In this blog we take a brief look at the history of the now closed Miners Arms public house. Introduction The Miners Arms on Manor Road, Brimington Common is the third local public house to close (in the Christmas 2022 period) in the last few years. To this we can add the recent closure ofContinue reading “The Miners Arms, Brimington Common – a short history”
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Brimington in wartime features in latest Miscellany available to download
We’ve made another of our yearly journals – Brimington and Tapton Miscellany – available to download. Find out what’s in it and how to obtain your free copy in this blog. What volume is available? Volume five of our yearly journal was for 2012 and was originally published in January 2013. What does it contain?Continue reading “Brimington in wartime features in latest Miscellany available to download”
FW Broom and Broom Gardens
In this post we take a short look at FW Broom and his connection with Broom Gardens which sit just behind the war memorial gates opposite the top of Cotterhill Lane, Brimington. Broom was Clerk to Chesterfield Rural District Council and this small development was named after him. Making connections Very often local history isContinue reading “FW Broom and Broom Gardens”
‘A wretched and miserable case’ – baby farming in Brimington
In this post we take a look at an 1890s ‘baby farming’ incident in Brimington. From Andy Miles (and our thanks to him for sharing it with us), it takes a look at an incident reported in contemporary newspapers. The article, slightly edited here and with additional illustrations, was originally published in the Hasland Magazine.Continue reading ” ‘A wretched and miserable case’ – baby farming in Brimington”
End of an era as Robinsons Caravans closes
It is undoubtedly the end of an era when a local employer dating back into the 1960s closes. This is the case with Robinsons Caravans, who have been at their Ringwood Road, Brimington site since 1989. In this post we take a brief look at the company who have been part of the caravan andContinue reading “End of an era as Robinsons Caravans closes”
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”
The plague in Brimington – 3
This is part three of a series of blogs looking at the plague in Brimington, which was present in the community from late 1603 to early 1604 In parts one and two we have looked at the almost certainly incorrect tradition that plague victims were buried in a field – Cabbin Close at the bottomContinue reading “The plague in Brimington – 3”
Meetings programme for 2024 published
Our chairman Doug Spencer has worked his usual magic on getting together an interesting local history group meetings programme for 2024 – which we’ve now been able to publish. You’ll find a pdf download at the bottom this page. You can also find the full programme here. It’s our usual mix of subjects – butContinue reading “Meetings programme for 2024 published”
Miscellany 4 now available to download for free
We’ve made another edition of our yearly journal – Brimington and Tapton Miscellany – available to download for free. Number 4 in our series is the volume for 2011, originally published in January 2012. It contains articles on Brimington’s doctors, First World War prisoners captured at Brimington, and the late Peter Harrison’s memories of hisContinue reading “Miscellany 4 now available to download for free”
Brimington and Tapton Local History Group 