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Youlgrave books (11 available)
Buxton Town and City Memories
Paperback
Derbyshire Living Memories
Paperback
Matlock Photographic Memories
Paperback
- 4 photos on Youlgrave appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Youlgrave
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Youlgrave memories
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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
Contributed by arend hoegen
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
Contributed by elaine platts
Derbyshire memories
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 Youlgrave & Derbyshire books
The splendid Perpendicular tower of All Saints, Youlgreave, is one of the finest in the Peak District, and
commands this view down Church Street. Note the charming Kate Greenaway-type silhouette sign above the
village Post Office on the left, which uses the locally-preferred spelling of the village name - ‘Youlgrave’.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Living Memories".
The plateau-top village of Youlgreave stands between the valleys of the Bradford and the Lathkill; it is a prosperous settlement based on lead mining and farming. This view of the winding River Bradford below the village shows the limestone cliffs which line its reedy banks.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories".
The wooded slopes of Middleton Dale, west of the village of Youlgreave and near the hamlet of Middleton-by-
Youlgreave, offer a tranquil walk in beautiful surroundings by the banks of the frequently-weired River Bradford.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Dales Photographic Memories".
This distant view was taken from the north of the linear
village of Darley Dale, which spreads along the A6
north of Matlock on the road to Bakewell. Riber Castle
can be seen on the distant horizon to the left.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".
Another view from Cromford Bridge of Willersley Castle, this time seen peeping above the trees. A stone on the bridge
marks the spot where Benjamin Heywood went straight into the river as he returned home on horseback in 1697, and
emerged unscathed.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".