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History Society AGM
Posted in History on Saturday January 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Townhead House
Posted in 2009, History, People, Posts of Note on Saturday January 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Following the photographs of Townhead House in a post last year, thank you to Eileen Brownson for sending us several photographs of an oil painting of the house:
Eileen indicates that this is one of several pictures that
were painted by my Gd Mother Fanny (Brooks) Brownson The little girl was my Auntie Laura Brownson They are oil paintings, we have them here, unfortunately some are badly damaged, my daughter JoAnn has had a few repaired but that is very expensive, the other pictures are of Scottish cattle, I didn’t include those. All are signed by my gd mother and dated, barely recognizable. Glad you can share them with everyone interested.
Given the difficulties in photographing paintings here is another shot of the same view. (more…)
Derbyshire Archaeology Day
Posted in History on Friday January 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The annual Derbyshire Archaeological Day is scheduled for Saturday 24th January in Chesterfield. Places are still available: (more…)
Parwich at War
Posted in History on Friday January 9, 2009| 1 Comment »
Memories of Parwich in the 1960s, from a former resident of “Stanworth”.
Posted in 2008, History, People, Posts of Note on Monday December 22, 2008| Leave a Comment »
We were delighted to receive a couple of friendly and informative e-mails from Bernard Tapp, who lived at “Stanworth” on the Alsop Road in the 1960s. Over to Bernard…
It was not until I saw the end of “Strictly” last night that I discovered that Tom came from Parwich. My link goes back to 1965 when I was appointed Head Teacher at Clifton Primary School at the age of 31. We had to move from Northampton.
Estate agents in Ashbourne offered us the choice of three farms to buy! Exploration led us to the Moore’s builders and I was offered a plot of land opposite the Legion for £450. Moore designed and built the house I called “Stanworth” (Stone House) and we lived there for four years until I took another post near Bristol. I am Bernard Tapp, my wife, who died in 1997 was Meg, and the three youngsters are Marion, Trevor and Jayne.
I can tell you a few tales of how we were gradually accepted in the village. As Alan and Violet Oldfield said, “When they tell you you are not digging the garden right you are in”. Someone coming out of the Legion did, and we were.
We were “Nobs” according to Alan, and when Col Sir John Crompton Inglefield was unable to open the village fete, Meg was called in at the last minute. She had to buy a hat! I remember he called his wife Bunty.
We were friendly with Cath and Cliff Goldstraw, but they have both passed on. My dog once sat outside the Sycamore all night in drenching rain, ‘cos their bitch was on heat!!
If you want me to rack my brains further, I will. Like when my toddler son threw Violet and Alan’s gnomes in their pond, and then followed them in in the middle of winter, or when he and another lad, whose name I have forgotten, smeared wet tarmac in their hair after I had had a “Cheap” delivery from the quarry. We could buy cheaply some left over loads at the end of the day.
I won’t bore you any more but please e-mail m.robinet@blueyonder.co.uk if you want to chat. I still keep in touch with the Oldfields, and have been onto the History Society Website.
Regards,
Bernard Tapp
Local History Society Reminder
Posted in History on Sunday December 14, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Parwich & District Local History Society would like to thank the 30 members that have so far let us know whether they want to receive their mailings in electronic or paper form, but asks the remaining 84 to let us know their preference. We don’t want to start printing issue 2 of our News Quarterly until we know how many copies will be required.
If you are still undecided click here to see the first two News Quarterlies in electronic form. Please let us know your preference either on the form sent out or by email to parwichhistory@hotmail.com.
This year, as well as having some 14 talks, visits and events, we participated in St Peter’s successful Tympanum Project. Click here to see the on-line information book we prepared with the Church.
Also after our two recent events, Denis’ (as always) very well attended talk on Post Cards and the excellent Christmas Quiz, don’t forget that coming up is “An informal information sharing evening on local history, with a focus on wartime” 8pm Monday 12th January at Parwich Legion.
If you can’t come along on the 12th but have any memories, information or photos you want to share please contact a Committee Member or email parwichhistory@hotmail.com.
Christmas Quiz
Posted in History, Societies on Tuesday December 9, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Scouting in Parwich
Posted in History, Young people on Wednesday November 26, 2008| 1 Comment »
The following was sent to us by the Local History Society:
It seems a shame to let the centenary year of the publication of Baden-Powell’s book “Scouting for Boys” pass by without a mention. (For notes on the general history of the movement click here to see the Wikipedia entry.)
Today the Society got a note pointing out that R T Adamson’s book “Seventy-five Years of Scouting in Derbyshire” lists amongst the early troops in Derbyshire a Parwich Troop (first recorded date May 1911) under Scoutmaster R L Tickle. Coincidentally there is also in today’s Ashbourne News Telegraph an article on the Cyber Scouts (1st Derbyshire Dales Scout Group).
A number of local youngsters are currently involved in the Cyber Scouts.
The Parwich & District Local History Society would like to hear from anyone with information on local Scouting from those early days in 1911 to the present. Were there also other local troops at Alsop or Pikehall or Ballidon or elsewhere? Do leave any comments below or email information and/or photographs to parwichhistory@hotmail.com. If there is sufficient response the Society will include a fuller article in our News Quarterly.
Mystery of Local Postcards
Posted in History, Photography on Tuesday November 25, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Re-launch of Local History Society periodical
Posted in History, Societies on Friday November 21, 2008| 3 Comments »
Parwich & District Local History Society’s last Newsletter came out in February 2007, however they are now re-launching it in a new guise as their News Quarterly. (It should be born in mind that a local history society’s idea of news, might not be as current as the more general reader’s, for example the last Newsletter reported that readers had missed the deadline to object to a proposed new road through Parwich, by only 197 years.)
All the Society’s members are being contacted to establish whether they want to continue to recieve mailings in the time honoured paper form, or whether they want to go electronic.
The News Quarterly will also be on-line at the Society’s website. The first two issues, now on-line, are accessible to all. Once the Society’s members have indicated how they want to receive their mail shots, future issues of the News Quarterly will be accessible to the members only for the first year following publication, after which they will be released for full public consumption.
To see the first two issues of the Parwich & District Local History Society News Quarterly click on the respective contents lists below:
Anyone who regards themselves as a member of Parwich & District Local History Society (even if your fees are not up to date) but has not received a mailing including Issue 1 of the new News Quarterly by 30th November please let the Society know on parwichhistory@hotmail.com.
History Society Christmas Quiz
Posted in History, Societies on Tuesday November 18, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Walk on Sunday afternoon
Posted in History, Out & About on Friday November 14, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Following the trip to see a stage production of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the History Society is leading a walk to see the real thing, all are welcome (swords are not essential):
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The Mystery of Postcards
Posted in History, Photography on Monday November 10, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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See Sir Gawain on Wednesday
Posted in Arts, History, Out & About on Monday November 10, 2008| Leave a Comment »
It is still possible to join the History Society trip if you don’t mind risking getting tickets on the door.
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Trace members of your family who served with…..
Posted in History, People on Thursday November 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »
THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS.
Ashbourne Library
Friday 7th November – 7pm
Free
Come to a genealogy evening with Clifford Housley. Bring along photos, medals and any memorabilia. Cliff is a volunteer with the Regimental Museum’s database in Nottingham and will bring it along.
Part of the BBC Remembrance 90 Celebrations.
Some six Parwich men died on active service with the Sherwood Foresters during the First World War:
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Pte. Albert Roberts
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Pte. Robert Shipley
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Pte. Herbert Steeples
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Pte. Leonard Twigge
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Pte. Thomas Twigge
Do let us know about more about these and other local men who served either with this regiment or with other regiments in the Great War.
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
Posted in Alsop, Events, History on Wednesday November 5, 2008| 1 Comment »
Tradition has it that after Guy Fawkes was captured and the Roman Catholic Gunpowder Plot failed in 1605, one of his fellow conspirators hid from King James’ men here at Manor Farm in Alsop en le Dale.
This is perhaps a little surprising as some fifty years earlier the Alsop family (lords of the manor) were active Protestants, sheltering a radical Protestant cleric from Queen Mary’s men next door at the Hall.
Guy Fawkes’ failure to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James has been celebrated with bonfires on the 5th of November ever since. If you know any more about the identity of the 1605 conspirator at Manor Farm and local links to the original Plot, or about associated local customs, or take any photographs of tonight’s celebrations do send them to parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
Reminder to book your tickets for Sir Gawain
Posted in Arts, History, Out & About on Monday November 3, 2008| 1 Comment »
Don’t forget to reserve your tickets for Parwich & District Local History Society’s trip to see Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, staged by the New Perspectives Theatre Company:
Happy Halloween
Posted in History on Friday October 31, 2008| 2 Comments »
Tomorrow the 1st November is All Saints Day, making the 31st of October ‘All Saints or All Hallows Eve’; this has been elided to give us the name Halloween. The 2nd of November is All Souls Day when we remember all who have died, but most particularly our departed friends and family.
There are a wide range of customs liked to these festivals including: visiting family graves at this time, to decorate with flowers or lighted candles; watching over family graves through the night; taking food to the graveyards for a family picnic but with provision also being made for the needs of the dead; or leaving food out in your own home for any deceased relatives who make use of the this time of year to visit their old haunts.
Aspects of these grew out of older pagan traditions, including the Celtic Samhain, the night of the 31st October when it was believed that the doors between this world and the next were open so that the dead could return during the hours of darkness.
An associated British tradition is the telling of ghost stories and tales of the supernatural. There are a number of local ghost stories: there are the various ghosts of highwaymen on the A515, usually Dick Turpin, associated with the old Newhaven Inn and the Bull i’the Thorn; there are ‘the things that go bang’ in the night at Hallgates in Parwich; there is the mysterious horseman at Two Dales Barn; there is the mysterious beast of Carsington (sightings started in the 1990s); and even UFOs over Minninglow. Do feel free to add your ghost stories as comments below, or email them to parwich@hotmail.co.uk to be made into separate posts. (more…)
Theatre Trip and a Sunday walk
Posted in Arts, History, Out & About on Tuesday October 28, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Parwich & District Local History Society are organising two related events: a trip to see Sir Gawaine & the Green Knight, staged by the New Perspectives Theatre Company, and a walk to Lud’s Church, the Green Chapel in the story.
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Middleton Top and Leawood Pump
Posted in History, Out & About, Societies, Transport on Monday October 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s Local History Society trip was a great success. We started at Middleton Top, where the stationary engine was working. When the Cromford & High Peak Railway (now the High Peak Trail) was build in the late 1820s, to join the Cromford Canal to the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge, they did not have a set idea of what a railway should be. (more…)
History Society trip reminder
Posted in History, Out & About, Societies, Transport on Saturday October 4, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Click here for more information on the two steam engines
History Society visit two stationary steam engines
Posted in History, Out & About, Societies on Monday September 29, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Click here for more information on the two stationary engines
Some Parwich Brownsons
Posted in History, People on Wednesday September 10, 2008| 1 Comment »
Thank you to Stuart G Flint for sending in the following information in response to the earlier Brownson family history posts:
I have been researching my family history for some years now among whom is a family of Brownson who married into my mother’s Walker family of Wirksworth ..but I could never find the link with Parwich until recently, when out of the blue I made contact with a person who is a Brownson himself and whose family corresponds with my own kin..
I have now a pedigree of sorts as follows:
The Brownsons came from Alsop en le Dale and Parwich and before that way back in the 1500s are reputed to be descendants of John Brownson (or as it was spelt Braunson) who was a Steward to Mary Queen of Scots when she was incarcerated in Tutbury Castle and South Wingfield by The Earl of Shrewsbury. (more…)
The reopening of Alsop church in 1883
Posted in 2008, Church, History, Posts of Note on Saturday August 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
A splendid article from the Derby Mercury of May 23rd, 1883, has recently been drawn to our attention, describing the reopening of Alsop church following the major rebuilding programme which resulted in the church as we know it today. Ten clergy, including the Archdeacon of Derby, and a large number of gentry including “the misses FitzHerbert”, were present at what appears to have been an event of great celebration and considerable conviviality.
The Archdeacon compared the previous building to “something like a lumber room”, also commenting that “the material fabric of a church was designed in order that people might seek in the worship of God the means of building up their own spiritual life”. The Rev. E. H. May, vicar of Parwich and Alsop, referred to a book by Thomas Becon, chaplain to Archbishop Cranmer, who had sought refuge in Alsop in the late 1500s; Becon was pleasantly surprised to find the area much less “barbarous, rude and barren” than he had expected.
In some concluding remarks, Mr S. C. Allsopp MP, who had business connections with Burton on Trent, said that “in the old days of the Meynell Hounds, the only persons who followed the hunt were Peak parsons and Burton brewers. He hoped that in years to come the Peak parsons and Burton brewers would not only follow the fox together, but join in every good work which was needed in the parish”.
Read the full article on the web pages for Alsop church – and don’t forget the Bank Holiday teas this Monday -11am-4pm!
Christopher Harrison
History Society walk postponed
Posted in Events, History on Friday August 8, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The History Society’s walk up the Ringway and along Cardlemere Lane that should have taken place next Wednesday (13th August) has been postponed. Perhaps we are fated never to have this walk as last time it was attempted we gave up because of driving rain. There was so much water running down the Dale road that it was more like a stream.
No new date has yet been set.
Tympanum leaflets in Church
Posted in 2008, Church, History, Posts of Note on Thursday August 7, 2008| 2 Comments »
The printing for the Tympanum Project arrived at St. Peter’s Church in Parwich today. Following the dedication of the replica tympanum, this completes the Project, as all the Heritage Lottery Fund paperwork is now completed.
There are leaflets in the Church for people to take away. They contain a brief history of the carved stone focusing on the evidence for dating it, complementing the interpretation of the symbols on the display board.
There is also a reference booklet that can be seen in the Church or downloaded as a pdf via the Church website. The downloads are available in two formats, firstly the complete illustrated version (this may take a couple of minutes to download) and secondly a text-only version to print out. This has the full background information on: the arrival of Christianity in our area; how reglious stone carving developed locally in the centuries leading up to the Norman Conquest; the history of our tympanum; and details of related carved stones in other local churches.
Life & Landscape of Medieval Derbys & North Staffs
Posted in History on Wednesday August 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »
This course is being run by Brian Rich (Keele University) at Uttoxeter Library for 9 sessions from 30th September, with one field trip on 11th October. The course is £50. Concessionary fees are £30 if on state pension or £20 if on income related benefit. Plus approx £8 for the trip.
Having been on Brian’s course before, you don’t need to be an academic but just have an interest in the subject. I am keen to do this course & would like to share transport, place are limited to 24, so give me a ring if you’re interested. Ben B on 665. (more…)
Townhead & the Brownson family
Posted in Gardens, History, People, Photography on Tuesday July 29, 2008| 38 Comments »
Thank you Eileen Brownson for your request for a picture of Townhead. Here are some provided by Mike G, with kind permission from Rosemary and Stuart:
Arkwright’s Mill, Cromford
Posted in History, Out & About, Societies on Wednesday July 16, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The Local History Society’s visit last night to Arkwright’s Mill at Cromford was a great success. There was a tour of the mill site, an organ recital in St Mary’s Church with its amazing Victorian wall paintings and coffee in Willersley Castle.
Photo by Mike G
The Arkwright Society has achieved a great deal, but it is vital they are supported to complete the restoration of this World Heritage Site, in particular the internationally important first mill.
More information and further photos will be available, in the hopefully not too distant future, through our History Society Newsletters.
Visit to Cromford Mill
Posted in Events, History, Out & About, Societies on Wednesday July 9, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Church Institute
Posted in History, Photography on Wednesday July 9, 2008| Leave a Comment »
From Parwich & District Local History Society:
We are working on the next issue of the Local History Society newsletter and wondered if anyone had any more/better photographs of the old Parwich Church Institute, which can be seen here on the right hand side of the photograph below, behind the cart shed and the carbide shed.
Also does anyone have information on where this corrugated metal prefabricated building came from? Local tradition has it that it was a redundant World War I military building, though it would have been moved here about the same time that the buildings from Tin Town were being sold off. Tin Town was a temporary village (complete with shops, church and school) created for the workforce that constructed the Howden and Derwent Reservoirs.
If you can help please email parwich@hotmail.co.uk or contact Peter T (tel 287).
Sunday’s Service of Dedication
Posted in 2008, Church, History, People, Posts of Note on Tuesday July 8, 2008| 4 Comments »
St Peter’s Church in Parwich saw a good sized congregation to welcome the Bishop of Repton, The Rt. Rev’d Humphrey Southern, who dedicated the Annunciation or ‘Graham’ window and the replica tympanum and turned the first sod for the Garden of Remembrance.
The Service began in the churchyard beside the tympanum.
Dedication Service at St. Peter’s
Posted in Arts, Church, Events, History on Saturday July 5, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Sunday evening sees a special service when the Bishop of Repton will dedicate the new stained-glass Annunciation window in memory of Mrs & Miss Graham and the replica Tympanum. The theme of the service is one thousand years of Christian art.
6pm St Peter’s Church, Parwich
Dedication Service
All are welcome.
This is for all the community, not just the regular church attenders, and it is hoped that as many as possible will come to remember the Grahams, to enjoy the flowers and the history of our parish church, and to support the future of this fine building.
Tympanum Display Board Arrives
Posted in 2008, Church, History, News, Posts of Note on Friday July 4, 2008| 2 Comments »
In time for (most of) the Flower Festival and the Dedication Service on Sunday, the new information/display board on the Parwich Tympanum arrived this lunchtime (Friday 4th July). Made by Caliba of Nottingham it has images of the carved stone before the weathering made it difficult to decipher and an explanation of the animal symbols depicted:
Spot the mistake
Posted in Arts, Church, History on Thursday July 3, 2008| 2 Comments »
When Roger Graham visited Parwich Church last week to see our fine new stained-glass window, he spotted a mistake. Has anyone else noticed it? If not go to the Church (or check out our earlier post) to see if you can.
Fortunately the error does not impair the beauty of the window, and so far Roger is the only person we know of that has spotted it. We do not know if the window is to remain as it is or have the mistake corrected.
In Islamic art there should always be an imperfection, so as not to rival the perfection of the Divine.
Bradbourne Mill
Posted in Events, History on Monday June 16, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was an open day at Bradbourne Mill. Our apologies for missing this and not giving advanced warning (if you spot something coming up, do let us know at parwich@hotmail.co.uk). Thank you to Alan Gifford for sending in the following up date:
I called at Bradbourne mill the other day, the wheels have turned and the pump system is in place; the hurst frame in basement is enclosed in horrible white galzed panels, to meet Planning requirements; now they are trying to agree what happens on the stone floor.
Alan Gifford
Member of MMG – HWS-SPAB
‘Look Sharp’ in Winster
Posted in Arts, History, Out & About on Thursday June 12, 2008| Leave a Comment »
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING REALLY DIFFERENT THIS WEEKEND
The ancient Peak District village of Winster, near Bakewell, will be transported back in time one hundred years on Friday June 13, with the Look Sharp! re-enactment of the historic visit by pioneering folksong collector, Cecil Sharp. The event is supported by a grant of £18,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). (more…)
History Society evening
Posted in Events, History on Wednesday June 11, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The following was provided by Peter Trewhitt:
Don’t forget this evening (Wednesday 11th June) there is a tour of Parwich. It has been laid on by the Local History Society for members of Bonsall Local History Group, but any local people are welcome to join in. Meet at 7pm in the Sycamore car park. The tour will be led by Brian Foden, Rob Francis and myself. Refreshments will be laid on in the pub at the end of the walk.
On last week’s excellent tour of Brassington I got a copy of the new edition of Ron Slack’s “Lands and Lead Miners: a History of Brassington” (Tempus Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978 0 7524 4497 0 paperback £14-99, it was cheaper for those who came on the tour). It took me a few days to get going on the book, some of the sections are detailed and have to be read carefully, but today it has drawn me in. It is a most impressive piece of work and really evokes what life has been like over the last two thousand years. The descriptions of how people lived in the late medieval and early modern periods are fascinating. I particularly feel I gained a real insight into what it would have been like inside the village houses.
Parwich Village Tour
Posted in Events, History on Wednesday June 4, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The tour will be guided by Rob Francis, Brian Foden and Peter Trewhitt. Participants of the Brassington Tour, when told of the Parwich event, recommened that the availability of beer at the end of the evening also be stressed.
Brassington Tour
Posted in History, Out & About on Friday May 30, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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