Events

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Non members are welcome to attend our in-person talks and a limited number of places for the online and hybrid talks are available for non members to book using Eventbrite.

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  • Industrial Heritage at the National Stone Centre

    Industrial Heritage at the National Stone Centre

    13:00 -16:00
    06/07/2024

    A walk led by Lynn Willies of the Peak District Mines Historical Society.

    The NSC, a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, has half a dozen small limestone quarries worked for both ornamental and lump stone and for aggregate, with early road and rail links, tramway and ropeway remains, hand and machine drilled faces, remains of buildings and a rock-shelter. There is both an early limekiln and later triple kilns. The  route will follow the Cromford and High Peak Railway for a short distance and also see the unused (?) railway incline intended to link the CHPR with the Midland Railway at Wirksworth. Generally easy walking over two miles, but with some short steep slopes on rough surfaces. Good walking shoes or boots please.

    Meet at 1.00 pm outside the National Stone Centre café building. The walk will take about 3 hours. Fee-charged car parking available on-site. The NSC is reached via Porter Lane to Middleton and Ashbourne from the top of the hill on the road between Cromford and Wirksworth. Postcode is DE4 4LS but beware some SatNavs may not process this postcode correctly – what3words location is ///advantage.harnessed.doing. There is a café and toilet facilities at the National Stone Centre as well as a shop with some geology books.

    20 places available – £5 per person pay on the day exact change in cash please

    Organised by the Industrial Archaeology Section

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  • Derby Riverboat cruise on the River Derwent

    Derby Riverboat cruise on the River Derwent

    14:00 -15:00
    11/07/2024

    The Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust run the electric riverboat “Outram” on a 45 minute cruise from Derby city centre towards Darley Abbey, along a stretch of the River Derwent that once lined with industry. The boat only takes 12 passengers, so we have booked it for two trips, giving members a choice of dates. Meet 2.00pm at the Phoenix Green Boat Station on the East Bank of the river in central Derby (postcode DE1 2EB). The river can be crossed on foot from the city centre via the Millennium footbridge near the UK Museum of Making. Please note that boarding the boat is via a swimming pool style ladder.

    12 places available on each date – £10 per person

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  • Georgian Bakewell and the Old House Museum

    Georgian Bakewell and the Old House Museum

    10:45 -15:00
    25/07/2024

    A guided walk of Georgian Bakewell and visit to Bakewell Old House Museum – organised by the Architecture Section.

    This guided walk through the centre of town displays the advent of gracious Georgian architecture in Bakewell. It covers the growth of the medical area, the schools needed to educate the children of professional people, sons and daughters and the changes in church architecture. We will talk about the Georgian quarries and mills, the houses that were farms 200 years ago and you shall see the effects the Georgians had upon our small town.

    The walk covers half a mile along roads and lasts about 1½ hours. Please note it involves some walking up Peak District inclines.

     Morning Tour 10.45am to 12.30pm, Number of places: 12
    Meet at: Bakewell Old House Museum, Cunningham Place, Bakewell, DE45 1DD
    10.45am arrival and refreshments with Brief Introduction to the museum followed from 11.00am to 12.30pm by the Guided Walk (ends at the Museum)
    Price: £17.50 includes free admission to Bakewell Old House Museum during the day.

    Afternoon Tour 1.30pm to 3.00pm, Number of places: 12
    Meet at: Bakewell Visitor Centre, Old Market Hall, Bridge Street, Bakewell DE45 1DS
    The walk ends at the Museum which is open until 4.00pm.
    Price: £17.50 includes free admission to Bakewell Old House Museum during the day.

    [Participants are welcome to come to Bakewell Old House Museum at 10.45am for a Brief Introduction to the Museum and to use their free admission to the museum before they go on the Afternoon Tour.]

    Buses: TransPeak provides a regular service to Bakewell from Derby and from Buxton

    Parking: Details of all Pay and Display car parks at Bakewell are available online. Please note that the car park at Market Street DE45 1HA is a Short Stay car park only (2 hours limit).

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