This blog, regrettably our first for sometime, looks at the role George Stephenson’s Lockoford Colliery had in promoting an important safety invention – the steam pressure gauge. Strange coincidence It’s strange on how different pieces of information can sometimes come together under the most diverse of coincidences. This particular ‘discovery’ occurred when I attended anContinue reading “Lockoford Colliery’s role in the invention of the steam gauge”
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The Sheffield flood and its Brimington connection
In this blog we’ll look at the Brimington and Chesterfield connection with the great Sheffield flood which occurred one hundred and sixty years ago on 11 March 1864. Sheffield suffered what became known as the ‘Great Inundation’ – when the nearly completed Dale Dyke Damn reservoir, around a mile from Bradfield, burst its banks. TheContinue reading “The Sheffield flood and its Brimington connection”
Brimington and Tapton in 1983
For our first post of 2024 we’ll take a very selective look back forty years to some local events in 1983. And yes – it really is 40 years ago! Coaching changes – Ringwood Coaches and Chumbley’s Two local giants of the coaching business retired in 1983. The boss of Ringwood Coaches retired in NovemberContinue reading “Brimington and Tapton in 1983”
Death of Alan Sharp
We are very sorry to have to report the death of Alan Sharp, aged 88, at the end of November. His funeral was held on 20 December 2023. Alan was a founder member of our local history group and actively involved with it. Many will have known him as a teacher at Brimington Boys’ andContinue reading “Death of Alan Sharp”
An imperative need – when did mains water reach Brimington?
At our September 2023 meeting we took a look at a number of local history subjects – one being how mains piped water arrived in Brimington. In this blog we take a brief look at this subject – an imperative need for all communities which we perhaps now take for granted until we turn onContinue reading “An imperative need – when did mains water reach Brimington?”
The Markham Arms closes
In this blog we mark the closing of another Brimington public house – the Markham Arms on 2 July 2023. Situated on Dorest Drive, at its junction with Somerset Drive, the pub was first opened in July 1957. It was designed to serve the Coal Industry Housing Association’s (CIHA) ‘Counties Estate’, with no doubt alsoContinue reading “The Markham Arms closes”
South ward elections 1979 style
We’ve recently had a set of local elections – but in this blog we’re looking back to 1979’s elections in Brimington South Ward and also touching on that in 1987. Campaigning wise – it was a different world back in 1979. The main opposition to the Labour Party was the Conservatives, who fielded not justContinue reading “South ward elections 1979 style”
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”
Brimington and Tapton Local History Group 