Ropewalks were a striking feature in the 17th and 18th centuries, situated on the edge of town on both north and south sides of the river Wear, one
An agreement made in 1656 between the 3rd earl of Devonshire's receiver, Humphrey Poole, and nine colliers concerning the working of coal at Heath.
This leaflet is one of many that would have been produced giving details of specal trains, services and tickets.
When coal was king!
To most people today, 'Bolsover' means the small town in north eastern Derbyshire, about six miles east of Chesterfield.
How did railways develop in Bolsover and the north Derbyshire coalfield? What caused their decline?
Darley abbey was a house of Augustinian canons established in the early 12th century on the banks of the river Derwent a few miles north of Derby.
When Domesday Book was compiled in 1086 the whole of the modern parish of Bolsover formed a single manor.
The manor of Bolsover
