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Blackbrook maps
Historic maps of Blackbrook and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Blackbrook maps
Blackbrook photos
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Belper| Milford| Ambergate| Holbrook| Duffield| Alderwasley| Crich| Whatstandwell| Ripley| Wirksworth| Pentrich| Holloway| Allestree| South Wingfield| Swanwick| Cromford| Middleton| Riddings| Alfreton| Brassington
Blackbrook area books
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Derbyshire memories
Belper
The Whiskin family lived in Belper until 1903. (William Whiskin-Jane Sharp)
Holbrook Maternity Hospital
Today in 2010, I am researching information for my daughter who will be 50 on October 2nd 2010. She was born in Holbrook Maternity Hospital. At the time of her birth my wife and I lived in Peet Street, off Uttoxeter Road in Derby. Since my daughter (Susan) was our first born, NHS determined that she be delivered "in a hospital." I do not know to this day how Holbrook was the hospital of choice, but then again bureaucracy has its own way of doing things. On October 1 we had to contact Derby Ambulance Service for transportation to Holbrook. Since I had no independent transportation I had to leave my wife in Hiolbrook so I could get a ride back to Derby with the ambulance crew. I knew Trent Motor had a bus route to Holbrook but I also knew it was infrequent. At the time I worked for Rolls-Royce and I was friendly with a Mr. Tony Slater who lived in Duffield Bank House. He... Read more
Foggy Night
My first daughter was born in Holbrook Jan 1958. The doctor I was registered with was in Somercotes, Derbyshire, but I lived in Westwood, Nottinghamshire. Problem at 11 oclock at night, I went into labour and called for the ambulance. The Derbyshire service could not pick me up as I was living in Notts.11 30 on a cold thick foggy night I was picked up by a Notts ambulance to be taken to Holbrook. Problem was, the driver had not been there before and was totally lost and I wonder if any residents remember being woken up to give directions to the hospital? I did get there eventually. Also to any ladies who were in the hospital, our theme song was 'April Love'. Sylvia
Return of The Native
I am now 63 but it wasn't till a couple of years ago that looking at my BC I actually took in that I was born at the Holbrook Maternity Home June 30th 1947. I'd always put down Belper as my place of birth as I'd only glanced at the BC which showed Belper Road as the address of the Maternity Home, which throughout my adult life had been good enough for me...until now that is. So last year I made up my mind that I was going to go to this Holbrook, the place which I had never heard of nor as said had it previously registered with me but where in fact I was born. I currently live in Kent so it was not going to be a 30-min drive away but curiosity meant that a diversion was called for on my next trip north. Holbrook is one of those places which are a cross between a small town and a large village, a Villown or a... Read more
Purchase
Seeing an advert for sale of The Old School Lower Hartshay began an exciting voyage of discovery. 1884 now anchors my hold on local history and family research. Many have been the times when passers by have been invited in and have been told stories of their school days and life in the village. Prompted by these we began monthly meeting collecting data to publish "HARTSHAY HISTORICAL" which, yes, became histerical at times! Having repaid the loan from Derbyshire County Council and made a donation to Friends of Ripley Hospital I was persuaded to have even more copies printed and now intend to renew interest using data I have continued to gather over the intervening years. My intention is to make it available to be tapped into, by those with an personal interest. To this end I would like to store family histories on individual sites to be made into distict C.D.s which could be available for future generations to access and add to. There is a B.&... Read more
Childhood Holidays in Crich
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 was old enough of course, The Black Swan!!
Crich is so friendly and we still visit often - our Uncle that still lives at Bulling Lane.
The place is beautiful!! And we hold many great memories.
Holiday 1945
A trailer holiday at Whitsun in late April. All I can remember was that the site was alongside the river and I tried to catch tiddlers in a jam jar, heck I was only 3 1/2 but I would like to know where the trailer park was. We lived in Chaddesden.
