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A Long-Awaited Book Launch
Chesterfield Streets and Houses By Philip Riden, Chris Leteve and Richard Sheppard A major new study of how the town centre has evolved, street by street and house by house. Come to the launching on 16 May 2019 and get this new 200-page, colour-illustrated hardback at the offer price of £15. Chesterfield evolved in the…
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Chesterfield and the Co-operative Movement.
On Wednesday 20th March a Blue Plaque was unveiled at West Bars to mark the town’s historic links to the the Co-operative Movement. Members of the Civic Society attended both this ceremony and the re-dedication of the the Funeral Home after its recent renovation. More photos can be found below, and a detailed report of…
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HS2 Meeting – Thursday 28th February
Chesterfield Civic Society HS2 Debate Over 30 members and guests met at St Thomas’s church centre on February 28 for a Civic Society discussion meeting on ‘Do we want HS2 in North East Derbyshire?’. Andrew Pritchard, representing East Midland Cities and Transport for the East Midlands, outlined the strategic case for the north-eastern leg of…
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Public Meeting and AGM – 27th September 2018
The society met at the St Thomas’ Centre for a talk by Paul Staniforth on Development Management and Conservation within the Borough. Although understandably this could cover only items within the public domain he managed to include the major town centre developments, and submitted affably to some fairly tough questioning, particularly on that perennial favourite…
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Chesterfield Museum Local History Day
On Saturday we were at Chesterfield Museum for the annual Local History Fair. It was an excellent event, and we thank the Museum for hosting it. Here are a few photos from the day. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] As it was the first day of the Chatsworth Road Exhibition at the Museum we…
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A Brampton History Trail
This little booklet was first published in 1996. In the succeeding 22 years, Brampton has changed beyond recognition. Nevertheless, much still remains, and the trail is a valuable guide to the area, while the illustrations are reminder of what has now gone. The Civic Society has republished it with a new preface by Philip Riden…
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Hurst House – Derbyshire Times Article
The Derbyshire Times has published a comprehensive report on the history of Hurst House and the CSF in this week’s paper. To quote our Chairman it is an ‘excellent piece’. Read the article here
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The Civic Society at the CADFHS Local History Fair
The Civic Society had a stand at the fair at the fair on Saturday on what turned out to be a very well-attended day, despite the feared competition from the Royal wedding. Our Chairman had a useful introduction and discussion with the new Mayor of Chesterfield, and also managed to oversee the Victoria County History…
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The Victoria Centre Knifesmithgate
Well known , both to Chesterfield residents and further afield as a characteristic image of Chesterfield , the Black and White frontage of Knifesmithgate is well worthy of preservation . Currently however , the upper floors are empty , and their future unknown. The issue is that the building belongs to a London property management…
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The Sixties ‘Vic’ – an account by Eileen Marriot
Thank you Eileen for these memories of the ‘Vic’ as we all called the Victoria Ballroom . She captures the central part it played in our lives for those of us who grew up in the 1960s . Just click on the link below the photo to read the full story . http://www.chesterfieldstories.co.uk/the-good-times-some-memories-of-the-top-rank-days-at-chesterfields-victoria-ballroom/ Please note…
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