Another Facebook account calling itself Chesterfield & District Local History Society, is not now our official account. There’s details in this post on how to access our current official Facebook account. The duplicate account you don’t want to be following has an oil painting of Chesterfield Market Place in 1858 by Henry Smyth on its […]
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Death of Al Needham
We are very sorry to hear that legendary dance-band leader and Jazz trumpeter Al Needham has recently died. Al will be known to a generation of local people who enjoyed his music making and playing, latterly at the popular Jazz Club at the Olde House, Loundsley Green. As a tribute our Chairman, David McPhie, has […]
In this post we look at the history the former courthouse near the railway station, on Brimington Road and Malkin Street, which is currently (28 January 2024) being demolished. The building is to be replaced by a temporary car park until some form of firm proposals are developed for its replacement. Latterly part used by […]
In this post we highlight the end of an era for coal by rail through Chesterfield which occurred in late June 2024. In a September 2023 post we highlighted the probable end of the transportation of coal for power generation along the Midland Mainline. Now that has actually occurred, with a journey from Doncaster to […]
We had a great time at the Festival of Archaeology day on Sunday 28 July at Hardwick Hall. Our exhibition stand was about Roman Chesterfield. Compiled by Janet Murphy, it highlighted just some of the archaeological excavations carried out around the town centre, but how a really coherent study of these is still awaited. Some […]
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May 2025 meeting – Mary Queen of Scots
Our meeting on May 19th 2025 will be presented by David Templeman who will be talking about Mary Queen of Scots – The Captive Queen in England 1568-84. In this talk you will be able to discover the fascinating story of Mary’s years in captivity in and around Cumbria, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire and South Notts. This […]