Derwent Reservoir
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Derwent Reservoir memories
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Coopers Haugh farm under water
My husband's ancestors, the Swinburn family, lived at Coopers Haugh near Edmundbyers in the 19th century. We were unable to find any trace of the farm on a map but have now learned that it is under the Derwent Reservoir.
Although we currently live in California, my husband, John, was at Durham University when the reservoir was built and the area flooded - 40 years ago.
It's a beautiful spot and we have enjoyed visiting Edmundbyers and Blanchland. John's great grandmother was Elizabeth Swinburn and it was her grandparents who lived at Coopers Haugh. Elizabeth married Robert Aynsley from Consett - and the rest, as they say, is history.........!
Contributed by Eryl Aynsley
Birchinlee
I don't have memories of Derwent Reservoir but my Great Grandfather was a Navvy who worked on the building of the Howden and Derwent Reservoirs and Dams. He lived with his family in the purpose built village of Birchinlee in hut number 80. Derwent Valley Water Board did their workers proud by providing them with excellent accommodation and facilities. I am really proud that one of my ancestors played a part in the construction of such a magnificent structure.
Contributed by Denise Fenton
Derbyshire memories
Coopers Haugh farm under water
My husband's ancestors, the Swinburn family, lived at Coopers Haugh near Edmundbyers in the 19th century. We were unable to find any trace of the farm on a map but have now learned that it is under the Derwent Reservoir.
Although we currently live in California, my husband, John, was at Durham University when the reservoir was built and the area flooded - 40 years ago.
It's a beautiful spot and we have enjoyed visiting Edmundbyers and Blanchland. John's great grandmother was Elizabeth Swinburn and it was her grandparents who lived at Coopers Haugh. Elizabeth married Robert Aynsley from Consett - and the rest, as they say, is history.........!
A memory of Derwent Reservoir contributed by Eryl Aynsley
Birchinlee
I don't have memories of Derwent Reservoir but my Great Grandfather was a Navvy who worked on the building of the Howden and Derwent Reservoirs and Dams. He lived with his family in the purpose built village of Birchinlee in hut number 80. Derwent Valley Water Board did their workers proud by providing them with excellent accommodation and facilities. I am really proud that one of my ancestors played a part in the construction of such a magnificent structure.
A memory of Derwent Reservoir contributed by Denise Fenton
Extracts From Derwent Reservoir & Derbyshire books
Across the road the half-round windows, on the ground floor of the
single-storey building on the right, show the site of the original Roman
Bath, in constant use from that time. Beyond is the Hall of 1573.
An extract from from"Buxton Town and City Memories".
The fame of Buxton as a Medieval spa grew and in
Tudor times was greatly enhanced by the visits of Mary
Queen of Scots who came to take the waters for her various
illnesses, including rheumatism and a recurring pain in the
side.
An extract from from"Buxton Town and City Memories".
With increases in both population and numbers of
visitors to the town, provision had to be made for their
shopping requirements. Although there are shops in
higher Buxton, on High Street and the Market Place,
the major commercial centre is Spring Gardens in
the lower town. Originally known as Town Street or
Sheffield Road, it was developed into a busy shopping
street selling, among other things, tourist gifts. Here
you could buy ornaments made of Blue John, Ashford
Black Marble and Derbyshire Spar - locally mined stones
which were worked in the Petrifaction and Spar shops.
The number and type of shops in Spring Gardens has
altered greatly over the years but the architecture on
either side remains largely unchanged. An increase in
traffic through the street led to calls for pedestrianisation
which was completed in 1997.
An extract from from"Buxton Town and City Memories".
Rowing and paddle boats were a common sight on the upper lake from the
1930s through to the 1970s. Some of them endearingly carried identifying
names, the two paddle boats in this view are called Hamish and Paddy.
An extract from from"Buxton Town and City Memories".
This wooded area to the north of the town was laid out
and intersected with walks in the latter half of the 19th
century and remain today a pleasant, if steep walk to
the northern rim of the bowl within which the town
sits. Good views can be had of the town from the top
of Corbar Hill and of the moorland to the north over
Lightwood Reservoir. Nithen Quarry in the western
Corbar Woods was a source of high quality gritstone.
Stone from this quarry was used to build the Town
Hall on the Market Place in 1888. The disused quarry
now operates as a residential caravan park.
An extract from from"Buxton Town and City Memories".