THE BARM MAN

Found this lovely story in the Derbyshire Courier from August 1910.  Brought back happy memories, my grandmother used to call yeast 'barm' but I have not heard it called that for years.

SAMUEL HINDE

I first heard of Samuel Hinde when I was trying to find out information on the Newbridge Inn which stood on Newbridge Lane. I had never heard his name mentioned along with the like of Samuel Bower, John Dixon as a Whittington landowner in the late 1700's but he was, and I decided to try and do a bit of research into the man who at one point had a 1/16th share in the Manor of Whittington. I have uploaded his story to the webpage and it can be read here https://oldwhittingtonops.com/samuel-hinde/ Samuel owned plots of land around Whittington and lived in a substantial Manor House, which would appear to have been at the bottom of Whittington Hill, possibly where the present Manor House now stands.

CHURCH STREET OLD WHITTINGTON

I have just bought this photo (its not the clearest) from Ebay and I think it is the top of Church St, on the corner with the turn to the church on the right. The steps are there which still exist.

I have never seen another picture of this cottage on the corner wonder if it the start of the row I have highlighted on the attached map.

VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY

Derbyshire Victoria County History have posted a wealth of information on their website about Whittington it can be read here http://derbyshirevch.org/draft-text/

It is still a work in progress but contains a variety of information relating to Whittington, Old and New and Whittington Moor.

Photograph taken from their facebook page Derbyshire Victoria County History | Facebook   

St Bartholomews after fire damage of 1895

Mary Swanwick Memorial Hall and Rifle Range

This from the Sheffield Evening Telegraph 12 October 1915.

I have never heard of the Rifle Range that was opened the same time as the Swanwick Memorial Hall. Has anybody else heard of it or know where it was?