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Bradwell books (9 available)
Buxton Town and City Memories
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Derbyshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
Peak District Photographic Memories
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- 7 photos on Bradwell appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Bradwell
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Bradwell memories
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The "White Hart Inn"
My Gt.Gt.Grandparents ran this Inn in Bradwell during the 1870's. Their names were John & Ann Archer. They originally came from West Yorkshire in a place called Kirkburton.
John & Ann had a great many children who married into Bradwell families.
John & Ann both died in 1879 wilthin a few months of each other & are buried in St.Barnabus Churchyard.
There is a photo on the wall of the White Hart Inn today which was taken in the 1870's with a reference to my Grandparents underneath.
Michael John Archer (Sheffield)
Contributed by Linda Archer
The "White Hart Inn" Towngate
My husband's ancestors John & Ann Archer were Innkeeper's of this Inn in Bradwell in the 1850's. They lived here until their deaths in 1879 & are buried in St.Barnabus Churchyard.
They both originally came from Kirkburton West Yorkshire & at one time were Tollkeepers for nearby Mytham Bridge Toll Road.
Contributed by Linda Archer
Derbyshire memories
The "White Hart Inn"
My Gt.Gt.Grandparents ran this Inn in Bradwell during the 1870's. Their names were John & Ann Archer. They originally came from West Yorkshire in a place called Kirkburton.
John & Ann had a great many children who married into Bradwell families.
John & Ann both died in 1879 wilthin a few months of each other & are buried in St.Barnabus Churchyard.
There is a photo on the wall of the White Hart Inn today which was taken in the 1870's with a reference to my Grandparents underneath.
Michael John Archer (Sheffield)
A memory of Bradwell contributed by Linda Archer
The "White Hart Inn" Towngate
My husband's ancestors John & Ann Archer were Innkeeper's of this Inn in Bradwell in the 1850's. They lived here until their deaths in 1879 & are buried in St.Barnabus Churchyard.
They both originally came from Kirkburton West Yorkshire & at one time were Tollkeepers for nearby Mytham Bridge Toll Road.
A memory of Bradwell contributed by Linda Archer
Extracts From Bradwell & Derbyshire books
Bradwell is a bustling little former lead mining village on the south side of the Hope Valley in north Derbyshire. This view from the bridge over the Bradwell Brook looks north up the main village street, with the Bridge House Café and Pearce's ice cream shop on the right - Bradwell is famous for its home-made ice cream - and Bradwell's newsagent on the left.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories".
This view across Bradwell
shows the prominent
chimney of the Hope
Valley Cement Works at
Hope, a valuable source
of employment for local
people. Note the narrow
walled fields leading off
from the village street,
which echo medieval
strip cultivation. In the
background is the Lose
Hill-Back Tor ridge.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Dales Photographic Memories".
Bradwell is built on
the steep slopes of
Bradwell Dale, and the
Steps are an easy way
for pedestrians to get
from the lower to the
upper part of the village.
They were, however,
deserted when the Frith
photographer called to
take this shot.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Dales Photographic Memories".
Across the road the half-round windows, on the ground floor of the
single-storey building on the right, show the site of the original Roman
Bath, in constant use from that time. Beyond is the Hall of 1573.
An extract from from"Buxton Town and City Memories".
The fame of Buxton as a Medieval spa grew and in
Tudor times was greatly enhanced by the visits of Mary
Queen of Scots who came to take the waters for her various
illnesses, including rheumatism and a recurring pain in the
side.
An extract from from"Buxton Town and City Memories".