A "chara" poses on Long Hill. This was 9th March 1916 and the Caledon bus was on a demonstration tour. The article is from the a...

Edmund Jodrell succeeded to the Yeardsley estates in 1547 when aged 6 years.  His younger brother was Roger Jodrell from whom the following ...

From the Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological Society

The article above is an extract from the Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological Society of 1879. The list covers t...

It is quite common for residents of Furness Vale to live well into their nineties and George Smith was no exception.  The following tribute ...

The name of Whaley Bridge's famed  DR ALLEN  appeared quite frequently in press reports of the 1880's and 1890's.   As will be...

Please note the corrections at the end of this article. Mr Thornhill had made his fortune as a carrier in Stockport. This was a family busi...

In January 1883 The Derby Mercury described one of the last journeys taken by a passenger on the Cromford and High Peak Railway. It was in...

Tucked away in a valley at the back of Kettleshulme in Cheshire is the derelict Lumb Hole (or Grove) Mill better known as the Candlewick Mil...

The Jodrell Estate which included Yeardsley Hall, Shalcross Hall and Taxal Lodge was sold by auction in 1923. Shirley Bowker has kindly se...

Hidden away behind the high hills of North Derbyshire and served only along a by-road, Chinley feels remote.  The fact that one can b...

Miss Hobson, who taught at Furness Vale School was an early researcher of our local history. She mounted an exhibition at the school and the...

We have received a review copy of Mike Smith's book Chapel-en-le-Frith Through Time.  Nearly 100 pages of photographs make comparison be...

From the Manchester Guardian February 1928

A painting by John Burke

This is from one of the scrapbooks of Sam Plant which have been donated to the History Society. It consists of 43 pages which mostly recor...

Oldmapsonline is an internet resource that allows the user to search library collections for period maps that may be viewed online. http://w...

These notebooks have been donated to Furness Vale History Society by James Plant, grandson of the compiler. Some of the entries are in th...

  Whaley Bridge Village Reunion - All Day 18th July from 2pm Whaley Bridge Bowling Club Dear Friends and fellow villagers. You are cordia...

This map of 1719 is reproduced from "A Pocket Guide To The English Traveller". The route is from ...

Jane Butler is researching her home, Ollerenshaw Farm on Eccles Road.  She would appreciate any help that might be available in aiding her q...

Jane Butler has sent an interesting list of Horwich End shops.  I I wondered if you’d be interested in the attached document (I feel...

Shirley Bowker has sent some photographs of the village's Rose Queen Parade.  The date is not known although the vehicles must give a cl...