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• Lovers Leap

  

  The picture is taken on The Dale facing towards Eyam. It shows the Lovers Leap Inn in the centre when it was still a public house. Today there is a house immediately after on the right which wasn’t there at that time. The pub and the cottages in the foreground have changed very little. The road is unfinished… Learn more

• Lead Workings

  

  The picture title states that it is a lead working in Middleton Dale. The location is not certain but considering the contour of the land it is thought to be where Furness quarry (now known as Horse Shoe Quarry) was later located, which is a few hundred yards past the turning for Eyam heading towards Tideswell. There are a number of constructions… Learn more

• Jacobs Ladder

  

  The picture captures Jacobs Ladder as it once was. The path leads from the village to Eyam up a track found by following the road past the Bathhouse and the cemetery. It is an ancient pack horse trail and was probably cobbled, this is evidenced from the stones that still remain on the track. Learn more

• Goddards Quarry workers

  

  The picture is taken inside Goddards Quarry. The man in middle is Jerry Buckley (Jeremiah), the others left to right are George Hancock (Sousy), Alf Eidson, Thomas Hancock, Jerry Buckley, George Goddard (Judd or Kibbler), Arthur Goddard. Copywright Tony Mason   Learn more

• Diamond Jubilee 1897

  

  The picture is taken in The Nook, they are celebrations for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The little old lady 2nd left, next to the woman holding a child in the foreground, is Mary Hallam, wife of Peter John Hallam, née Goddard, and formerly wife of Joseph Hancock. This later snippet was by courtesy of the… Learn more

• Coronation Celebrations 1937

  

  Coronation Celebrations, 1937, Jim Mycock at the back, in front are Geoff Mason left, man holding hat is Lincoln Mason, then behind Lincoln is Lance Hancock, to the right of Dennis Mason there’s Dereck Knowles, Jack Mason, big fella with hat on Alf Eidson next to him is Alfred Hancock. Copyright Tony Mason   Learn more

• VE Day Celebrations

  

  This picture is taken outside the former Grouse Inn during the 1945 VE Day Celebration (victory in Europe WWII). The sign above the pub shows that the licence at this time was Alfred Edwin Hancock . The sign to its side advertises music, dancing and singing, upholding the opinion of village elders who remember the… Learn more

• The Ball Inn

  

  The picture shows the Ball Inn, a public house which was situated on The Dale at its junction with the turning for Eyam. It was demolished in 1921. There is little evidence of the Inn today, besides an empty space and one outbuilding which can be seen at the top right of the picture. The Inn is likely to have been… Learn more

• High Street

  

  Taken looking down High Street from about half way up. The picture shows a young boy with a Carthorse, which as the name suggests were use for their strength, pulling carts or ploughs for farming. It looks as though the boy is either on his way to or from a days work presumably farming. Stoney Middleton has what… Learn more

• The Bank

  

  This picture is taken on The Bank looking down towards The Nook. It must have been a cold day due to the amount of smoke coming out of all the chimneys, it is easy to imagine how smoky it would have felt on the streets. It would appear the time predates the motor car when a horse and trap was the normal… Learn more

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