by Robert Mee | Jun 6, 2024 | Latest News
After long discussions with County Library Services, the History Society has now been given the go-ahead to buy a display cabinet for display in the Local History Section at Heanor Library. The first display features the history of Heanor Grammar School – quite...
by Robert Mee | May 27, 2024 | Themed History
A few stories to while away a winter’s night……… The Tantum Ghost The most famous ghost story of the area, dating from 1795, is told by William Howitt to the author R.D. Owen in his book, “Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World.”...
by Robert Mee | May 27, 2024 | Transport
The combined Midland General Omnibus Company and Notts and Derbys Traction, ran a large number of routes through both counties. Many of the routes remained unchanged throughout the existence of the companies (and are still being used today). MGO bus battling with the...
by Robert Mee | May 26, 2024 | Transport
When you speak of Langley Mill Railway Station, you normally mean the existing station, near to the church. (See Railways for a chronology of rail activity in the area.) This was part of the Midland Railway network. However, Langley Mill also had another station, on...
by Robert Mee | May 22, 2024 | Themed History
This wonderful advertisement from 1888 lists just about every pub in Heanor, Langley Mill, Loscoe and Marlpool. There’s even a couple (The ‘Hands and Hearts’ and the ‘Prince of Wales’) which have not yet been identified. The photographs below are just a few of those...
