Wednesday, 26 February 2020

SHEEPBRIDGE IRON WORKS Laying the foundation stone of the blast furnace

Found this report in the Derbyshire Courier 7 November 1857. It gives details of the laying of the foundation stone for the blast furnaces at Sheepbridge Iron works.










Tuesday, 25 February 2020

John Buxton


The sad story of John Buxton of Newbridge Street Old Whittington, taken from Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald 8 September 1900






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The Inquest report was published the following week in the Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald

"At the inquest of the Whittington lad, who was killed by a trap accident last week, the Coroner commented on the danger of children being allowed to play in the streets".