South Derbyshire Local History ForumA project partner of the
Sharpe's Heritage and Arts Trust Ltd
South Derbyshire Local History Forum
A project partner of the
Sharpe's Heritage and Arts Trust Ltd
The Forum was formed in 1997 to provide a platform for any group or individual across South Derbyshire who is interested in Local History to promote the history of the area.
Exhibitions
Prior to the opening of Sharpe's Pottery Museum, the Forum staged several exhibitions, two of which were held at the premises of T G Green, specifically on the art pottery produced in the South Derbyshire area by firms such as:
Flying the flag for South Derbyshire, Pat Paling and Michael David Ash were at the Derby Museum Exhibition of Derbyshire Potteries.
The Forum has put on a number of
exhibitions covering the history of the area generally.
Provision of Information
Information is provided to enquirers seeking details of the history of South Derbyshire, whether for family history or for other research. Many enquiries are received from abroad, as well as this country. The Reference Manual of Sources was in part compiled to meet the needs of researchers: it is kept up to date and is available at £2.50 Sterling plus 75 pence for packing and postage within the United Kingdom. Prices for postage abroad depend on destination.
If you have any enquiries, please email Keith Gilliver, Forum Publicity Officer, or telephone 01283 223794 from within the UK or +(44) (0)1283 223794 from abroad.
Links to the websites of local history groups:
Repton Village History Group
Melbourne Historical Research Group
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"Bretby Art Pottery - A Collector's Guide" - Michael David Ash - price £8 (plus postage and packing).
REPRINTED - As the first edition of this important, information packed publication was about
to go out of print, Sharpe's Pottery Heritage & Arts Trust Ltd accepted an offer from the author to become a partner in a rescue
bid to ensure that copies will continue to be available, for a considerable time, at Sharpe's
Pottery Museum, which has exclusive local selling rights to the re-printed version. The
book is also available from the author.
"Repton - Historic Capital of Mercia" - price £4 (plus p&p). A 40 page booklet of photographs of old Repton, by Repton Village History Group.
"Notices and Jottings from St. Wystans's Parish Magazine" - price £4.95 (plus p&p). A book containing interesting extracts from Parish Magazines 1889-1937, by Repton Village History Group.
"It's all just a pipedream now" - Keith Gilliver, Peter White and Ivan Poole - price £10 (plus p&p). How to make saltglazed pipes: a brief history of all pipeworks in South Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire.
"Last Orders Gentlemen Please" - Keith Gilliver - price £10 (plus p&p).
The history of Pubs and Beerhouses in the Swadlincote area of South Derbyshire.
"Just time for another quick pint" - Keith Gilliver - price £10 (plus p&p).
The history of brewing and drinking in the Swadlincote area.
Other sites
a) for genealogists:
| Cyndi's List of 85,000 links. |
Genuki - starting points for UK and Ireland genealogical information. |
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| BBC - History | The Society of Genealogists. | Genealogy - Tips. |
b) of local interest:
| Melbourne. |
Hartshorne. |
Swadlincote information. |
Swadlincote photos. |
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