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.

Bretby Hall, Bretby, Derbyshire, 20th century. The castellated mansion was built in 1813 for the Earl of Chesterfield on the site of his family's 17th century manor house. The house was left unfinished at the Earl's death in 1815. The building was purchased in 1926 by the Derbyshire County Council for use as a hospital and remained an orthopaedic hospital until the 1990s, the hall and grounds then being sold to developers to provide private residential units. (Photo by NEMPR Picture the Past/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

25. Bretby Hall

Bretby Hall, Bretby, Derbyshire, 20th century. The castellated mansion was built in 1813 for the Earl of Chesterfield on the site of his family's 17th century manor house. The house was left unfinished at the Earl's death in 1815. The building was purchased in 1926 by the Derbyshire County Council for use as a hospital and remained an orthopaedic hospital until the 1990s, the hall and grounds then being sold to developers to provide private residential units. (Photo by NEMPR Picture the Past/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Photo: Heritage Images

Making repairs to the Great Conservatory at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, late 19th century. The great glasshouse on the Duke of Devonshire's estate at Chatsworth was designed and built by Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865) between 1836 and 1840. Paxton later built the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

26. Chatsworth

Making repairs to the Great Conservatory at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, late 19th century. The great glasshouse on the Duke of Devonshire's estate at Chatsworth was designed and built by Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865) between 1836 and 1840. Paxton later built the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Photo: Heritage Images

Artist Harry Hicken, the son of Henry Hicken, general secretary of the Derbyshire Miners' Association, decorates the walls of the family home with oil frescoes, Chesterfield, 30th December 1938. (Photo by Harry Shepherd/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

27. Henry Hicken

Artist Harry Hicken, the son of Henry Hicken, general secretary of the Derbyshire Miners' Association, decorates the walls of the family home with oil frescoes, Chesterfield, 30th December 1938. (Photo by Harry Shepherd/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Harry Shepherd

Monsal Dale', circa 1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, circa 1896]. Artist Richar Keene. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

28. Monsal Dale

Monsal Dale', circa 1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, circa 1896]. Artist Richar Keene. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images) Photo: Print Collector

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