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My First Hitch-hike
If my memory serves me correctly, this park was named "Eureka Park" and was situated by "Eureka Road". We would pass here when walking from Church Gresley to "Midway Grandma's " in Sandcliff Road. or further afield to "The Old Mill" on the road to Repton.
During the war myself and four other kids, walking back after a visit to the "Old Mill" heard a car approaching (At that time cars were not very common along country roads. ) so we decided to use our thumbs as the car went by. (We knew that servicemen used this mode of travel, when going on leave. ) I think we were all amazed when the car actually stopped and the driver invited ...read more here
A memory of Swadlincote contributed by Brian Venning
FRIENDS
I j oined the Navy in 1947 along with one Ginger Cooper,who came from Repton.
On visits to his home during leaves his family were very good to me,[ food and
things]. His Dad worked at the School.
Ginger claimed the Drum Major of the school band could toss the Mace over
the Arch and catch it on the other side!
A memory of Repton contributed by william scriven
THE VILLAGE BOBBIES' CAR
My late father, Tom Jenkinson, was the village policeman in Repton from the early 50's until near his retirement in 1973. This photograph shows his car parked with others by the Arch. The old Ford Squire 60ARB.. I was very surprised to find it as I was working on the Frith jigsaw of this photograph!!
A memory of Repton contributed by SHELAGH BARLOW
Airplane Crash in Church Gresley
I was only a toddler when a light plane landed in the cricket field beyond the allotments at the bottom of Regent Street. Everybody around dashed down to see the spectacle. Few had seen an aeroplane actually on the ground. It was common to run outside to see one actually in the air. (This was before W.W. II, when it was possible to count dozens or estimate up to a hundred or more.)
The pilot was a lady, and she had apparently lost her bearings. Eventually she decided to carry on her journey, but to take off in such a short space would have been a challenge to the best of pilots. She became airborne, but didn't get beyond the local ...read more here
A memory of Church Gresley contributed by Brian Venning
Extracts From Bretby & Staffordshire books
Bretby Park, seen here on
its hilltop site across the
lake in the 600-acre park,
was built between 1812-13
by Sir Jeffrey Wyatville in
a castellated, mock-Gothic
style. It replaced the Earl
of Chesterfield’s 17th-
century building, designed
by Inigo Jones, which was
demolished in the 18th
century. The building is now
a hospital.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Living Memories".
Bretby Hall, or Bretby Park, which stands in its own 600-acre park near Burton on Trent, is a mock-Gothic, castellated pile built in 1813 by Sir Jeffrey Wyatville; it is now used as a hospital. The original house was built for the 2nd Earl of Chesterfield to a design by Inigo Jones.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories".
The simple little 13th-century parish church of the Holy Cross at Upper Langwith, east of Bolsover and close to
the border of Nottinghamshire, may not have a tower, but it is nevertheless a gem of Perpendicular architecture.
Note the pinnacled south porch and long lancet window, just visible at the west end.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Living Memories".
A family pose with their fine-looking pony by the village pond, or mere, at Hartington. The mere was an
important place for many villages on the fast-draining White Peak plateau, and was one of the few places where
stock could be led for drinking water.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Living Memories".
The terraced houses and cobbled street of Long Row at Belper is one of the many legacies left by Jedediah Strutt
who, with Richard Arkwright, brought industry to the town in the late 18th century. The houses on the right
of the street date from about this time, and were provided by Strutt for his workers at the nearby cotton mills,
powered by the River Derwent.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Living Memories".