Chaddesden Historical Group
Meetings 2006-2026
and Visits 2006-2023
Meetings for 2026
9 Apr History of the Chaddesden Charities Peter Cholerton 5 Mar Ashford Marble Pam Helm 5 Feb Derwent Valley Heritage Trail Robert Mee 8 Jan Magnificent Seven (London Cemeteries) Stephen Flinders
Meetings for 2025
11 Dec Mumming, Guising and Wassailing Paul and Janet Barass 6 Nov Ghostly Tales to be told Ann Featherstone 2 Oct Victorian Army Jed Jaggard 4 Sep Crossing Places (drove roads, coffin paths, packhorse routes) Shirley Horton 7 Aug Rare Track - Steeple Grange Light Railway Bob Smyth 3 Jul Nottingham Cinemas Graham Woodward 5 Jun Almshouses Past, Present and Local Robert Mee 1 May Feminist Militants 1900-18 Ian Green 3 Apr Down the Marshes Chris Weir (Broad Marsh and Narrow Marsh, Nottingham) 6 Mar Easter Customs Bob Massey 6 Feb Beyond the Blue Horizon (Air Travel) Mike Ogden 9 Jan Gretna Girls and Devil's Porridge David Skillen (Gretna Munitions Factory)
Meetings for 2024
12 Dec Can you hear me Mother (Sandy Powell) Bob Massey 7 Nov Alice Wheeldon Ian Green 3 Oct Donald Campbell Jed Jaggard 5 Sep Derbyshire Born and Derbyshire Bred Part 2 Shirley Horton 1 Aug Meeting cancelled due to the room being closed for redecoration. 4 Jul Inspiring Slavic Sisters Cathy McAteer 6 Jun September 1947 Robert Mee 2 May Fascination of Churches Danny Wells 4 Apr Curiosities of Nottinghamshire Chris Weir 6 Mar Mary Celeste Bob Massey 1 Feb Derbyshire County Cricket Club David Griffin 11 Jan Knitters, Nailers and Traitors David Skillen
Meetings for 2023
14 Dec Christmas Festivities Shirley Horton 2 Nov My Kind of Paris Stephen Flinders 5 Oct History of West Hallam Robert Mee 7 Sep Chaddesden Hall Peter Cholerton 3 Aug Calke from Medieval Priory to Elizabethan Mansion Colin Stewart 6 Jul Views from the Train Window Trevor Griffin 1 Jun Arming a Knight Jed Jaggard 4 May Conscientious Objector Ian Green 6 Apr Darley Abbey and the Evans Family Alan Bradwell 2 Mar Robins (Postal Service) Bob Massey 2 Feb Derbyshire Born and Bred Shirley Horton 12 Jan First Bite, 1924 Stage Play Premiere of Bram Stokes' Dracula, Grand Theatre, Babington Lane Ann Featherstone
Meetings for 2022
8 Dec Christmas Party Lily Taylor-Wood, entertainer 3 Nov Village Lock Ups Robert Mee 6 Oct Commonwealth War Graves Jean Moss 1 Sep The History beneath Our Feet (Ilkeston vicarage) Stephen Flinders 4 Aug Introduction to Calke Abbey Colin Stewart 7 Jul Sir Arthur Heywood of Duffield Bank Pioneer of Miniature Railways Trevor Griffin 9 Jun Antarctic Exploration Jed Jaggard 5 May Tolpuddle Martyrs Hugh Sharp 7 Apr AGM followed by Nottingham in the Time of Jane Austen Chris Weir 3 Mar Freak Shows and Fisticuffs, Victorian Fayre Ann Featherstone 3 Feb Street Names and Chimney Pots Shirley Horton 6 Jan Eleanor of Castille Julie Kinnear
Meetings for 2021
9 Dec Christmas Party - Wakey Wakey (Billy Cotton) Bob Massey 4 Nov Joseph Paxton Danny Wells 7 Oct Nottingham Castle Robert Mee 2 Sep Crich Tramway Museum Frank Bagshaw 5 Aug Grand Tour of Bullbridge Geoff Sims
Meetings for 2020
Remaining meetings cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic. 5 Mar The Real Dad’s Army Jed Jaggard 6 Feb Monastic Granges of Derbyshire Sue Woore 9 Jan Story of an East Coast Town (Skegness) Shirley Horton
Meetings for 2019
10 Jan John Glover’s Sketchbook Stephen Flinders 7 Feb Old Roads, Turnpikes and "The Tantivy" Trevor Griffin 7 Mar Servants to Staff at Chatsworth, Fiona Clapperton 18th & 19th Century 4 Apr AGM then Painting with Light (William Morris) Richard Stone 2 May Fossdyke and a Watery Tale Ian Morgan 6 Jun The Long Weekend 1919-1939 Michael Parkin 4 Jul St. Pancras Station Mike Higginbottom 1 Aug Palace of Westminster Mike Ogden 5 Sep Nottingham Caves Peter Hammond 3 Oct Catherine Booth, Mother of the Salvation Army Danny Wells 7 Nov Inn Signs and Local History Robert Mee 12 Dec Christmas Party, Russian Christmas Cathy McAteer
Meetings for 2018
4 Jan Wonderful Things Jane Middleton Smith 1 Feb Derby beneath your Feet Derek Palmer 8 Mar Canary Girls of Chilwell Maureen Rushton 5 Apr AGM then Votes for Women Rowena Edlin White 3 May Terror from the Skies Stephen Flinders 7 Jun Lace Slums and Occasional Riots Chris Weir 5 Jul Moscow to Moscow Cathy McAteer 2 Aug Claypole Workhouse Peter Hammond 6 Sep South Derbyshire Parks and Gardens Philip Heath 4 Oct Pentrich Revolution Michael Parkin 1 Nov The Story of the Two Crosses Tim Coltman 13 Dec Christmas Party - Ealing Comedies
Meetings for 2017
5 Jan Ripley Rattlers Brian Key 2 Feb 2 Mar T G Green Pottery (Cornishware) Dr Ian Hambling 6 Apr AGM followed by Stanton at War Stephen Flinders 4 May Jesse Boot (Boots the Chemist) Chris Weir 1 Jun Butterley Gangroad, Crich Trevor Griffin 6 Jul Grace’s Diary Rowena Edlin-White (Journal of Grace Jane Dexter, 1884-93) 3 Aug Lady Willoughby Mrs Daryle Greaves 7 Sep Philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie Simon Corke 5 Oct Robert Bakewell Richard Stone 2 Nov Heanor Grammar School Robert Mee 4 Dec Music Hall on Film Bob Massey
Meetings for 2016
7 Jan Derbyshire Castles Robert Mee 4 Feb Meet the Pagets Richard Stone 3 Mar History of Tea, plus tea tasting Roger Pogson 14 Apr AGM,followed by Cinemas Derek Palmer 5 May When the Band Played on Chris Weir 2 Jun 10th Anniversary, Songs Madeley Trio 7 Jul Grace Dieu Priory Ernest Miller 4 Aug The Hidden Story Behind 1066 Mike Kelly 1 Sep Owd Ilson, Part 2 Stephen Flinders 6 Oct Down the Garden Path David Bell 3 Nov Footpads, Kings & Highwaymen Ian Morgan 15 Dec Magic Show, History of Mystery Clive & Jean
Meetings for 2015
8 Jan Trent Motor Traction in the last 100 years Alan Hiley 5 Feb Richard III, Body in the Car Park Richard Stone and Princes in the Tower 5 Mar ‘Say Cheese Please’ Ian Rogerson 2 Apr AGM followed by Derwent Hospital Rita Bailey, 7 May Specialist Farrier Doug Bradbury 4 Jun The Great Fire of London Paul Newsham 2 Jul Bradshaws Guide, an early railway tour Robert Mee 6 Aug Codnor Castle Maureen Taylor 3 Sep Port Sunlight, a soap opera Rod Pearson 1 Oct Robert Bruce Napoleon Walker Stephen Flinders 5 Nov Master Thatcher David Wood 10 Dec Members' Christmas Party Derby a Capella Chorus
Meetings for 2014
9 Jan Owd Ilson Stephen Flinders 6 Feb The Great War and Shattered Illusions 6 Mar God's Acre, the story of Chaddesden Churchyard Peter Cholerton 3 Apr AGM followed by Chaddesden prior to the Great War 1 May Wipers Times Cliff Housely 5 Jun Derby Pioneering School Nick Clark 3 Jul Alice in the Bacon Box John Easter 7 Aug How to sell your wife Richard Stone 11 Sep Sudbury Hall and Museum of Childhood Sue Fraser 2 Oct Gingerbread and Ghitties Keith Blood 6 Nov The Victorians and the Christmas Season Danny Wells 11 Dec Christmas Party Ripley Morris Men
Meetings for 2013
3 Jan The History beneath Our Feet Stephen Flinders 7 Feb The Tiger Moth Dr Mark Edworthy 7 Mar John Whitehurst Jonathon Wallace 4 Apr AGM followed by Know your Chaddesden Jean Moss 2 May Lady Arbella, the Queen that never was David Templeman 6 Jun The Sleeping Beauty Mike Kelly 4 Jul Life in Georgian Times Bruce Townsend 1 Aug Kill or Cure Joan Ward 5 Sep Vic Hallam, one man and his company Robert Mee 3 Oct The Coal Mines of Buxton Alan Roberts 7 Nov The River Trent as a Routeway Richard Stone 12 Dec Christmas Party Golden Days of the Music Hall Trevor Lee
Meetings for 2012
5 Jan Co-op Shops Derek Palmer 2 Feb History at the Crossroads Richard Felix 1 Mar Croxton Abbey - Stydd Hall Keith Blood 5 Apr AGM followed by Archives Andrew Bailey 3 May Joseph Wright-Painter of Light David Parry 7 Jun Derbyshire Sayings Ian Hingley 5 Jul History of Cartoons Ken & Marie Garner 2 Aug Bonnie Prince Charlie Richard Felix - failed to attend 6 Sep Engineering of Butterley Company Brian Key 4 Oct Band of Brothers Clive Tougher 1 Nov Kedleston Hall Pam Helm & Shirley Smith 13 Dec Christmas Party
Meetings for 2011
6 Jan Derbyshire Houses and Gardens Norma Consterdine 3 Feb The History of Celanese Sid & Barbara Marson 3 Mar Epitaphs, Cathedrals and Churches Bertel Hutchinson 7 Apr AGM followed by films from the Archives The Archives Team 5 May Florence Nightingale Clive Tougher 2 Jun Derby's Buildings Ken & Marie Garner 7 Jul A Life Less Ordinary Myra Challand 4 Aug Life in the Big House Ian Hingley 1 Sep Langley Mill Pottery Mr & Mrs Giblin 6 Oct Magistrates Court Glynn Plant 3 Nov Chaddesden Peter Cholerton 1 Dec Christmas Party The Archives Team
Meetings for 2010
7 Jan meeting cancelled due to icy conditions 4 Feb Nottingham to the Peak District Barrie Lings 4 Mar Grandfather's Toolbox Bob Neill 1 Apr AGM followed by The Magic Attic Graham Nutt 6 May Melbourne Hall Jill Weston 3 Jun The Life of Lord Nelson Margaret Hargreaves 1 Jul Walk-about of Allestree (DVD) Cooperage – the making of Beer Barrels (DVD) Mrs North 5 Aug Quiz on Derby Tony Bowler 2 Sep Nursing in WW1 Clive Tougher 7 Oct The Osnabruck Envoy Katharina Thieken 4 Nov St Alkmund's Church Deryck Morley 2 Dec postponed to 16 Dec due to icy conditions 16 Dec Web-site Paul Godney followed by Christmas party
Meetings for 2009
8 Jan Faces and Places (quiz) Tony Bowler 5 Feb meeting cancelled due to heavy snow 5 Mar History of Chocolate Making David Stone 2 Apr AGM followed by Bemrose the printers Deryck Morley 7 May Photography by Richard Keene Don Farnsworth 4 Jun Queen Victoria Margaret Hargreaves 2 Jul Advertising Maureen Newton 6 Aug Open Day 3 Sep Derby's Cinemas Derek Palmer 1 Oct Life in a Victorian Schoolroom Keith Blood 5 Nov The Christmas Card Gill Barrow 3 Dec Bird Ringing in Britain Ivan Webb British Ornithologist Trust
Meetings for 2008
No information on meetings for the first half of 2008. 3 Jul Derby's Shops Derek Palmer 7 Aug My Cousin Dame Laura Knight Margaret Hargreaves 4 Sep Apprentice training on the Railway at Derby Philip Churchman Chaddesden Library Mary Adelman 2 Oct Derby Local Studies Library Jane James 6 Nov 50 years of Photography in Derby Don Farnsworth 4 Dec Radio Derby Gary Andrews Christmas party
Meetings for 2007
4 Jan Derbyshire Dialects Ted Hancock 1 Feb Demolition Derby Derek Palmer 1 Mar Tudor Derby and the Great Plague Joan D'Arcy 5 Apr Do you know your Derby? Tony Bowler 3 May From Pillar to Post Don Farnsworth 7 Jun Derby Beneath Your Feet Derek Palmer 5 Jul Putting the House to Bed (Kedleston Hall) Laura Taylor 2 Aug The Work of the Air Ambulance Barbara Quinn 6 Sep Canals through to Sandiacre Judy Fleck 4 Oct My Youth in Chaddesden Ted Hancock 1 Nov Derwent Valley Mills, Cotton Story Roy Hartle 6 Dec Fire Safety in the Home Sue Noakes
Meetings for 2006
7 Dec Stone House Prebend Joan D'Arcy 2 Nov Above the Shop Barbara Fibiger 5 Oct Dialects (Chaddesden and others) Ted Hancock 7 Sep Old Derby Tony Bowler 3 Aug Wartime Schooling in Chaddesden Barbara Fibiger 6 Jul His Experiences of growing up in Derby Derek Palmer 1 Jun Old Chaddesden Tony Bowler 6 Apr Meeting at Chaddesden Library to form a local history group
Chaddesden Historical Group
Visits 2006 - 2023
* Visits took place on Thursdays except those marked with an asterisk
Visits for 2023
20 April Bramhall Hall dating from the Doomsday Book * 6 Sept Lamport Hall 23 Nov Fairways Garden Centre, Ashbourne
Visits for 2022
28 April Forge Mill Needle Museum, Reditch and Birmingham Botanical Gardens with tour of Rockery Gardens 30 June Boughton Hall, Kettering 15 Sept Chillington Hall, Staffordshire
Visits for 2019
25 April Wicksteed Amusement Park, Kettering, Northampton. Ride round the grounds and lake. Afternoon Tea with History slide show. Carousel Ride with free time to look around. 16 May Lion Salt Works and Weaver Museum, Northwich, both self guided with refreshments at both venues. 27 June Adlington Hall, Cheshire with Cream Tea. 18 July Hagley Hall, Stourbridge with Homemade Cream Tea. 19 Sept Horological Institute, Upton, with a pub lunch at The Cross Keys, Upton prior to visit. Refreshments at the Institute before departure.
Visits for 2018
12 April Brindley’s Water Mill, Leek. Guided tour followed by afternoon tea at Sheila’s Tea Room, Macclesfield. 17 May Wentworth Woodhouse Garden Centre for lunch, followed by Guided Wentworth House Tour with refreshments. 14 June Papplewick Pumping Station. Limited refreshments. 28 June Chetwynd Barracks Chilwell Minimum numbers 9 August Weston Park House and Gardens. Café available. 27 Sept Kelmarsh Hall, Northampton. Guided Tour followed by Afternoon Tea. 5 Nov Convent of the Holy Name, Oakwood. Limited numbers. Refreshments.
Visits for 2017
16 March Victorian Baths, Stockport & Elizabeth Gaskell House Afternoon Tea. 11 May Peartree Baptist Church with refreshments. 8 June Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne, Nr Grantham. Refreshments available in Tea Room *Wed 19 July Peak Rail Steam Train, Rowsley, with Afternoon Tea served on board. 14 Sept Hodsock Priory, Nottm. Refreshments provided. 14 Oct Lea Hurst (home of Florence Nightingale) Guided tour with owner of the house followed by tea and cakes. Very limited numbers.
Visits for 2016
21 April Staunton Harold House and Gardens tour with the owner followed by Tea and Cakes. 9 May Holme Pierrepont Hall tour with the owner. Tea and biscuits. 28 July Wedgwood Factory Tour and Museum. *Fri 24 June Sikh Temple on Stanhope St. Tour with Lunch. 18 August Moravian Settlement Ockbrook. Guided Tour with refreshments. 22 Sept Middleton Hall, Tamworth. Guided Tour. Parlour Tea Room open together with other shops.
Visits for 2015
18 June Richard III Museum Self Guided. Guided Tour of Cathedral with Tea at Wymondham Windmill. 9 July Afternoon Visit to Kelham Hall with Tractor and Trailer ride. Guided Tour of the downstairs rooms followed by a Cream Tea. 13 Aug Afternoon visit to Southwell Minster with a Guided Tour. Tea Room available. 10 Sept Morning tour of the new Local Studies Library and Building with Mark Young. *Sat 26 Sep Guided Tour of St Helens House with Maxwell Craven. *Sat 17 Oct Second visit to St Albans Church to look at Archives and Church with Father Paul. Refreshments.
Visits for 2014
22 Feb Second Visit to Locko Hall with refreshments. 9 May Visit to Breadsall Church with refreshments. 15 May Whittington Barracks & National Memorial Arboretum. Packed lunch. 14 Aug Joseph Wright Exhibition Derby Museum & Cream Tea in the new Café. 25 Sept St Mary's Church Chaddesden with Historian Peter Cholerton. Second visit. 9 Oct Samuel Johnson Chapel, St Werburgh's, Derby City Centre. Guided Tour with the Friends of Friendless Churches.
Visits for 2013
14 March Lichfield Cathedral. Refreshments available. 25 April Derby Cathedral & Bridge Chapel (Second Visit) 3 June First Group Evening visit to Repton School + refreshments. 13 June Morning Coffee Stop at Longnor then onto Buxton Dome for tour and lunch. We then made our way to Eyam Village to meet our tour guide. Walk around the village including a visit to the Plague Museum. This was followed by a guided tour of Eyam Parish Church (St Lawrence's Church) where we left a donation. Eyam Tea Rooms was our last call of the day for Afternoon Tea. A very busy but enjoyable day. 22 July Capesthorne Hall. Lunch available. Cream tea in the afternoon. 12 Sept Second Group Evening Visit to Repton School with refreshments. 15 Nov First Guided Tour of newly refurbished Council House. Refreshments available in the new café. 28 Nov Second visit to New Council House as oversubscribed on the first visit.
Visits for 2012
12 April National Brewing Centre, Burton on Trent 10 May Guided Walk around Dale Abbey with Cream Tea 21 June First Coach Trip to The Bell Foundry, Loughborough 12 July Haddon Hall guided tour with lunch available.
Visits for 2011
14 April Guided Tour of Roundhouse & Meal in Restaurant. 26 May Cauldwells Mill with lunch available in Tea Room. 23 June Tissington Hall with refreshments available in Tea Room. 28 July Casterne Hall with Tea and Cake 18 Aug Guided Allestree Walk with Allestree History Group including St Edmunds Church followed by lunch at The Red Cow. 8 Sept Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Visits for 2010
25 March St Werburgh's Church, Spondon. 15 April 1st Group visit Magistrates Court, St Mary's Gate. 22 April 2nd Group visit Magistrates Court, St Mary's Gate. 13 May Renishaw Hall. 24 June Shardlow Heritage Centre & Guided Walk of Village. 22 July St Matthews Church & Mausoleum, Morley, with refreshments. 12 Aug Melbourne Hall. Guided tour with refreshments available in the Tea Room. 4 Oct Catton Hall Guided tour with owner. Refreshments.
Visits for 2009
26 Feb Radio Derby, St Helens Street 3 March Local Studies Library, Irongate. *Sat 25 April Locko Hall with guided tour by owner. First visit with refreshments. 11 June Cromford Mill 7 July Carnfield Hall. Guided tour by owner. Refreshments. 11 Aug North Mill, Belper 10 Sept Guided tour of Nottingham Rd Cemetery with Guide David Parry. 6 Oct Visit to St Hilda's Chapel at Nottingham Rd Cemetery with Guide.
Visits for 2008
18 Feb Denby Pottery 11 March St. Mary's Church, Chaddesden. Guide Peter Cholerton 15 April New Nottingham Road Fire Station 13 May Watchorn Methodist Church, Alfreton. Refreshments. 11 June Willersley Castle Tour including grounds together with St Mary's Church Cromford. Refreshments 17 July Wollaton Dovecote & St Leonard's Church Wollaton, with pub lunch before tour of Wollaton Hall 11 Sept John Smiths Clocks, Alfreton Road 8 Oct Silk Mill Museum 29 Oct Erewash Museum, Ilkeston
Visits for 2007
23 Jan Nottingham Road Fire Station. (Old) 11 March Pride Park Tour with Sid Marson 16 April Mayor's Parlour. 8 May St Philips Church, Chaddesden. 14 June Temple Mine, Matlock Bath. 30 June Draka Cable Works. 19 July Chaddesden Walkabout. Guide Tony Bowler 10 Sept Heage Windmill. 16 Oct Derby Cathedral and Bridge Chapel
Visits for 2006
14 Sept Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust 1 Oct Derby City Walk. Guide Tony Bowler. 10 Oct Masson Mills Museum, Matlock Bath. 19 Oct Guided walk around Chester Green, Roman Walls and wells at the Prebend house together with a visit to St Paul's Church with refreshments. Date unknown Rolls-Royce Training Centre Date unknown St Albans Church first visit