Hartington, The Pond c.1960
Photo ref: H330102
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Photo ref: H330102
Photo of Hartington, The Pond c.1960

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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.

A Selection of Memories from Hartington

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Hartington

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In the 1960's Hartington Youth Hostel was a big modern and clean place to stay - yet strangely it was in a beautiful old stone building up the hill from the village. I remember my visit in summer 1967: I was on a hostelling holiday around the Peak District with my girlfriend Angela Chapuis and we stayed in several hostels and also walked along Dovedale. It wasnt quite the romantic break I ...see more