Chesterfield & District Local History SocietyAs we gear up (or perhaps start to relax(?)) for the Christmas period we thought a brief look at how things were 60 years ago, in December 1962, might be of some interest. This is courtesy of that once well-loved Chesterfield institution, the yearly TP Wood’s Almanac. Time to get your almanac It’s around this […]
We’ve published a new historical trail of the town centre. You can download this two-sided full-colour A4 leaflet at the bottom of this post and via the page we’ve created, accessible by our menu above – ‘Town walking trails’ Written by our Vice-Chair Janet Murphy and designed by CADLHS member David Charlesworth, the new trail […]
Our new Cestrefeld Journal has been published and is now available. Find out more about what’s in our eighth edition in this post. We’ve a varied series of articles in our Cestrefeld Journal number 8 (for 2023). Ranging from Harry Launder’s connection with Chesterfield, Whittington glass, Chesterfield Congregational Church history to the Slack family, those […]
Henry Priestly, his family and his brickworks (at The Brushes, Sheepbridge), along with Low Pavement in the 1890s feature in our two new history paper downloads. Both were originally published some time ago, but are made available, for free, for the first time. History paper 9 – Henry Priestly’s Brickworks Peter and Maeve Hawkins look […]
Here’s a small scrap of Chesterfield’s history, courtesy of our secretary. It really is just a scrap of paper, probably simply an advertising flyer designed be given to a recently bereaved family planning a loved one’s commemoration. Notice the inscription; ‘sacred to the memory of a departed friend’. There’s a matching verse at the bottom […]
Just prior to the First World War, the ‘Chesterfield Yearbook and Directory’ for 1913 published a brief review of industry in the Chesterfield area. Though by no means a complete list, it does summarise just what manufacturing could be found in the area during this period. IMPORTANT WORKS. Messrs. Robinson and Sons, Wheatbridge Mills. Manufacturers […]
One of our recent newsletters focusses on George Yeldham Ricketts (who was later known as George Yeldham Wilkinson) and his part in the history of the Tapton House estate. Think of Tapton House and most people are aware of George Stephenson and the Markham family but fewer know about Ricketts. Now, thanks to new research, […]
Our latest newsletter focuses on why it took so long to complete the Queens’s Park. We’re not going to reveal the story here as the answer and the early history of the park are only a click away! To download our November newsletter as a pdf click on the download button below. You can download […]
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 […]
Our March 2024 newsletter is now available. Just click on the download button below to access it. Our newsletters are sent out to members a few days before we publish them on this website. So why not join us and get the news first! In this newsletter you can find out about Chesterfield’s various police […]