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Great Hucklow memories

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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

Bradwell, Towngate c1955

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

Paper Boy

I was a 16 year old boy and lived with my family on a hillside opposite Tunstead quarry known as The Lees. Every Sunday morning I would pick up the papers (News of the World , People etc) on my bicycle from the post office in Peak Dale, sort them out into household lots and then ride the path through to the bottom of Wormhill and deliver them to the individual houses and farms finishing at a Mansion type house with a High stone wall around it at the very top of the village. Walking through the farmyards and fields sometimes had its dangers and I was chased more than once by the odd Bull, scattering the papers in the mud ...read more here
A memory of Wormhill contributed by Don Edwards

Birthplace.

Hathersage, Nether Hall 1902

My Uncle Charles and my father James Scott  were born at Nether Hall in the early 1900's. The family was in service to Sir Henry Longman. The main family residence was Shendish House in Apsley,Hertfordshire where my grandfather,William Scott was coachman and head of the stables.  All the horses owned by the Longmans were given a name beginning with L.  My own grandaughter has a wooden rocking horse, named Larkspur, after my father's favourite mare.
A memory of Hathersage contributed by Barbara Gill

Extracts From Great Hucklow & Derbyshire books

Great Hucklow, c1960

Great Hucklow is a former lead mining village high on the White Peak plateau of the Peak District. The main village street was deserted, apart from a small boy standing outside his house in the middle distance, when this photograph was taken.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories".

Great Hucklow, World Gliding c1960

The Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club, based at Camphill, 1,360ft up on Hucklow Edge, had its finest moment when the World Gliding Championships, during which this photograph was taken, were held here in 1954. The club is still very active, operating from what must be one of the most scenic sites in the country.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Living Memories".

Buxton, the Pump Room 1914

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".

Buxton, Thermal Baths and Crescent 1923

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".

Buxton, Spring Gardens 1923

With increases in both population and numbers of visitors to the town, provision had to be made for their shopping requirements. Although there are shops in higher Buxton, on High Street and the Market Place, the major commercial centre is Spring Gardens in the lower town. Originally known as Town Street or Sheffield Road, it was developed into a busy shopping street selling, among other things, tourist gifts. Here you could buy ornaments made of Blue John, Ashford Black Marble and Derbyshire Spar - locally mined stones which were worked in the Petrifaction and Spar shops. The number and type of shops in Spring Gardens has altered greatly over the years but the architecture on either side remains largely unchanged. An increase in traffic through the street led to calls for pedestrianisation which was completed in 1997.
An extract from from"Buxton Town and City Memories".