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?”
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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”
Two Brimington men remembered
As we reach Remembrance Sunday, this post looks at just two of the Brimington men who gave their lives – in the Second World War – so that we can enjoy the freedoms of today. These two men are amongst the 120 plus who lost their lives in either the First or Second World Wars.Continue reading “Two Brimington men remembered”
Our Miscellany 14 is now available
Our 14th edition of Brimington and Tapton Miscellany is now available. Of 82 pages in length, in this edition our chronicle of local events (for 2021) is a little longer than previously, particularly so we can cover what happened in the area regarding Covid. Our two main articles are: Regrettably we’ve had to increase theContinue reading “Our Miscellany 14 is now available”
Brimington’s EHF Mills and his BBC career
In this blog we look at the career of Brimington’s EHF Mills, born in 1891, who rose to a senior position in the then infant BBC. Mills was the son of Brimington Rector Edward Keane Blumhardt and Frances Margaret Mills of Tapton Grove. Tuesday 18 October 2022 marked the centenary of the BBC – theContinue reading “Brimington’s EHF Mills and his BBC career”
Brimington and Tapton Local History Group 