Chesterfield Archaeology day, on Saturday 31 January 2026, included a presentation from John Thomas of the University of Leicester Archaeological Services about the recent (and still ongoing) excavations at Rykneld Square, near Chesterfield Parish Church. We thought it might be useful to give a quick update on what was discussed. John started by giving some […]
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Arkwright family focus for our May meeting
Our Monday May 18 meeting will focus on ‘The Textile Arkwrights: a surprising family of musicians, politicians and artists’, with Cliff Lea. Many will know about the first fortune made by the Arkwrights at Cromford, but what happened in successive generations? In this illustrated talk Cliff will explore this and how descendants of Richard Arkwright […]