A guide to archives of education in Derbyshire (edited 18 October 2022). Before the Victorian period, there was limited access to formal education for most children because schooling was available mainly through fee-paying private, public and grammar schools. In 1811 the Church of England founded the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in … Continue reading School and College archives
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Bomb nearly takes out the Blue Bell Inn at Melbourne
A post from Bernadette currently on a work placement at the Record Office As part of my work placement at the Record Office, I currently working on a transcript of information gathered from the Derbyshire County Council Air Raid Precaution’s Register of Occurrence’s (Ref: D4710/1).On the first page of the register I came across the occurrence at … Continue reading Bomb nearly takes out the Blue Bell Inn at Melbourne
Advent Calendar – Day 17
A week to go until Christmas Eve. We will be closing at 1pm on Christmas Eve and reopening at 9.30 on Tuesday 29th December. It will be a three day week though, as we will also be closed on the Friday for New Year's Day, reopening as normal on Saturday 2nd January at 9.30. Until … Continue reading Advent Calendar – Day 17
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