Chesterfield & District Local History SocietyIn this blog we take a brief look at what was a fairly radical change for public transport users in the early 1970s – the change of bus liveries of East Midland Motor Services from red to green. It was just over 50 years ago that the new National Bus Company corporate identity was being […]
Henry Priestly, his family and his brickworks (at The Brushes, Sheepbridge), along with Low Pavement in the 1890s feature in our two new history paper downloads. Both were originally published some time ago, but are made available, for free, for the first time. History paper 9 – Henry Priestly’s Brickworks Peter and Maeve Hawkins look […]
Here’s a small scrap of Chesterfield’s history, courtesy of our secretary. It really is just a scrap of paper, probably simply an advertising flyer designed be given to a recently bereaved family planning a loved one’s commemoration. Notice the inscription; ‘sacred to the memory of a departed friend’. There’s a matching verse at the bottom […]
Just prior to the First World War, the ‘Chesterfield Yearbook and Directory’ for 1913 published a brief review of industry in the Chesterfield area. Though by no means a complete list, it does summarise just what manufacturing could be found in the area during this period. IMPORTANT WORKS. Messrs. Robinson and Sons, Wheatbridge Mills. Manufacturers […]
Our ‘Chronology of Chesterfield’s History’ has received the first part of a make-over designed to make it easier to access, contain additional information and be more accurate. Read about these developments in this blog. Changes The chronology now comprises an introduction with separate date range pages. These comprise: Background to the changes Explains CADLHS Chairman […]
At one time the bane of railway enthusiasts but generally loved by the travelling public, the end is in sight for timetabled Inter-City 125/High Speed Train sets on regular public services passing though or calling at Chesterfield. First introduced on the north-east/south-west (Cross-Country) route through Chesterfield in September 1981 – their last timetabled trains look […]
Our picture here shows a once common commodity – a humble coal train – passing through Chesterfield railway station on 18 November 2006. But what future is there for this once common commodity? A short news article in September 2023’s Modern Railways magazine puts the decline of coal into some context, with the comment ‘…the […]
One of our recent newsletters focusses on George Yeldham Ricketts (who was later known as George Yeldham Wilkinson) and his part in the history of the Tapton House estate. Think of Tapton House and most people are aware of George Stephenson and the Markham family but fewer know about Ricketts. Now, thanks to new research, […]
In this post we look at the history the former courthouse near the railway station, on Brimington Road and Malkin Street, which is currently (28 January 2024) being demolished. The building is to be replaced by a temporary car park until some form of firm proposals are developed for its replacement. Latterly part used by […]
In this post we take a look at a largely and perhaps surprisingly unmarked event – the great changes to local government across England and Wales which occurred on 1 April 1974. We’ll focus particularly on the Chesterfield area. The pattern of local government Until April 1974 the pattern of local government in England had […]