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Ernest Rhodes village blacksmith

It can be very hard to identify work actually carried out by village blacksmiths. But research unconnected with Brimington’s blacksmiths – Ernest Rhodes and his son Albert – has revealed that the parish church railings on Church Street are a lasting reminder of this once well-known business. Their premises at the village end of RingwoodContinue reading “Ernest Rhodes village blacksmith”

Fond memories of Land’s shop rekindled

Were continuing to remember shops and shopping in the village with a account of Land’s grocery shop on High Street. Gordon and Mona Land will be remembered by many Brimington people, serving the village, from their shop at 26 High Street, even though they sold the business back in 1984. Now, thanks to their daughter,Continue reading “Fond memories of Land’s shop rekindled”

Issue 1 of our journal is now available as a free download

We have made our first Brimington (and Tapton) Miscellany journal available as a a free down load. Number 1 was first published in late 2008 and covers: The golden age of the little shop (in Brimington) The Canal Tavern Brimington’s pop and jam factory on Coronation Road Brimington’s Coronation tree (outside the Three Horse Shoes)Continue reading “Issue 1 of our journal is now available as a free download”

Tapton’s history

When we first launched our website it was missing information on a brief history of Tapton. We have now started to remedy this by mounting text on the township here. Now loaded are sections on population and communications in Tapton. We have also highlighted a little about the eight ‘detached’ areas of Brimington land withinContinue reading “Tapton’s history”

How a 1950s typewriter led a trail back to Brimington

Local history isn’t just about Roman remains, grand houses, schools, churches and the like – it’s also (and perhaps primarily) about people. So, we’ve been pleased to assist in one of our more unusual stories – how a 1950s typewriter was reunited (metaphorically speaking), with its original owner – a well-known former Brimington resident. TheContinue reading “How a 1950s typewriter led a trail back to Brimington”

When wireless was all the rage

In this blog we’ll take a short look at the new technology of the 1920s – the wireless radio – and a demonstration of this wonder technology in Brimington. This new wonder of wireless broadcasting was all the rage in 1923. The introduction of the valve and loudspeakers were making this new technology accessible andContinue reading “When wireless was all the rage”

When the river Rother was at its worst

Thinking about potential ‘missing’ parts of the Brimington story perhaps reminds us about when the river Rother was amongst, if not the worst, of the polluted rivers in Europe. The Rother comprises a fair part of the parish boundary. The degradation of the river would have started in the industrial revolution. By the 1980s theContinue reading “When the river Rother was at its worst”

Brimington’s Red Lion public house nearly 60 years ago

What was the Red Lion public house like nearly 60 years ago? There’s a glimpse in a newspaper cutting we’ve added to our downloads section (but you can also access it below). A reporter from The Star Chesterfield Magazine, of 14 March 1963, popped in to the Red Lion public house. Geoffrey Nash interviewed landlordContinue reading “Brimington’s Red Lion public house nearly 60 years ago”

Romano-British occupation in Brimington

As some people may have read, trial archaeological excavations, in advance of a housing development off Chesterfield Road and North Moor View, have discovered some evidence of Romano-British occupation. We don’t think that evidence like this has hereto been found in the parish, though, of course, there is the age-old debate as to where theContinue reading “Romano-British occupation in Brimington”

Sources for Brimington’s and Tapton’s history

In this post we discuss planned developments to our site, which includes a page on sources for Brimington’s and Tapton’s history. Our present vice-chairman ‘pulled together’, as he likes to call it, what some have nicked named ‘the yellow Brimington book’ some years ago. This was published by Brimington Parish Council in order to markContinue reading “Sources for Brimington’s and Tapton’s history”