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• Second Gateway sign installed

  

  The second gateway sign has now been erected, the weather was terrible with driving snow and high winds, not the best conditions for erecting signs. The sign features the St Martins church which looks very imposing. SMHCCG thank everyone for their input into the design and layout of the sign which we are very happy… Learn more

• First Gateway sign installed

  

  The first of the new village gateway signs has been erected. It is to the West side of the village which previously had no sign. We are delighted with it and think it gives the village a proud announcement which is fitting and appropriate. The sign will be further enhanced by limestone chippings which are… Learn more

• Schools Collaborate to Help Remember Derbyshire’s Forgotten Village

  

  School pupils from Derbyshire and South Yorkshire have recently worked together to help generate ideas on how to attract more tourism to Stoney Middleton, a small Derbyshire village in the Peak District. Over fifty school pupils were invited to visit the village, as part of a two day event organised by Sheffield Hallam University’s Venture… Learn more

• A working man’s life in the 1940’s

  

  I have been asked to write this little bit of history by my nephews David and Colin Hall, as my father was their grandfather. My story is written with great respect for the workmen of the past, and the conditions they worked under in our village. I am telling the story about my father and… Learn more

• Margaret Edith Holt Woolley (nee Lennon)

  Edith was the sister of William Lennon ,founder of Wm Lennon & Co Ltd bootmakers in Stoney Middleton. This is an account of her life after leaving England for America written by her great niece. When my mother Charlotte (youngest daughter of William Lennon) died at the age of 103 in 2011, I had the duty… Learn more

• William Anthony Lennon – Founder of Wm. Lennon & Co Ltd

  

  The only remaining heavy duty safety footwear manufacturer in the UK is Wm Lennon & Co Ltd based in Stoney Middleton. The company was founded in  1899 by William Anthony Lennon (1873-1940). William was born in 1873 at 53, Caton Street, Hulme, Chorlton, Manchester, the second of four children born to William Nelson and Hannah Gibson Lennon. When William was 11… Learn more

• Bibliography and Acknowledgements

  Definitive Guidebooks (Number of climbs indicated) No. of routes (63) 1961 – Rock Climbs on the Mountain Limestone of Debyshire by Graham West (MGCC) (126) 1966 – Stoney Middleton by Geoff Birtles (Private Publication) (144) 1969 – The Northern Limestone Area by C Jackson, B Moore, J Street and G Birtles (CC) (224) 1980 –… Learn more

• Heritage trail boards in place

  

  Volunteers complete installation of last heritage trail board. The nine boards have been located in strategic places around the village, each containing specific information about its location. They have proven to be very popular with both local people and visitors alike. The boards were designed and erected by SMHCCG volunteers, but funded by British Fluorspar… Learn more

• New website launch reports

  

  New website for the heritage village of Stoney Middleton following Heritage Lottery Grant Stoney Middleton’s Heritage Group has this week announced the launch of its new heritage website. The site has been specifically designed for the group to provide an easy, clear and usable platform. It will showcase its growing archive of information, pictures, documents,… Learn more

• Companion into Derbyshire 1948

  

  In 1948 Ethel Carlton Williams visited Derbyshire to undertake research for her book companion into Derbyshire. Chapter four – Padley, Stoney Middleton and Eyam follows or it can be viewed in its original format Companion into Derbyshire by Ethel Carlton Williams Part II. THE LOWER PEAK CHAPTER FOUR: Padley and Stoney Middleton The Eyres of… Learn more

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