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Biography - William George Nettleship (1929-1984) (Photographer)
Thursday 20th Jul 2023 by SLHS view article...
Celebrations for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Friday 14th Jul 2023 by SLHS view article...
Biography - John Nix, The Stud Farm, Alfreton
Thursday 24th Jun 2021 by SLHS view article...
Biography - Leonard Waller 1918-2006 (Photographer)
Thursday 24th Jun 2021 by Judith Fitzhugh view article...
The Waller Family of Somercotes and Swanwick
Tuesday 23rd Feb 2021 by Judith Fitzhugh view article...
History of the Land and Premises, 88, Nottingham Road, Somercotes
Friday 19th Feb 2021 by SLHS view article...
Biography – Joseph Bown (1844-1915), of Somercotes
Thursday 18th Feb 2021 by SLHS view article...
The Silverwood and Horsley Families of Pye Bridge
Sunday 14th Feb 2021 by SLHS view article...
Celebrations for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Somercotes, 1937
Friday 8th Jan 2021 by SLHS view article...
Celebrations for the Coronation of King George V and Mary in the Alfreton Urban District 1911
Thursday 31st Dec 2020 by SLHS view article...
Biography - Francis Wright [1806-1873], His Family and the Development of Ironville
Monday 5th Oct 2020 by Judith Fitzhugh view article...
Biography - Lawrence Waters [1899-1981] and Wilfred Edward Wilbraham [1917-1980] - Hairdressers
Wednesday 30th Sep 2020 by SLHS view article...
Biography - Reginald Johnson [1902-1995] - Local Historian
Friday 11th Sep 2020 by SLHS view article...
Biography - Gordon Fox [1910-1993] - Musician
Friday 11th Sep 2020 by SLHS view article...
Cutler Family of Somercotes
Monday 1st Jun 2020 by SLHS view article...
Biography - Adin Brown [1854-1904] - From Somercotes to Wyoming, USA
Wednesday 19th Feb 2020 by SLHS view article...
"The One That Got Away" as told to David Kirk
Sunday 30th Jun 2019 by David Kirk view article...
Pye Bridge Station - The Goat Story
Wednesday 26th Jun 2019 by David Kirk and Betty O'Neil view article...
Celebrations for the Coronation of Queen Victoria in the Parish of Alfreton
Monday 27th May 2019 by SLHS view article...
Celebrations for the Coronation of King George IV in the Parish of Alfreton
Saturday 27th Apr 2019 by SLHS view article...
List of General Practitioners from the Somercotes Area (Prior to 1960)
Thursday 12th May 2016 by SLHS view article...
A Walk up Somercotes Hill, Memories of the 1950s, 60s and 70s
Monday 9th May 2016 by SLHS view article...
Railway Viaduct Collapse - Pye Bridge 13 June 1924
Sunday 8th May 2016 by SLHS view article...
Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II - Celebrations in Somercotes 1977
Wednesday 4th May 2016 by SLHS view article...
The Cromford Canal at Pye Bridge
Wednesday 27th Apr 2016 by SLHS view article...