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My First Hitch-hike
If my memory serves me correctly, this park was named "Eureka Park" and was situated by "Eureka Road". We would pass here when walking from Church Gresley to "Midway Grandma's " in Sandcliff Road. or further afield to "The Old Mill" on the road to Repton.
During the war myself and four other kids, walking back after a visit to the "Old Mill" heard a car approaching (At that time cars were not very common along country roads. ) so we decided to use our thumbs as the car went by. (We knew that servicemen used this mode of travel, when going on leave. ) I think we were all amazed when the car actually stopped and the driver invited ...read more here
Contributed by Brian Venning
Derbyshire memories
My First Hitch-hike
If my memory serves me correctly, this park was named "Eureka Park" and was situated by "Eureka Road". We would pass here when walking from Church Gresley to "Midway Grandma's " in Sandcliff Road. or further afield to "The Old Mill" on the road to Repton.
During the war myself and four other kids, walking back after a visit to the "Old Mill" heard a car approaching (At that time cars were not very common along country roads. ) so we decided to use our thumbs as the car went by. (We knew that servicemen used this mode of travel, when going on leave. ) I think we were all amazed when the car actually stopped and the driver invited ...read more here
A memory of Swadlincote contributed by Brian Venning
Airplane Crash in Church Gresley
I was only a toddler when a light plane landed in the cricket field beyond the allotments at the bottom of Regent Street. Everybody around dashed down to see the spectacle. Few had seen an aeroplane actually on the ground. It was common to run outside to see one actually in the air. (This was before W.W. II, when it was possible to count dozens or estimate up to a hundred or more.)
The pilot was a lady, and she had apparently lost her bearings. Eventually she decided to carry on her journey, but to take off in such a short space would have been a challenge to the best of pilots. She became airborne, but didn't get beyond the local ...read more here
A memory of Church Gresley contributed by Brian Venning
FRIENDS
I j oined the Navy in 1947 along with one Ginger Cooper,who came from Repton.
On visits to his home during leaves his family were very good to me,[ food and
things]. His Dad worked at the School.
Ginger claimed the Drum Major of the school band could toss the Mace over
the Arch and catch it on the other side!
A memory of Repton contributed by william scriven
Extracts From Swadlincote & Derbyshire books
Grindleford follows
the banks of the
River Derwent, as this
distant view from the
Hathersage road shows.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Dales Photographic Memories".
These limestone crags, at the
western end of Stoney Middleton,
are the haunt of modern rock
climbers, and the 200 routes
up them have gained evocative
names such as Aurora, Alcasan
and Armageddon. Note the
building and heaps of lime in
the foreground of the picture -
Middleton Dale was once the site
of many lime-burning kilns.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Dales Photographic Memories".
The wooded slopes of Middleton Dale, west of the village of Youlgreave and near the hamlet of Middleton-by-
Youlgreave, offer a tranquil walk in beautiful surroundings by the banks of the frequently-weired River Bradford.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Dales Photographic Memories".
The nave of Tideswell
church dates from the
14th century, and its
size and standing give
the building the air of a
much larger church or
even a cathedral. Note
the intricately carved
screen, the work of
the famous Hunstone
family of wood-carvers
from the village, which
is affectionately known
locally as `Tidser`.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Dales Photographic Memories".
This view shows Curbar
and Baslow Edges in
the background, with
the houses of the village
filling the dale in the
foreground. Stoney
Middleton was yet
another lead mining
village, as the bumps
and hollows in the field
in the foreground show.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Dales Photographic Memories".