Shallcross Hall, the former home of the Shalcross family was built in the early 18th century, probably about 1728. The architect is unkno...

Two of our local routes were built as turnpike roads in the 18th century by a blind man ! John Metcalf was born in Knaresborough in 1717...

  Agatha Christie at Upper House, Hayfield in 1913. A digitally colourised photograph James Watts was born in 1804 and baptised at Ard...

Quaintly named, "The Stones" is an attractive street in the centre of Castleton village in Derbyshire. Here in 1926, Randolp...

 We are grateful to Dr. Gaynor Andrew for providing a copy of this World War II information leaflet.

Part 6 - The Thornsett Turnpike A number of roads in and around New Mills were constructed and maintained by the Thornsett Turnp...

A row of three cottages was built on Yeardsley Lane in 1822. For the first eighteen years, the fledgling Methodist Chapel and Sunday School ...

The 18th Century stocks still stand in Chapel-en-le-Frith's Market Place alongside the Market Cross. Behind is the Roebuck Hotel. A hou...

Taking The Waters at St. Anne's Well, Buxton. Colourised from a black and white postcard. 

Joseph Paxton was from a humble background. He was born in August 1803 at Milton Bryan in Bedfordshire. His father, William w...

                                                             NED DICKSON In the hamlet of Tunstead, one mile south of Whaley Bridge, is pres...

  In 1929 Furness Vale and parts of Whaley Bridge were within Cheshire.   As moves were afoot to resolve the anomalies that this creat...

Murray's established a bakers shop at 42 Market Street, New Mills in 1902. Next door at 40 Market Street, was Murray's Draper and Dr...

Bridge Street in 1902 looking towards Spring Bank. On the right is the Bridge Taver, The wording on the sign reads: Abel Wild Licensed ...

Edward Evans wrote to the History Society about his family and their local farming history. He explained that in the late 19 th centu...

We will start our walk at Furness Vale Community Centre. We are only taking a short circular walk but will pass a number of places of inte...

These postcards were published by Raphael Tuck and Co. in 1939

 A set of postcards published in 1944 by Raphael Tuck & Co.

These tinted postcards were published in a set of 6 by Raphael Tuck and Co. in November 1905

Ecton Hill is in North Staffordshire, overlooking the Manifold Valley and was mined for copper and lead since the 16th century although mine...