Winster
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The Taylors of Well Street
My father was Arthur Marsden Taylor born in Elton 1896, he had two brothers
William (1900) and Benjamin Aaron (1890), their mother was Sarah Ann Taylor (no father named), and her mother I believe Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Robert Taylor (b Brassington 1823) and Martha Staley (b Elton 1821). Martha's mother was Elizabeth Staley and her brother was Benjamin. I know that Aaron senior, son of Robert, went to live in Moor Lane with wife, another Sarah Ann and baby Mary Ellen, he was a lead miner. I don't know if my father went to Elton school or not as I always thought he lived in Youlgreave. He went into the Great War before he was 18, he joined the Nottingham ...read more here
A memory of Elton contributed by Gwen Cooper
two dales
I lived in the house on the right (Hazel House) just before the bakery from 1958-1988. Many memories of there. Anyone with any memories of Two Dales, please donīt hesitate to contact.
A memory of Two Dales contributed by mark hand
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
Extracts From Winster & Derbyshire books
The 17th-century Old Market House at Winster was the first property to be acquired, in 1906, in the Peak
District by the National Trust. The sandstone and brick structure originally had open archways on the ground
floor, like that of the similar building in the centre of Bakewell.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Living Memories".
The 17th-century Old Market House at Winster was the first property to be acquired by the
National Trust in the Peak District, in 1906. The sandstone and brick structure originally had
open archways on the ground floor, like the similar building in the centre of Bakewell.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".
Winster Rocks, also
known as Wyns Tor,
is an outcrop of
Dolomitic limestone
to the south of the
village, on what is
now a long distance
footpath known as the
Limestone Way.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".
Winster Rocks, also known as Wyns Tor, are an outcrop of Dolomitic limestone to the south of the village, on what is now a long distance footpath known as the Limestone Way. The White Peak plateau rolls away in the distance.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories".
Winster Rocks, also
known as Wyns Tor,
is an outcrop of
Dolomitic limestone
to the south of the
village, on what is
now a long distance
footpath known as the
Limestone Way.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".






