derbyshire

April 2025 I recently visited the now-closed Newholme Hospital in Bakewell with @Mr Budge, following a trip to the nearby Haddon Tunnel. After years of hearing it was due to shut—and with plenty of false starts since it was first earmarked for closure back in 2017—it finally wrapped up...

Goyt Colliery, also known as Goyt’s Moss Colliery, was a significant coal mining site near Buxton in Derbyshire’s Peak District. Situated on the high moorlands west of Buxton, this colliery was part of a network of small-scale mines that operated from the 17th century until the early 20th...

Newholme Hospital / Bakewell Union Workhouse, Derbyshire - December 2024 Bakewell Poor Law Union formally came into existence in July 1838 and a workhouse to accommodate 200 inmates was constructed in 1841 to designs by a Mr Johnson of Sheffield at a cost of £5,340. The admin block was...

September 2024 Visited with @Mr Budge and @MotionlessMike, If you follow the river River Wye you will eventually reach Buxton's Pavilion Gardens, it is in these gardens that the river drops underground and travels beneath the town, their is little to see of the river, still only a small stream...

Lying in the abandoned Eldon Hill quarry is a cave which has been known about since around 1994. I first heard rumors of this place one evening in the pub after a midweek caving trip. There was story of a caving group who had gone out to sidetrack one evening and started the long entrance...

June 2018 The Visit Version 1: I embarked on a solitary adventure to this place on a delightful June day. The structure itself appeared rather petite, so my visit lasted only about 20 minutes. The water works facility is concealed from the bustling main road, located on a steep embankment...

I'm not a fan of Google but one thing they do well is Maps. Scouting around Ilkeston in Google Maps revealed an unusual pill shaped building in the middle of a wooded area in Ilkeston. Further investigation made it irresistable to go take a look. I'm built for comfort and not as slender as...

History The Ritz Cinema was constructed for Ritz (Ilkeston) Ltd., independent exhibitors, and was designed in a modern Art Deco style by Nottingham-based architect Reginald W.G. Cooper. This was Cooper’s seventh cinema design project. The cinema opened on May 20, 1938, with Barbara Stanwick’s...

Not a huge amount to see on this site, nor is there much history but it's an interesting landmark, seen from the A50, so thought I'd take a gander on a wet morning. Pulled from another site: In 1723 Lord George Vernon the owner of Sudbury Hall built this fortress like structure to keep his...

Introduction Another one from my Peak District exploring trip a few months back. Unfortunately, as I was short on time I only did the main Lime Kiln structure and the gatehouse/auxiliary buildings at the beginning of the track. There is a fair bit more to this site which can be seen in various...

Introduction On a trip to Derbyshire to cover a few locations back in September last year, me and @V50jake visited this old Asphalt Works. History & Information This place has been done to death over the years and I'm pretty late to the party so I won’t go into too much detail. The Permanite...

The Five Sisters, still towering over the Derbyshire countryside 20 years after the power station was demolished... Hopefully they stay for many years to come... The History - Been covered many times before, so I'll try and keep it brief Willington Power Station was a coal fired power station...

Hunger Hill Pumping Station While visiting the Peak District for a birthday treat, I decided to knock off a few pins I've had marked for a while, one of which was Hunger Hill Pumping Station. Situated just west of Chesterfield, this old pumping station was constructed around the early 1920s...

Apologies as I know this place has been done many times, went with a non member explorer friend. History stolen from the internet - although I have been reading about it all in various places. May be a bit pic heavy for some of you - experienced reporters, feel free to correct me anywhere. The...

We had our little lad out with us today so decided to take him on a drive to this place as it seemed like it would be an easy, chilled out explore. We've always wanted to have a nosey at some cooling towers so can now tick this off. History - Willington Power Station was comprised of two...

Hey guys! Been here a while so I thought I would make my first post. We went to visit the lodge in Chesterfield, though the top of the building is out of bounds due to fire damage, it’s still a very Interesting walk through. There are signs that people still use this building so if you visit...

May 2021 I visited with @coolboyslim and @stranton on a post-lockdown tour of the Peak District, the church is a modern gothic style building, consisting of a chancel and nave. I'd attempted this one a number of years ago with no success, but as we were passing we decided to take a quick look...

Melbourne Royal Observer Corps Bunker I live within a stone's throw of this place and didn't know it was here!! Many of these ROC bunkers still exist but some have been filled in, or capped off by land owners that inherited the bunkers after they were decommissioned ( approx 1990 / 1991 )...

A visit we made to Derbyshires Royal Infirmary a while back in mid 2014, we was escorted off by security after a good few hours inside. The Derbyshire Royal Infirmary was a hospital in Derby that was managed by the Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Following the transfer of...

Evening, Having been grabbing extra hours at work I’ve had zero time to explore new places or process past visits! Ive got a couple more explores to upload then probably nothing until the new year.... Chesterfield Railway Tunnel 474yards. June 1892 saw the arrival of the Manchester Sheffield...