Future Events
Venue: Old Tupton Methodist Church, 96, Nethermoor Road, New Tupton, S42 6EN
7pm Thursday 6 June 2024
The Portable Antiquities Scheme.
A gold Iron Age coin
Meghan King is the Finds Liaison Officer for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire based at Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Her talk will provide an introduction to the Portable Antiquities Scheme and the Treasure process and give an overview of interesting finds from the around the county allowing us to handle typical objects recorded by the scheme.
7pm Thursday 5 September 2024
Paupers Past (Peak in the Past) with Tim Knebal
Peak in the Past is a community heritage group dedicated to exploring and sharing peak district history. Historical images and information resources and conducting reminiscence and educational activities
7pm Thursday 5 December 2024
Stanton at War with Stephen Flinders
Anti tank gun
Churchill turret
Foundry ladies
7pm Thursday 6 March 2025
Peak Railway with Jacob Short, Director, Peak Railway Association.
A talk through the route of the line, with the
history thrown in, starting from Ambergate Station
through to Buxton with the history along the way.
7pm Thursday 5 June 2025
Wingerworth Stone Sawmill with Jamie Mather
7pm Thursday 4 September 2025
Lumsdale Mill with Alan Piper
The Lumsdale valley is a very important industrial archaeological site and was scheduled as an acient monument by Historical England in 2014. It is owned by the Arkwright Society. There were various mills built over 300 years which incuded lead smelting and grinding corn.
7pm Thursday 4 December 2025
Chesterfield Bus Society with Andrew Bagshaw
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