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Photos of Holbrook,
Derbyshire, England. Holbrook is a picturesque hilltop village between the A6 and A61, 5½ miles N.E. of Derby, 3 S.E. of Belper, and 2 N.E. of the Duffield railway station. The views from the many roads in this village are stunning, It has a great view of the surrounding countryside. Hale Broc is the Saxon name for Hobrook, meaning Badger Hill. Once a busy centre of the stocking trade, with hand-looms still in operation as late as the 1930s. It has attractive old houses and some modern housing development. The church of 1841 is pure Georgian in spirit of plain classical design. This is perhaps because it is a rebuild of a predecessor built in 1761. On higher ground behind the churchyard, which has some interesting tombstones, is Holbrook Hall (built in 1681). Today this building is an Old peoples Residential care home. One famous resident of Holbrook Hall was Mrs C.E.Arkwright, whose husband was a direct descendant of Richard Arkwright. In more recent years it was also the home of the mother of Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. On Makeney Road, Just a few yards down from the entrance to Holbrook Hall is an original Toll House called ‘Turnpike cottage’ Holbrook
Centre for Autism on Port way (DP-180205HOLBR-28,29) was
a former Barnardo's children's home, built as Southwood House by
the Bourne family who owned Denby Pottery in the 1880s. In the 1700's
Anthony Radford arranged for children to be taught reading and
writing in a room over the stables at Holbrook Hall. In 1842
William Evans of Allestree Hall (who also owned Holbrook Hall at
that time) built a school in Mooreside Lane
for Infants, the school survives today and is called Holbrook
Primary school (DP-180205HOLBR-16).
On Church
street just before Lower Hall Close is a building which has a
plaque which reads “Potterills Alms Houses” (DP-180205HOLBR-11),
these houses were built in 1735. If you look closely at the
plaque you will see that the stone mason made an error at the
time and spelt it as ARMS instead of ALMS,
parts of the removed R can be seen after all
these years, what a mistake to make ! The village retains its traditional red phone box where Mellor’s Lane meets Church Street. On Belper Road is a traditional village shop "Smiths Stores" with jars of sweets and the like. Holbrook Football Club was formed in 1996 the club uses the facilities of the Holbrook Miners Welfare (Shaw Lane) as it headquarters, with the Welfare being the clubs main sponsor. There is also Saint Michael's football club. Dead Poets Inn was built in 1879, originally it was called The Cross Keys. There are five
roads which lead to Holbrook they are, to the south west Red
Lane which goes to Makeney. Port way to the south east which
connects to Derby Road (B6179). To the east Shaw Lane which
leads to Milford. To the north is Belper Road which takes you to
Bargate. Killis Lane, which runs from the A609 just west of the
A38 bridge to the north east corner of Holbrook. In March 2004
David Tizard set up the Funfair Brewing Company which Started
brewing at the Wheel Inn, Chapel Street, Holbrook The pub was
sold in December 2004 to punch pubs so David has since resited
his brewery company elsewhere. The Gaslight
Gallery (DP-180205HOLBR-18-21)
on Town Street, was once owned by Charles Forster, now his wife
runs it. Charles was a very talented potter and specialised in
models of trams, trains, toilets and tarts, (and houses). So the
scene above the entrance to the shop (photo 20) is a bit of a
mixture of the 'tart' on the chaise longue, trains, trams, some
houses and if you look carefully - a little bloke sitting on
toilet reading a paper (in the bottom right). He was the
resident holbrook historian! |
DP-180205HOLBR-10 & 14 shows some
cottages on Church street. DP-180205HOLBR-11 shows the Potterills Alms Houses on Church Street. DP-180205HOLBR-12 shows view looking up Town Street DP-180205HOLBR-13 shows view looking up Mellor's Lane. DP-180205HOLBR-17 is Holbrook Arkwright Parish hall, which is currently raising funds to be rebuilt. DP-180205HOLBR-23-24 shows Saint Michael's church DP-180205HOLBR-26 shows view from churchyard looking down Church Lane. DP-180205HOLBR-27 shows a view from Mooreside Lane looking over to Lower Kilburn. |
Photo Description : View of Holbrook from
Little Eaton road. Image Reference No. : DP-220601HOLBR-01 Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is the view of Holbrook, on the hill as you go up the road from Little Eaton. |
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Photo Description : Parish church of
Saint Michael, Holbrook. Image Reference No. : DP-220601HOLBR-02 Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is Saint Michael's church which was originally built in 1761 by the Revd S.Bradshaw as a private chapel for Holbrook Hall. It was consecrated as the parish church in 1835 and enlarged and partly rebuilt in 1842 by the late William Evans Esq of Allestree. In January 1907 a fire destroyed part of the interior, It was restored and a new south aisle and chancel added. |
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Photo Description : The view from the
road next to the church Image Reference No. : DP-220601HOLBR-03 Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is the wonderful view you get if you are on the road next to the church. |
Photo Description : School for autistic
children, Holbrook. Image Reference No. : DP-220601HOLBR-04 Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is former Barnardo's children's home is now a school for autistic children in old Holbrook. |
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Photo Description : Nice view, Holbrook. Image Reference No. : DP-220601HOLBR-05 Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is the kind of view you get in Holbrook. Postcard stuff. |
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Photo Description : The Wheel pub,
Holbrook. Image Reference No. : DP-220601HOLBR-06 Exact map location : Click HERE Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is The Wheel pub on Chapel street. |
Photo Description : Dead Poets Inn pub,
Holbrook. Image Reference No. : DP-220601HOLBR-07 Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is Dead Poets inn on Chapel street. |
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Photo Description : The Spotted Cow pub,
Holbrook. Image Reference No. : DP-220601HOLBR-08 Exact map location : Click HERE Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is The Spotted Cow on Town street. See The Spotted Cow in Holbrook using Google Streetview. |
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Photo Description : The Gaslight Gallery,
Holbrook. Image Reference No. : DP-220601HOLBR-09 Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is gallery is on Town street. This building used to be R.M. Bailey's grocer's shop. Well Yard runs to the side of this shop. |
• Photos of
Makeney, Derbyshire, England. Makeney is a very small place village between Holbrook and Milford. |
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Photo Description : View of Milford from
Makeney Image Reference No. : DP-220601MAKEN-01 Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is Makeney |
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Photo Description : The Makeney Hall
Hotel in Makeney Image Reference No. : DP-220601MAKEN-02 Exact Map location : Click HERE Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is a hotel set in a Victorian building. |
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Photo Description : View from the public
footpath in Makeney Image Reference No. : DP-220601MAKEN-03 Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is the wonderful view you get if you walk up the public footpath at the back of the Hollybush pub. |
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Photo Description : The Holly bush Inn
pub in Makeney Image Reference No. : DP-220601MAKEN-04 Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This is The Holly bush In pub. |
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