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.

Riber Castle c1900. Riber Castle was built on a hilltop near Matlock in 1862. It was designed and built by the Derbyshire industrialist and philanthropist John Smedley as his residence. (Photo by NEMPR Picture the Past/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

17. Riber Castle

Riber Castle c1900. Riber Castle was built on a hilltop near Matlock in 1862. It was designed and built by the Derbyshire industrialist and philanthropist John Smedley as his residence. (Photo by NEMPR Picture the Past/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Photo: Heritage Images

Railway viaducts, Chapel Milton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, 1954. View of the twin railway viaducts at Chapel Milton. Artist Eric de Maré. (Photo by Historic England Archive/Getty Images)

18. Chapel-en-le-Frith

Railway viaducts, Chapel Milton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, 1954. View of the twin railway viaducts at Chapel Milton. Artist Eric de Maré. (Photo by Historic England Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Heritage Images

Wolfscote Bridge and Franklyn Rock, Beresford Dale, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate liv from the album 'the compleat angler or the contemplative man's recreation, volume ii' (1888); edition 109/250. Artist Peter Henry Emerson. (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

19. Beresford Dale

Wolfscote Bridge and Franklyn Rock, Beresford Dale, 1880s. A work made of photogravure, plate liv from the album 'the compleat angler or the contemplative man's recreation, volume ii' (1888); edition 109/250. Artist Peter Henry Emerson. (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images) Photo: Heritage Images

Market Place, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, 1890-1910. Looking towards an ironmongers and a public water pump. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

20. Ashbourne

Market Place, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, 1890-1910. Looking towards an ironmongers and a public water pump. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Photo: Heritage Images

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