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How Brimington and Tapton celebrated the last Coronation

In this blog we look at how Brimington celebrated the Coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. This is an edited extract from our Brimington a Tapton Miscellany 6 article. In 1953 things were very different to the rather low-key local celebrations this weekend. There was a full programme of events plannedContinue reading “How Brimington and Tapton celebrated the last Coronation”

Just a little bit more about ‘Clocky’ Brown

You may remember that we’ve looked in some detail at George Brown’s bus and coach business in an earlier blog but we couldn’t resist sharing this albeit rather grainy shot of his former shop on Church Street, Brimington. We think it came from one of our members but we are not sure of its exactContinue reading “Just a little bit more about ‘Clocky’ Brown”

The Staveley/Brimington by-pass – a history in itself

The Staveley/Brimington bypass has a history of its own. Now known as the Chesterfield to Staveley regeneration route we’ll highlight a little of its history in this blog. But this isn’t a full history by any means. 1920 – An arterial road That once well-known industrialist and politician – Charles (Charlie) Paxton Markham (1865-1926), oneContinue reading “The Staveley/Brimington by-pass – a history in itself”

A cinema in Brimington?

Brimington might well have had a cinema in the early 1920s, had the plans of a small group of local businessman reached fruition. There’s a little about this unlikely plan in this blog. The Brimington Palace Ltd Perhaps ‘out of the blue’ in the Derbyshire Times of 15 July 1922 it was announced that aContinue reading “A cinema in Brimington?”

The plague in Brimington – 2

In this blog we continue our look at the claim that victims of the plague were buried near the canal off Cowplingle Lane – a tradition almost certainly incorrect. This is part two of a short series of blogs looking at the plague in Brimington, which visited the village from late 1602 to early 1603,Continue reading “The plague in Brimington – 2”

The Plague in Brimington – 1

In this blog we will start to look at the claim that victims of the plague were buried near the canal off Cowplingle Lane – a tradition almost certainly incorrect. This is part one of a series of blogs which look at the plague in Brimington which visited from late 1603 to early 1604.Continue reading “The Plague in Brimington – 1”

1980s open-casting at Tapton

In this blog we look at the 1980s open-casting operation in the Tapton area which happened prior to house building, the Tapton by-pass construction and the arrival of Sainbury’s supermarket. We’ll also take a brief look at the subsequent development of the sites. For few short months in 1988 residents in Tapton, with properties onContinue reading “1980s open-casting at Tapton”

St Mary’s mission church, Brimington Common – a short history – 3

This is the final part of three blogs looking at the history of the Anglican mission church dedicated to St Mary on Brimington Common. Opened in 1878, nothing remains of this now demolished church. The local history group’s yearly publication Brimington and Tapton Miscellany has been looking at the history of this ‘Tin Tabernacle’ typeContinue reading “St Mary’s mission church, Brimington Common – a short history – 3”

St Mary’s mission church, Brimington Common – a short history – 2

This is the second of our three-part story, describing the Anglican mission church, dedicated to St Mary, which opened in 1878 on Brimington Common. Our first post on this now demolished church can be found here. The local history group’s yearly publication Brimington and Tapton Miscellany has been looking at the history of this ChurchContinue reading “St Mary’s mission church, Brimington Common – a short history – 2”

St Mary’s mission church, Brimington Common – a short history – 1

This blog, the first part of three, takes a short look at the now disappeared St Mary’s Mission Church on Manor Road – now the site of housing. We’ll look at the church from its opening in 1878 until just after the Second World War. Our second part takes the story forward until the building’sContinue reading “St Mary’s mission church, Brimington Common – a short history – 1”