South Normanton, The Old Windmill c.1965
Photo ref: S725012
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Here we see a post mill with an open trestle in its last stage of dereliction. The picture clearly shows the structural framing of a post mill with its trestle. It is remarkable in that it shows a complete lack of diagonal bracing to stiffen the structure: a lot of the stresses caused to the structure when the mill was working would have been passed to the weatherboarding, not a very good idea. The mill was built around 1805; it ceased working in 1908, and was dismantled in 1980.

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A Selection of Memories from South Normanton

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 South Normanton

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My gran was born on this street, she lived here till she married then moved to Huthwaite village where we grew up. I loved exploring Derbyshire. Most of my ancestors were born here including Sir Richard Arkwright (Inventor of the cotton mill)..Great memories...
I remember pigs squealing as they arrived for slaughter. We lived on the street below.
I am the lad on the bike in this photo. I remember the photographer standing in the road with a camera on a tripod. I know for def it was a Saturday morning because it was my job to fetch the bread from Stoppards the butchers/bakers every Saturday morning.