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”
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Some lost Brimington street names
In this blog we take a selective look at some Brimington street names, particularly focussing on those that are lost. We’ll be using the 1881 census as our baseline. The census Anyone reading the census enumerators’ returns will be able to fairly quickly build up a picture of who lived where and what they did,Continue reading “Some lost Brimington street names”
Brimington and Tapton Local History Group 