COLLISION WITH AN ICEBERG – Great Liner’s Call for Assistance – PASSENGERS REPORTED DISEMBARKED – S.S. VIRGINIAN TO THE RESCUE The huge White Star liner ‘Titanic’, the largest vessel afloat, while on her maiden voyage to New ‘fork, about 10.30 … Read More
WORLD WAR II MEMORIES by TOM STATON The Plane in Woolley’s Farm Field One day I was in the farmyard when a small plane very low came over, I expected it too crash, but it managed to get over … Read More
THE DERBYSHIRE TIMES, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1939 BODY IN DAM ECKINGTON – find ends search for Mosbro’ Man A verdict of “Found drowned” was returned at the inquest at Eckington on Tuesday on Fred Moorcroft (39), unemployed, 9, Queen … Read More
NEVER FEAR DAM This Dam was worked by the Haslam’s of Ridgeway. The story of how it got its strange name is best told in the poem by one of the local children. “Working, working, always working trying … Read More
“MY GRAN” She was my favourite relative; she was quite small and her shoulder were very rounded. She had a very find face surrounded by soft white hair. Her hands were small with fingers all crooked with arthritis, Gran … Read More
I used to really enjoy cleaning the “Yorkshire Range” which used to catch everyone’s in my kitchen. Rising about seven in the morning, I would clean out all the dead ashes and lay paper, sticks and coal in the grate … Read More
Standing here at the bus-stop, I see opposite me a very new building named “Mosshouse”. To the left of it are renovated stone buildings which look very smart and attractive. I can remember we lived in a small cottage which … Read More
Herbert’s parent and date of birth are unknown. He enlisted into the 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force, his service no was 411560. He died on 23 September 1944. The information below is the last details of what happened to Herbert. … Read More
While working on the Ward at Chesterfield an old veteran told me of his time in the Army. He was sent to Dunkirk with thousands of others, he managed to dodge the bullets and bomb on the beach at Dunkirk from … Read More
Sergeant Leonard Havenhand was born to Alexander and Amy Havenhand of Mosborough Derbyshire around July 1922. He enlisted into the 76 Sqdn Royal Air Force, is Service No was 1459226. Leonard died on 30th March 1943 … Read More