Alport
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- 2 photos on Alport appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Alport
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Family ties
My mother's side come from Youlgrave, they were called Marsden. John Marsden, born 1791, was my great great great grandfather.
A memory of Youlgrave contributed by peter kelly
visiting Youlgrave
My husband and I visited Youlgrave earlier this year as i am researching my family history and my 3 x g. grandma and grandad were married in this church. Her name was Martha Staley and his name was Joseph Goodall and they married in 1846. It is a beautiful church and village, and we hope to visit again. As we walked into the church there was an old lady doing some cleaning there, and we told her of our quest. She was most helpful as she had lived there all of her life, and she told us of a Francis Staley who had left some land to the church when he died. Also the graveyard was ...read more here
A memory of Youlgrave contributed by elaine platts
Beautiful memories
Dear people of Youlgreave,
In the summer of 1970 we visited Youlgreave. We were there on a holiday and we had a magnificent time up there. We stayed at the house of grandma and dad from my friend Chris Sol, who was born in Youlgreave. His sister Cathrin and her friend were also there.
The name of the grandparents was Oldfield. I am still living in Holland, I am married and we have three children. We live in a place called Hoofddorp, that's about 15 miles from Amsterdam.
It was my first holiday and I will never forget it. Within a few years we will visit Youlgreave again, but then as a granddad and ma. We have three grandchildren
Hope to ...read more here
A memory of Youlgrave contributed by arend hoegen
The Taylors of Well Street
I have recently aquired a picture(thanks to Lyn of Elton History Society) of the cottages in Well Street where my ancestors lived but sadly they were demolished in 1930.
A memory of Elton contributed by Gwen Cooper
Extracts From Alport & Derbyshire books
An Austin A35 and a
Morris Minor are parked
outside the Devonshire
Arms public house in
the centre of the village.
On the extreme left of
the photograph is the
village post office, selling
minerals and sweets for
the tourists - so does
the corner shop in the
distance on the right.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Dales Photographic Memories".
The Mill Bridge in the pretty hamlet of Alport crosses the River
Bradford near its confluence with the Lathkill, three miles south
of Bakewell. Alport is one of many candidates for Derbyshire’s
prettiest small village.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".
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.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".
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.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".
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.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".