43:14 +0100

An intact slabbed sough bolt at the brook side. Two other slabbed drains running under the road on the other side of the brook may well also be from sough tails (Bradwell Sough and probably Southfield North Vein Level).

Ashton engine house

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 21:07:31 +0100

Sunk through overlying shale into the northern extremity of Dirtlow Rake, was being worked for lead in the early nineteenth century. Besides old mining dumps the engine house and square chimney still survive at Pindale Farm.

Ilam park cross

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 20:07:59 +0100

Ilam Hall

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 19:49:18 +0100

The first Ilam Hall was built by the Port family in the 16th century but this was demolished by Jesse Watts Russell to make way for his much grander hall of the 1820s. Most of the hall was demolished in the 1920s before Sir Robert McDougall bought the estate and donated it to the National Trust in 1934. Since then, the main remaining part of the hall has been used as a Youth Hostel and the grounds have been open to the public.

Royal Oak public house - Tupton

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 16:47:35 +0100

An inquest was held at Tupton on the 5th inst. on the body of Samuel Lomas, aged 69 years. The deceased was the Parish Clerk at Ashover Church, where he resided, and on the previous afternoon had been attending a funeral at North Wingfield Church, and on his return home called at the Royal Oak Public House at Tupton, and partook of some gin and water, and left there a little after 8 o'clock. In order to save a short distance to get upon the turnpike road leading from Tupton to Ashover (Ashover Road) he went into the farmyard of the Public House from whence he could get upon the road. In the yard there is a small pond which he had to pass, the water in which in the deepest part is not more than eighteen or twenty inches, and in which the deceased was found drowned the next morning, about 7 o'clock. Verdict: Accidental Death.

Baslow Hydro

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 16:31:42 +0100

Baslow Hydro was set of meticulously landscaped grounds in twelve acres on a raised plateau at the foot of Yeld Wood, where it dominated the right side of Tithebarn Lane, later renamed Eaton Hill. Present day Hydro Close was in the grounds. Unlike the mineral rich waters at Matlock and Buxton, the Baslow springs were peaty and organic.

Chesterfield Town Hall

Mon, 2 Apr 2012 16:57:35 +0100

The Town Hall is situated on Rose Hill, Chesterfield overlooking Shentall Gardens and the War Memorial. Construction of the building commenced in 1935 and was completed in 193

Samuel Fox birthplace

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:40:04 +0100

Born in June, 1815, one of nine children, died in February, 1887 the son of William Fox, a weaver's shuttle maker (for cottage looms). He served part of his apprenticeship to Samuel Cocker from 1831 to 1834 and followed his master to Sheffield. Before the age of thirty he owned a wire drawing factory in an old mill in Stocksbridge. He experimented with and ultimately invented Fox's Paragon Umbrellas the first collapsible umbrella.

goyt lane field kiln

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:56:13 +0100

Lime from the Buxton area brought down Goyt Lane and coal may have been from the Wildmoorstone Clough workings. Loaded from above, heated initially heated gently to dry off and then heated fiercely to calcine the limestone the draught being controlled by partially blocking the stoke hole

Boggart Hole Vein, Hill’s Venture and Royal Oak mine

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:40:33 +0100

The hillocks, belland yards, dressing floors, ruined coes, part-collapsed beehive caps, and shafts at Boggart Hole Vein and Hills Venture Mine remain. In contrast, much of Royal Oak Mine within the ruined belland yard wall has been reworked. There is a crushing circle and wheel at Boggart Hole Vein, a water storage (a dew) pond at Hills Venture, and a small part of the gin circle.

Jowle Grove mine

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:22:29 +0100

Above Peak Forest, south east of Eldon Hill, is Jowle Grove Mine which lies along the east-west trending White Rake or Watts Grove Rake (Watts Grove mine is also nearby)

Peter's Stone, Gibbet Rock - Wardlow Mires

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:11:51 +0100

Peter’s Stone is a circular limestone dome in the Wardlow Mires, northern end of Cressbrook Dale. It is also referred to as Gibbet Rock and shown on the OS map as Peter’s Stone. This is where the last gibbet in the county stood and local legend has it this was the last gibbeting

Bradford Dale springwater pump

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:49:40 +0100

At its source is the overgrown waterwheel pump used in the past to pump spring water up to Middleton – the original spring is now very slow running.

Bradford Dale corn mill

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:23:22 +0100

added to mills page

Carl Wark

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:20:00 +0100

Carl Wark has been described as 'amongst the most spectacular and easily accessible hillforts in the country'. It lies 380m asl and encloses an area of about 2 acres. On the vulnerable, naturally unprotected side, a high 100 feet long rampart has been constructed and faced with a wall of grit stone boulders. As much as 60 tons of boulders were used some ten feet long by three feet thick to build the rampart to a height of ten feet or more

Higger Tor

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:45:44 +0100

The magnificent natural gritstone outcrop of Higger Tor on Hathersage moor as viewed from Carl Wark.

Fallgate quarry - Ashover

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:39:57 +0100

Fallgate quarry at Milltown near Ashover shortly before it closed after a long working life extracting fluorspar and limestone. The fluorspar was unusual in that it fluoresced

Millstone Edge quarry

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:36:06 +0100

Millstone Edge quarry was one of the main sources of Peak District millstones which were made to be used in many industries such as grinding corn, pulping timber for paper manufacture, in paint mills to grind minerals, grindstones for cutlery, pulping apples for cider making, grinding cork for linoleum and grinding mustard seeds.

Magpie mine memorial stone

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:17:16 +0100

found in Sheldon churchyard, from the inscription he presumably fell down the mine shaft to his death

Magpie mine

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:09:57 +0100

Magpie Mine has a recorded history at least from 1739 and is said locally to be over 300 years old. The surface remains are extensive and were taken over by Peak District Mines Historical Society in 1962.

Chatsworth House roof

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:04:46 +0100

Lead on the roof of Chatsworth House weighs 243 tons and covers an area of 1½ acres.

Taddington moor high mere

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:59:31 +0100

The earliest documented record of a mere is on the map of ‘The Wastes and Commons of Taddington and Priestcliffe’, surveyed by John Orme in 1690 – ‘the great pond or meare called Taddington high Meare’ The mere lies at a meeting of track ways and would have been an important watering place for sheep, cattle and pack horses on the desolate moors where free standing water was scarce.

Good Luck mine

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:57:50 +0100

Located on the South side of the wooded valley of Middleton dale at SK269566 Driven below the Lower Matlock Lava the mine is essentially a consolidation of several early nineteenth century setts undertaken by the local entrepreneur John Alsop

Iron Tors pump house

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:51:39 +0100

The sign reads – IRON TORS RAM PUMP HOUSE ORIGINALLY BUILT TO PUMP WATER TO FARMLAND ABOVE WORKED BY WATER ACTION It was common practice to use the river water to power a pump or in some cases a waterwheel to pump fresh spring water to higher ground. This one can be found north of Coldeaton Bridge at SK145563 and is marked on the map as Iron Tors.

Tor Vale mill added to Mills group

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:10:44 +0100

Newhaven house hotel

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:03:01 +0100

The Duke of Devonshire built the Newhaven House Hotel to take advantage of the coaching trade provided by the nearby junction of two important turnpike roads; the Buxton to Derby and the Nottingham to Newhaven. A plastered building, with stone quoins and window surrounds, it was then described as “a large, handsome and commodious inn, where travellers meet with every requisite accommodation, including stabling for 100 horses”. King George IV once stayed at Newhaven House Hotel on his journey north. He was so impressed with the friendly hospitality that the gave the hotel a perpetual license.

Mam Tor landslip

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:54:14 +0100

At the foot of Mam Tor to the west of Castleton is the largest active landslip in the country unfortunately the 1810 road was constructed over it and in the late 1970s, following a wet autumn and a series of repeated landslips the road was closed. Traffic now has to use the Winnats Pass, the line of the original turnpike road dating from 1758. In places the tarmac on the broken road can be seen and is up to 2 metres thick in places as a result of continual efforts to repair the road and keep it open.

ploughing furrows on Big moor

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:47:24 +0100

On Big moor at SK271754 is evidence of agricultural use of the land with furrows clearly seen. The area is marked on the OS map as ‘field system’ north of the enclosure and Swine Stye.

Stoke Flat stone circle

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:35:22 +0100

Also known as Froggatt Edge stone circle it is just off the Froggatt Edge footpath. It is an embanked stone circle with two entrances. The bank is 2m wide, 11.5m internally. The majority of the stones are typical of Derbyshire stone circles at about 0.5m high, with one at about 1m high

big moor aiming post

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:27:56 +0100

Not a guidestoop in the true sense , this was a waymarker which just guided the way by being a point to aim for. It has no market town directions inscribed on it. There are several more in this area.

Hurkling stone

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:13:52 +0100

According to a transcript of the document, ‘Perambulation of Baslow Boundary 1721?, the Hurkling Stone is located on the boundary of the Manor of Baslow, and it bears the inscription XMB. The Hurkling Stone stands at the junction of the present day parish and district boundaries, by two ancient walls. It is on White Edge moor south west of Lady’s cross.

Lady's cross

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:01:09 +0100

This Cross is mentioned in a document of 1263 and is said to have served as a marker for the junction of the boundaries of Hathersage, Holmesfield and Totley, although this junction actually lies some distance to the south-west on White Edge moor at SK271781

Nelson's monument

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:50:42 +0100

Derbyshire had its Nelson’s Column only five years after Trafalgar, while Londoners had to wait a further thirty for theirs! This gritstone column stands 12ft high on rocky Birchin Edge overlooking Baslow in the Derwent Valley, 1,000ft above sea level. A simple gritstone obelisk, it was erected in 1810 by John Brightman, a Baslow man. Shown on Landranger Ordnance Map

Gardom's Edge standing stone

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:24:27 +0100

This tall standing stone on Gardom’s Edge is only a short distance from the cup and ring rock art and the enclosure

Wessington well

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:41:49 +0100

former working well at Wessington was reopened to celebrate millenium 2000 by Gladwin Turbutt

Trinity Chapel

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:30:45 +0100

The present Chapel is believed to have been completely rebuilt in the early 1500's, possibly a short time before the Reformation, about 1520-1530. According to tradition, the two bells which the Chapel once possessed were stolen by Oliver Cromwell during the Civil War.

Longshaw Lodge

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:20:48 +0100

Longshaw Lodge was built in 1827 for the Duke of Rutland as a shooting box for his 11,533 acres. On the 5th July 1927 all 11,533 acres of the Longshaw Estate went up for sale by auction.

Alstonefield Green Well

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:09:48 +0100

Green Well was the original main source of domestic water for Alstonefield Village. With a steadily increasing population Green Well was eventually unable to cope with the extra demand for water. In the mid 19th century the Harpur-Crewe Estate built two reservoirs with a capacity of 70,000 gallons capacity for use by the village

James Brindley memorial

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:08:02 GMT

James Brindley (1716-1772), who was born at Wormhill, near Buxton, in 1716, had been engaged by the Duke of Bridgewater to engineer the Bridgewater Canal, opened in 1761

tunstead quarry blasting shelter

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:52:07 GMT

Wormhill churchyard cross

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:45:41 GMT

Part of a plain cross raised on steps. A sundial has been fixed onto the broken shaft which is inscribed - “The gift of Robert Meverell, gent. G.R. fecit 1670?.

Wormhill sundial

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:38:31 GMT

A sundial has been fixed onto the broken shaft which is inscribed - "The gift of Robert Meverell, gent. G.R. fecit 1670".

Wormhill stocks

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:25:47 GMT

Wakebridge mine - Crich

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:27:26 GMT

had two shafts: a drawing shaft of 660 feet and a climbing shaft

Chapel en le Frith Bulls Head

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:18:45 GMT

presumably this building was the Bull's Head pub at one time

Chapel en le Frith market cross

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:54:53 GMT

has a faint date which may read 1636, but the cross itself is considerably older

Chapel en le Frith Stocks

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:42:08 GMT

Eccles Pike cross

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:33:09 GMT

The Eccles Pike Cross lies in the churchyard. It was moved here from Ollerenshaw Farm in 1925. It is believed to be Anglo-Saxon and is covered in very worn carvings.

Chelmorton troughs

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:05:27 GMT

These troughs are the last remaining pair of seven, which were located down the west side of Main St. with one on the east side near Town End

Fox Hole cave

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:52:32 GMT

Fox Hole cave near Earl Sterndale on National Trust property

Padley chapel

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:08:09 GMT

The Padley Martyrs were found here – two Roman Catholics priests put to death for their faith in 1588

Totley Tunnel

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:58:30 GMT

Part of Totley Tunnel is in Derbyshire and part in west Yorkshire, the Derbyshire portal is in the Derwent Valley at Grindleford Station

Twelve Apostles at Ible

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:50:21 GMT

row of troughs known locally as the Twelve Apostles stand in the little hamlet of Ible above the Via Gellia

Bonsall framework knitters workshop

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:41:44 GMT

Framework knitters workshop in Bonsall Dale dated 1737 Bonsall had 143 cotton frames operating in 1844

Five Wells chambered cairn

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:33:17 GMT

Reputed to be the highest megalithic tomb in Britain, Five Wells chambered cairn is high on Taddington Moor, its original mound was removed by wall builders around 200 years ago

Three Men of Gardom's Edge

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:22:23 GMT

Originally a Later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age barrow it now consists of three piles of stones, placed here in the 18th century, supposedly in commemoration of three shepherds who perished in the snow.

Gardoms Edge enclosure

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:15:54 GMT

The wide stony bank of the Enclosure runs for almost six hundred metres in a gentle curve to meet the vertical cliffs of the edge at either end to enclose the highpoint of the edge.

Odin mine and crushing circle

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:47:12 GMT

To the west of Castleton by the side of the old 1810 road is Odin mine and crushing circle

Seven Stones of Hordron Edge stone circle

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:31:33 GMT

The Seven Stones of Hordron Edge stone circle actually consists of nine standing millstone grit stones and one recumbent stone, in a ring about 16m in diameter. In fact, counting all the smaller stones on site, there are twenty-three in total.

Chelmorton stone telephone box

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:53:45 GMT

stone built telephone box in Chelmorton must be unique

Chelmorton church

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:16:26 GMT

Chelmorton claims to be England's highest parish at 1209 feet above sea level and the highest village in Derbyshire. The church is the highest church with a spire in England. Unusually the spire weather vane is a golden locust.

Mandale mine - Lathkill Dale

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:58:21 GMT

Sanderson’s map of 1834 shows a 52 ft-diameter waterwheel. This is reputed to be one of the oldest lead mines in Derbyshire

Old Millclose - Watt's Engine House

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:18:20 GMT

Solomon's Temple - Grin Low

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:01:25 GMT

built in 1895 replacing a simple structure which had become a ruined heap of stones

Thornbridge Hall

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:31:52 GMT

Bradbourne cross

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:14:45 GMT

ornate 8th century churchyard cross

Buxton stables

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:01:16 GMT

Above the crescent, on the west side, the 6th Duke of Devonshire built a fine circular set of stables, which he gave to charity in 1859 to be converted into the Devonshire Royal Hospital. Until recently this was the largest unsupported dome in the world.The hospital closed about 2000 and the building was converted by the University of Derby, as the centrepiece of their Buxton campus.

Buxton crescent

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:50:12 GMT

Buxton Crescent was opened in 1784. Built by John Carr for the Fifth Duke of Devonshire with a view to developing the ancient spa.

Bull Ring Henge - Dove Holes

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:30:22 GMT

The Bull Ring is a Class II henge near Dove Holes built in the late Neolithic period and is National Monument number 23282. About 20m away from the henge there are two barrows; one oval, one bowl

Belper Mill

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:12:13 GMT

Belper mill text updated and photograph added

Allenhill Spaw - Matlock

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:58:08 GMT

disused mineral spring in Matlock

Wirksworth Barmote Court

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:48:24 GMT

Barmote Courts recorded the claims, set out lengths of ground, or meers, along a vein to its finder, and settled disputes that arose between miner and miner, and between miners and landowners. They also collected the royalties and tithes that were payable to the Crown and to the Church.

Doll Tor stone circle

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:28:42 GMT

on Stanton moor

Water works at Holymoorside

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:26:05 GMT

probably Chesterfield water works

Ash House at Dove Holes

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:25:22 GMT

dwelling hacked out of limekiln waste

Alport limekiln photo added

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:09:20 GMT

Alport corn mill photo added

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:08:44 GMT

Alport cupola

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:07:26 GMT

lead smelting works at Alport built about 1840

Fallgate Mill Ashover

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:57:18 GMT

Fallgate mill added to mills page

millenium walkway

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:54:25 GMT

An elevated 160m long cantilevered walkway in Torrs gorge, New Mills

Webcams page

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 15:59:12 GMT

The webcam page has been updated. Larger webcam images are presented and there are up to date images from their parent sites as far as possible. This helps give an immediate impression of weather conditions around the county rather than having to visit each webcam site.

Ashover Clapper Bridge

Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:22:30 GMT

The clapper bridge grid reference was incorrect and related to a footbridge a short distance away. This was pointed out by a visitor to the site and has been corrected.

Heath Old Church

Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:16:12 GMT

page has been updated following contact with a Ramcroft resident who had personal recollections of the church

Derbyshire Webcams

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:11:29 GMT

a list of Derbyshire webcams has been added - useful for seeing the current weather in different areas.

Britain's First Mainland Oil Well

ray@derbyshireheritage.co.uk (Ray) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:07:42 +0100

Hardstoft No.1 well head and the concrete base for the 'nodding donkey' can still be seen at the appropriately named Oilwell Garden Centre. It still seeps a small amount of crude oil and the hydrocarbon smell is very obvious.

Meerbrook sough

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:23:08 GMT

two photographs added - a clearer photograph of the keystone and one of the sough vents 120m west.

Gardom's Edge Neolithic rock art added

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:24:28 +0100

Several examples of "rock art" are known from Gardom's Edge. A stone bearing cup and ring marks was discovered during an early excavation of a large cairn. This can now be seen in Sheffield City Museum in Weston Park. A second stone with cup and ring marks remains on the moor.

Bibliography update

Thu, 27 May 2010 11:58:30 +0100

additions made to the bibliography page

St John the Baptist church Ault Hucknall

Thu, 27 May 2010 11:20:37 +0100

Corrections made to original text. This table top tomb in the churchyard of St John the Baptist at Ault Hucknall is now known to be the last resting place of Robert Hucknall and his widow.

Cooper's tomb at Ault Hucknall

Thu, 27 May 2010 11:14:44 +0100

Corrections made to original text. This table top tomb in the churchyard of St John the Baptisit at Ault Hucknall is now know to be the last resting place of Robert Hucknall and his widow.

Derbyshire guide stoops

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:42:49 GMT

rather than have several small files, the guide stoops have been compiled into one page to make this section more compact.

Meerbrook sough

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 13:04:07 GMT

Started in 1772 to drain the lead mines around Wirksworth. Without its branches it is 2½ miles long and 5 miles with its branches.

All Saints RC church at Hassop

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 13:02:33 GMT

Grade 1 Listed All Saints RC church in Hassop Derbyshire is said to be modelled on St Paul’s at Covent Garden which was designed by Inigo Jones. It was built in 1816/1818 by the Roman Catholic architect Joseph Ireland as a private chapel for Francis Eyre of nearby Hassop Hall.

King Sterndale market cross

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 13:00:25 GMT

King Sterndale Market cross stands in an open area at the hamlet of King Sterndale. It lies close to an old trackway which would have crossed the River Wye. The cross is probably not in its original position and has been reset within stone slabs.

Site migration

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:17:02 GMT

Because of excessive downtime the site has been migrated to another, more reliable host. Also prior to this the site was turned over to php. Until the new site has been completely crawled then some problems may occur. Some pages may not be redirecting efficently and give a 404 file not found Error. These can be temporarily redirected whilst the old pages clear the system. The feed has got many links to old urls from before turning the site over to php and not all of these will redirect. All of the pages are in the new site but under the new extension.

Ordnance Survey map

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:15:49 GMT

An Ordnance Survey map page has been added. It is searcheable by name or post code and can be dragged by using the mouse.

Cup & Ring stone near Holymoorside

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:43:57 GMT

a worn cup and ring stone found on the edge of a medieval field clearance near Holymoorside

Hassop Hall

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 13:55:31 GMT

Hassop Hall is linked to only five families since the inventory of Domesday Book.

Spinkhill

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:34:16 GMT

the hamlet of Spinkhill first mentioned in a Pipe Roll (a tax list) in 1273.

Gerard Manley Hopkins the Victorian poet taught at Mount St Mary's school for a short period.

There is also an interesting clock in the wall at Clock cotttage.

Barlborough

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:54:21 GMT

a village full of history and interest with lots to see

site update complete

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:20:25 GMT

Update of the site is now complete and it should now be more consistent in appearance. There may be errors as a result of this work and feedback would be appreciated to make any necessary corrections.

Site update

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 19:12:42 GMT

The whole site is being revamped to make it more consistent in appearance and to make it easier to introduce changes to the structure and add content. Until this is complete there is little point adding more content but lots more to come. The site will still be up and running throughout this period.

Bailey's Tump

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 21:30:48 +0100

a restored WWII fortified air defence site at Matlock

BLF - Buxton Lime Firms

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:45:29 +0100

an amalgamation of thirteen Derbyshire quarry owners which eventually merged with three other major companies to become ICI

Eyre chapel

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:43:18 +0100

13th century restored chapel

memorial to Tip

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:50:08 +0100

the loyal sheepdog who stayed by his master during one of Derbyshire's harshest winters.

Hope cross

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:46:39 +0100

Hope cross lies at the crossroads of important ancient packhorse routes through the Peak district

Ashford in the Water Bridge inscription

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 17:30:19 +0100

This relates to the occasion when M Hyde was thrown over the bridge parapet from his horse. Unfortunately he did not survive.

Snitterton Bull Ring

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:45:34 +0100

bull baiting tethering ring at Snitterton

Sydnope Stand

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 15:58:38 +0100

19th century folly near Darley Dale

Ornate Hathersage Street lamp

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 15:37:24 +0100

erected by public subsciption in 1914

Ground Station Zero

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 21:13:57 +0100

a covert wartime wireless station located in Toplis’s tailoring workshop at 135 Smedley Street at Matlock

Cromford station

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:39:22 +0100

Grade II listed building was built about 1860 in the French style

Cromford Bridge chapel

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:26:26 +0100

thought to be 15th century and one of very few left in the whole of England

Cromford Bridge

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:02:06 +0100

built in the 15th century at the site of a ford

Cromford Bridge fishing temple

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:42:05 +0100

This 18th century fishing temple stands next to the Bridge Chapel above the River Derwent on Cromford bridge.

Cannon Bollard at Cromford

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:33:37 +0100

cannon bollard constructed from a cannon ball set into the mouth of a cannon muzzle

Cromford Bridge inscription

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:48:23 +0100

an inscription to commemorate Benjamin Haywood leaping from the bridge into the Derwent on his horse in 1697

Sanctuary Knocker at Baslow

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:19:37 +0100

at St Anne's church

St Mary's Well - Hardwick Hall

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:53:35 +0100

impressive stone-arched canopy which was Hardwick Hall's water supply.

Nine Stones Close stone circle

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:26:29 +0100

Nine Stones Close Stone Circle also known as The Grey Ladies only has four stones remaining.

Birchover

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:24:14 +0100

small village with lots of interesting sites.

Rowtor Rocks at Birchover

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:21:36 +0100

caves, rooms, alcoves, tunnels, flights of worn stone steps, a stone armchair, a square font all carved out of the gritstone by local parson Thomas Eyre.

Birchover Mires trough

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:39:39 +0100

original water supply to Birchover village

Birchover pinfold

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:20:32 +0100

now incorporated into a private garden

Grace's Well

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:12:45 +0100

enclosed well near Oker

Barlow pinfold

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:11:33 +0100

this restored pinfold was a gift from the Duke of Rutland.

Birchover cottage porch

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:54:07 +0100

Pulp millstone cores from Stanton Moor quarries built into a cottage porch at Birchover.

Cratcliffe Hermitage near Birchover

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:19:08 +0100

Hermit's cave which probably dates from the 14th century

Coldwall Bridge over the River Dove near Thorpe

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:38:01 +0100

Dated 1726 and has a milestone of 1822 on its eastern side. It was originally a former coach road but is now virtually disused

Titanic disaster headstone at Tissington

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 20:44:54 +0100

a headstone in Tissington churchyard bears a sad reference to a Tissington man who lost his life in the Titanic disaster

arrow sharpening grooves on Thorpe church porch

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 20:24:52 +0100

grooves where arrows were sharpened on Thorpe church porch

St Leonard's church in Thorpe

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 20:11:05 +0100

founded in Norman times but may well be older

sundial at St Leonard's church in Thorpe

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 19:53:30 +0100

unusually tall sundial in St Leonard's churchyard

Thorpe village

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 19:50:44 +0100

small village north of ashbourne

Bakewell Union sign at Tansley

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:33:50 +0100

Bakewell Union was formed July 21st 1838 and Tansley came under its jurisdiction

Tufa cottage near Cromford

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:14:30 +0100

in the Via Gellia at Cromford was built around 1830 as a gamekeeper's cottage for the Gell Estate

on-site feedreader

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:53:55 +0100

to see recent site additions an on-site feedreader has been added for viewers who do not want to subscribe to the feed or add it to a feed reader such as RSSReader or RSSowl

Clifton cross base

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 20:09:24 +0100

In the garden of a Thorpe private house

Beresford carved stone

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 19:30:27 +0100

An old carved stone is hung on the wall in St Edmund's church in Fenny Bentley along with the many other Beresford memorial plaques

Beresford chapel ceiling

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 19:09:33 +0100

painted aluminium ceiling in the Beresford chapel at St Edmund's church in Fenny Bentley

St Edmund's church at Fenny Bentley

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 19:03:56 +0100

St Edmund's church is home to the famous Beresford tomb in Beresford chapel with its painted ceiling

Beresford tomb

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 19:02:18 +0100

unusual tomb with shrouded figures in St Edmund's church at Fenny Bentley

St Edmund's sundial at Fenny Bentley

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:26:32 +0100

on the wall of the tower it is dated 1766 and came from a ruined cottage.

Bentley Hall

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 16:44:32 +0100

dates from Jacobean or Elizabethan times

bowl barrow near Tissington

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 14:14:26 +0100

Winster mere

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:06:43 +0100

once the water supply to Islington village

Warney Mill

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 12:32:35 +0100

now the the home of dfs

Heath Old Church

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:32:23 +0100

a ruined church on the old Palterton road

Hazard mine

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:12:58 +0100

700ft deep shaft above Castleton

Old milestone near Cat and Fiddle Inn

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:01:00 +0100

by 1759 Buxton to Macclesfield turnpike

Sutton Scarsdale Hall

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:40:38 +0100

impressive ruined hall

Bolsover Castle

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:13:26 +0100

12th century castle built by the Peverel family.

Gregory mine

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:08:29 +0100

prolific lead mine near Ashover

Jubilee rock

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:39:03 +0100

in Chatsworth Park

Markets and Fairs in Derbyshire to 1516

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:17:44 +0100

a list of inception dates for Derbyshire markets and fairs

carpenter's tomb added to list

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:27:45 +0100

an unusual tomb in St John the Baptist Church Ault Hucknall

St John the Baptist Church Ault Hucknall

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:25:35 +0100

additions made - photographs of interior plus unusual 1719 table tomb in churchyard.

Cressbrook Mill additions

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:54:45 +0100

photographs and additional text added

Litton Mill

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:24:56 +0100

photographs added

Cressbrook spring water pump

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:55:31 +0100

partial remains of a water-powered system in Miller's Dale for pumping spring water from the Wye Valley to Cressbrook

Taddington High Well

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:51:39 +0100

Cripton Well at Ashover

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:44:22 +0100

the well was said to never run dry and had health giving properties

guidestoop at Wadshelf

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:31:16 +0100

guidestoop near Hallcliff farm at Wadshelf

crosses at Alport

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:55:26 +0100

two crosses have been set onto walls in Alport

The Bowstones

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:35:13 +0100

the upper parts of the shafts of double Anglo Saxon crosses, dating to the 9th or 10th century AD

guidestoop near Edensor

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:36:54 +0100

unusual guidestoop with lower case lettering

Ecclesall Woods Cup and Ring stone

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:48:01 +0100

Although just over the Derbyshire border this cup and ring stone is definitely worth a mention. It is difficult to find but well worth the effort.

guidestoop at SK320721

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:06:31 +0100

guidestoop at SK301720

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:05:55 +0100

Bakewell church sundial

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:19:00 +0100

1793 sundial above the porch doorway

Beeley cross

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:56:36 +0100

now in Bakewell churchyard

Bakewell runic cross

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:39:48 +0100

Ticknall village water supply

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:14:41 +0100

installed in 1914

Matlock tramway terminus

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:46:04 +0100

terminus of the Cable Tramway and the Tram Shelter

Matlock elephant

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:20:58 +0100

an elephant on the gable end of a building wall overlooking Hall Leys Park in Matlock

Chesterfield's Crooked Spire

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:52:43 +0100

St Mary and All Saints, the world famous Crooked Spire Church at Chesterfield

1824 gas lamp at Chesterfield

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:40:22 +0100

old gas lamp in the Crooked Spire churchyard

unique mounting block

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:18:45 +0100

standing next to the Miners Arms at Milltown near Ashover

Milltown pinfold

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:16:59 +0100

ivy clad pinfold opposite The Miners Arms at Milltown near Ashover

Ashover Rock

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:45:08 +0100

rocky outcrop above Ashover with a ROC post

Royal Observer Corps post at Ashover

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:29:20 +0100

second world war observation post high above Ashover at 299m above sea level with tremendous views

Bibliography update

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:22:52 +0100

the bibliography has been updated with my recent library additions. this is where the majority of my information for the site is gleaned.

Sundial at Ashover

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:06:17 +0100

it appears to be in incredibly good condition so is it a replica?

Ashover

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:35:35 +0100

The White Lion Inn at Ashover

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:15:39 +0100

Home Page RSS

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:12:00 +0100

an RSS feed has been added

Ault Hucknall church

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:38:35 GMT

Derbyshire Heritage Home Page

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:58:47 GMT

Derbyshire Heritage Sitemap

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:58:51 GMT

Curiosities of Derbyshire and the Peak District

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:58:53 GMT

Big Moor reconstructed cairn

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:38:54 GMT

Bose Low Barrow

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:38:46 GMT

Bostern Grange Barrow

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:59:25 GMT

Cromwells Low

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:59:31 GMT

Gib Hill Barrows

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:59:41 GMT

Minnniglow - chambered cairn

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:59:47 GMT

Moat Low - Round Barrow

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:59:49 GMT

Raven Tor 3 ring cairn

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:59:59 GMT

Sharp Low - Bronze Age Bowl Barrow

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:00:03 GMT

Stand Low Round Barrow

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:00:06 GMT

Barbrook reservoir guidestoop

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:00:40 GMT

Guidestoop on Big Moor

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:00:58 GMT

Hope churchyard guidestoop

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:01:02 GMT

North Wingfield guidestoop

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:01:05 GMT

Ramsley Moor guidestoop

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:01:27 GMT

Slipper low guidestoop

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:01:32 GMT

Arbor Low prehistoric site

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:01:41 GMT

Ashover clapper bridge

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:01:47 GMT

Goyts Clough Packhorse Bridge

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:01:53 GMT

Grey Ditch defensive ditch near Bradwell

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:01:57 GMT

Hob's House in Monsall Dale

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:02:17 GMT

Navio Roman Fort at Brough

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:02:22 GMT

Panniers Pool Bridge and Three Shire Heads

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:02:26 GMT

Ashover cup and ring neolithic rock art

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:02:37 GMT

Barbrook III stone circle

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:02:40 GMT

Barbrook I stone circle

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:02:45 GMT

Barbrook II stone circle

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:02:50 GMT

Derbyshire Limekilns - locations index

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:02:55 GMT

Mills in Derbyshire and the Peak District

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:02 GMT

Roystone Grange

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:06 GMT

Roystone Grange farmstead

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:13 GMT

Limekiln near Minninglow

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:16 GMT

Alstonefield Mills - Lode mill ; Milldale

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:28 GMT

Derbyshire Heritage - Ashford in the Water Mills

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:36 GMT

Bakewell Mills - Lumford mill, Marble mill, Saw mill ; Victoria mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:50 GMT

Bamford Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:52 GMT

Baslow Mills - Barbrook smelting mill, Hodgkinson's corn mill ; Marples' corn mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:03:56 GMT

Bradwell Mills - Bump mill, Saw mill , Stretfield mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:04:08 GMT

Stretfield or Brough New (Comb) Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:04:12 GMT

Brough corn mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:04:15 GMT

Brough White Lead works

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:04:19 GMT

Calver Mill - former cotton mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:08 GMT

Castleton Mills - corn mill and saw mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:04:01 GMT

Chapel en le Frith Mills - Bowden Hay wadding mill, New Hyde mill , Paper mills

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:18 GMT

Charlesworth Mills - Holehouse mill and Kinderlee mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:23 GMT

Chatsworth Corn Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:29 GMT

Cressbrook Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:33 GMT

Edale Cotton Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:38 GMT

Folly Mill at Allgreave

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:43 GMT

Frogatt slag mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:49 GMT

Glossop Mills - Cotton mills, Cowbrook mill, Dove mill, Gnathole mill, Howadtown mill, Hurst mill , Paper mills

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:52 GMT

Gradbach Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:55 GMT

Gunpowder Mill under Fernilee reservoir

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:58 GMT

Hadfield Mills - Hadfield mill, Waterside mills and Wren's Nest mills

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:01 GMT

Hartington Mills - Hartington corn mill, Crowdecote mill and Ludwell corn mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:04 GMT

Hartshorne Screw Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:07 GMT

Hathersage Mills - Dale mill, Green's Paper mill and Haselford mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:10 GMT

Hayfield Mills - Bank Vale Paper mill, Fulling mill, Phoside mill, Primrose mill and Walk mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:14 GMT

Hope Corn Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:17 GMT

Kettleshulme Lamb Hole or Lumb Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:20 GMT

Little Hayfield Clough Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:23 GMT

Litton Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:29 GMT

Longnor Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:33 GMT

Marple Cotton Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:36 GMT

Matlock Mills - Bottom mill, Lead smelting mill and Matlock Green corn mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:39 GMT

Millford Mills

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:42 GMT

New Mills - Albion mill, Brunswick mill, Hyde Bank (Beard) mill, Bower or Salem mill, Torr Mill and Torr Vale mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:45 GMT

Rainow Mills - Cotton mill ,Clough mill and a millworkers' path

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:48 GMT

Rowarth Mills - Grove mill and Little mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:51 GMT

Rowsley Corn Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:56 GMT

Tissington Woodeaves Mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:09:58 GMT

Upper Hulme Mills - Dane's mill and Upper Hulme mill

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:10:01 GMT

Danebower colliery - coal mine near Buxton

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:10:27 GMT

Castedge colliery - Errwood Estate coal mine

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:11:00 GMT

Hope pinfold

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:11:56 GMT

Quarry below Minninglow

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:12:20 GMT

Ault Hucknall

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:12:26 GMT

St Helens Church Darley Dale

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:12:55 GMT

Egstow Hall

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:48:13 GMT

Errwood Hall in the Goyt valley

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:13:10 GMT

Errwood Hall burial ground - cemetry

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:13:18 GMT

Snitterton Hall

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:13:51 GMT

Thimble Hall - Youlgreave

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:13:56 GMT

Tissington Hall - Jacobean house

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:14:00 GMT

Roystone Grange pumphouse

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:14:04 GMT

Toll Bar House

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:15:56 GMT

Winster Market House

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Alfreton milepost

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:16:02 GMT

Alport vagabond sign

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:16:51 GMT

Ashbourne church gateposts

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:16:55 GMT

Birchinlee building

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:02 GMT

unique farm gateposts

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:17:07 GMT

lepers window at St Helens Church in Darley Dale

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:10 GMT

One Ash Grange cold store

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:13 GMT

Peeping Tom rescued from Derwent Hall

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:11:59 GMT

Old Engine Farm pulp Millstone wall

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:20 GMT

pulp roller wall at Darley Dale

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:23 GMT

Rowsley lamp

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:25 GMT

Shrine to Dolores - St Joseph's Shrine near Errwood Hall

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:29 GMT

St Mary's Shrine on Goyts Lane - Goyt valley

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:31 GMT

Weaver's Tomb

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:34 GMT

Whitworth shell

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:36 GMT

Aircraft Wrecks locations in Derbyshire

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:23:34 GMT

Brick Kiln near Minninglow

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:25:45 GMT

Derbyshire Heritage - Derbyshire Dales

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:25:54 GMT

Derbyshire Heritage - Hope churchyard sundial

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:26:01 GMT

One Ash Grange near Monyash

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:27:01 GMT

Errwood reservoir

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:49:06 GMT

Fernilee Reservoir

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:27:26 GMT

sundial at St Helens Church Darley Dale

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:27:40 GMT

Hope village

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:27:54 GMT

Samuel Fox

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:28:28 GMT

Thomas Bateman

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:28:32 GMT

Roald Dahl - author

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:28:38 GMT

Richmal Crompton - author

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:28:42 GMT

Youlgrave Fountain

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:35:34 GMT

Youlgrave or Youlgreave

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:35:45 GMT

Birchinlee - Tin town - built for workers and their families when constructing Derwent and Howden reservoirs

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:37:23 GMT

Darley Bridge

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:38:27 GMT

Darley Dale

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:38:39 GMT

Rowsley village

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:38:48 GMT

Tissington

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:38:51 GMT

Winster

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:38:54 GMT

Gargoyles on Hope church

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:39:10 GMT

Peacock Hotel at Rowsley

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:40:02 GMT

Peak Well at Rowsley

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:45:59 GMT

Tissington church sundial

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:08 GMT

The Old Slaughterhouse at Tissington

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:16 GMT

Tissington Church cross base

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:23 GMT

Tissington Wells - Childrens', Coffin, Hands, Hall, Village and Yew Tree Wells

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:29 GMT

Victorian Post Box in Tissington

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:35 GMT

Deadly Duel at Winster

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:39 GMT

Oddo House, Winster

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:48:12 GMT

The Miners Standard, Winster

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:48:19 GMT

Winster Hall

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:48:33 GMT

Winster Ore House

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:48:39 GMT

Winster Rope walk

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:48:45 GMT

YHA - Co-operative store - Youlgrave

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:49:03 GMT

Youlgrave

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:49:11 GMT

Youlgrave Fountain

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:49:22 GMT

Youlgrave or Youlgreave

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:45:55 GMT

Youlgreave Fountain

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:50:29 GMT

Shillito Wood cross, Bole Hill cross, Shepherds cross

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:50:47 GMT

Tissington Church cross base

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:51:02 GMT

Eccles Cross Hope Churchyard

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:51:08 GMT

St Peter's Cross Hope Churchyard

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:51:44 GMT

Well near Brough

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:54:12 GMT