Events
For detailed information on the programmes organised by the Society select by clicking on one of the items on the left.
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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DAS Outing
Library Open
DAS Other Event
Non DAS Event
DAS talk (online)
DAS talk (in person only)
DAS talk (hybrid)
- 04September 4, 2024
Belper North Mill
13:30 -15:0004/09/2024Belper North Mill, also known as Strutt’s North Mill, is one of the Derwent Valley Mills which was given UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2001. The Mill in Belper played a vital role in the UK’s Industrial Revolution and is of architectural and historic importance. Lasting about 1 hour 15 minutes, join the knowledgeable guide who will take you on an external tour of the Belper Mills site, with an exclusive trip into the North Mill basement. (There are steps to the basement & also it could be chilly).
There are two car parks, one at the front of the North Mill, and the other at the back. The address is Bridgefoot, Belper DE56 1YD. If you park at the back, please avoid parking in any spaces that say ‘reserved for the Fit Pit’. Buses between Derby and Matlock pass the mill, and Belper railway station is about 10 minutes walk.
15 places available – £9.00 per person.
Organised by the Local History Section
- 08September 8, 2024
Heritage open day at Magpie Mine
11:00 -16:0008/09/2024The atmospheric remains of Magpie Mine are one of the top industrial heritage sites in Derbyshire. It was the last working lead mine in the Derbyshire orefield and is one of the best surviving examples in the UK of a 19th century lead mine. Peak District Mines Historical Society is opening the site for free tours of the site running between 11am and 4pm. No booking – just turn up on the day, tours last about one hour.
Magpie Mine is located near the village of Sheldon in the Peak District, about 5km west of Bakewell. Its Ordnance Survey Grid Ref is SK173682 and postcode DE45 1QU (please be aware that some sat-navs may take you to Sheldon village). Free parking will be available.
- 28September 28, 2024
IAS - MIlford
11:00 -12:3028/09/2024Strutts CentreDerby Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1UUNo additional detail for this event.