Wingerworth Hall, c1900. The lords of the manor at Wingerworth were the Brailsfords for most of the Middle Ages. The lordship then descended in an uncertain way to the Curzons of Kedleston and then to the Hunlokes at the end of the 16th century. They first obtained leases of property here in the 1540s, including the ironworks, and by about 1600 had built a small Hall, where they lived until building this much grander mansion, completed in 1729. The house was probably built by Francis Smith of Warwick out of Crawshaw sandstone from Alton Quarry, for the third Baron, Thomas Windsor Hunloke. (Photo by NEMPR Picture the Past/Heritage Images/Getty Images)placeholder image
Wingerworth Hall, c1900. The lords of the manor at Wingerworth were the Brailsfords for most of the Middle Ages. The lordship then descended in an uncertain way to the Curzons of Kedleston and then to the Hunlokes at the end of the 16th century. They first obtained leases of property here in the 1540s, including the ironworks, and by about 1600 had built a small Hall, where they lived until building this much grander mansion, completed in 1729. The house was probably built by Francis Smith of Warwick out of Crawshaw sandstone from Alton Quarry, for the third Baron, Thomas Windsor Hunloke. (Photo by NEMPR Picture the Past/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

31 stunning photos reveal Derbyshire's past, including Florence Nightingale's former home

By Julia Rodgerson
Published 7th Nov 2024, 10:25 GMT
Updated 7th Nov 2024, 10:28 GMT

This incredible collection of pictures from the past show how buildings and places across Derbyshire have changed.

Photos include town centres scenes and impressive historic buildings – some of which no longer exist.

Pictures include Ripley Market Place in 1906, showing the Town Hall and the old Post Office.

Historic buildings such as Bolsover Castle, Eyam Hall and Lea Hurst, the country manor on the estate of William Edward Nightingale, the father of nurse and medical reformer Florence Nightingale.

The Mansion, Ashbourne, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I, 1924-1926. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

5. Ashbourne

The Mansion, Ashbourne, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I, 1924-1926. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images) Photo: Print Collector

Eyam Hall, circa 1907. Eyam Hall, a Jacobean style manor house in Eyam in Derbyshire. From The Connoisseur Volume XLIII. [The Connoisseur Ltd., London, 1915] Artist: Leonard Willoughby. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

6. Eyam Hall

Eyam Hall, circa 1907. Eyam Hall, a Jacobean style manor house in Eyam in Derbyshire. From The Connoisseur Volume XLIII. [The Connoisseur Ltd., London, 1915] Artist: Leonard Willoughby. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images) Photo: Print Collector

The grand staircase and hall of Chesterfield House in Derbyshire in 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

7. Chesterfield House

The grand staircase and hall of Chesterfield House in Derbyshire in 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) Photo: Topical Press Agency

The Crescent in Buxton circa 1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, circa 1896]. Artist John Carr, Valentine & Sons. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

8. Buxton

The Crescent in Buxton circa 1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, circa 1896]. Artist John Carr, Valentine & Sons. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images) Photo: Print Collector

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