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Alderwasley, Derbyshire
Alderwasley maps
Historic maps of Alderwasley and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Alderwasley maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Derbyshire
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Alderwasley books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Alderwasley and the local area. View all Alderwasley books
Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Derbyshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Peak District Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
1 Alderwasley photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
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I live in Scotland but my family hail from Bulling Lane, Crich, where up until November 2006 my Nanna still lived until her death. We used to have fab holidays every summer visiting family and every year children that lived in Crich would call for us to play. We used to hang out at The Wreck, market place and when I... [more]
Shared on 21 January 2007
My Aunt Emma was born Emma Blood, she had two sisters Ivy and Lily all born in Middleton by Wirksworth. Emma was born circa 1903. In the 1920s she was a domestic at what she called the 'big house at Ashbourne'. She started courting Thomas Gould, he was born Wirksworth and every night he would walk from Wirksworth to Ashbourne, leaving... [more]
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South Wingfield Church is situated right beside the river and it was reported to me when I was looking round the graveyard (I'm a fam hist fan) that they have /had problems when the river flooded disturbing the graves and drowning the deceased. Of South Wingfield there is a working flour mill, at one time powered by the river just along... [more]
Shared on 03 October 2007
The Whiskin family lived in Belper until 1903. (William Whiskin-Jane Sharp)
Shared on 26 August 2006
Extracts From Alderwasley & Derbyshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Alderwasley, inspired by Frith photos.
This distant view was taken from the north of the linear village of Darley Dale, which spreads along the A6 north of Matlock on the road to Bakewell. Riber Castle can be seen on the distant horizon to the left.
This is an extract from Matlock Photographic Memories.
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Another view from Cromford Bridge of Willersley Castle, this time seen peeping above the trees. A stone on the bridge marks the spot where Benjamin Heywood went straight into the river as he returned home on horseback in 1697, and emerged unscathed.
This is an extract from Matlock Photographic Memories.
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Another general view of Matlock Bath, looking up towards the wooded Heights of Abraham on the skyline. The Heights of Abraham were named by a soldier who fought with General Wolfe at his famous victory at Quebec in 1759.
This is an extract from Matlock Photographic Memories.
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