Picture the Past

Picture the Past is a website which makes available online, images from the libraries and museums of Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

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Renishaw Hall near Eckington - the ancestral home of the Sitwell Family. A great place to visit is #derbyshire this weekend. https://t.co/PbfsURrwnV . View more historical photos at #picturethepast https://t.co/ANcRJlDUd3 #oldphoto #dailyphoto

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The sun is shining and the weekend is here – what better way to celebrate than day trip on a good old fashioned steam train - 4468 'Mallard' hauling the 'Peter Allen Pullman' special train. #picturethepast #Trainspotting #train https://t.co/vlsA7DvPR1

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Great to see the Long Stairs in Nottingham's Lace Market being restored to their former glory. Check out some great historical photos of this landmark. #Nottingham #lacemarket https://t.co/O5QEnDZ2vr https://t.co/zWBEU4M83t

[Mike Sassi @MikeSassi]

Fascinating stuff. 1,000-year-old walkway that’s been closed for more than 100 years, is uncovered and opened. #Nottingham
https://t.co/zs7WixLJmc

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Wonders of the Peak - Bring a piece of Derbyshire home with unique gifts and homeware inspired by historic photos of the #PeakDistrict #buxton get 20% off your first order with code PTPMARCH
https://t.co/Wcvm3dfs7I

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Dear followers of PTP, we are currently undergoing a transition period, however a new and improved website is being developed so please keep an eye out for that being launched soon. Many thanks to everyone who has supported Picture the Past over the last 15+ years!

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Magpie Mine in #Sheldon #Derbyshire #PeakDistrict taken in 1976. Reported to be over 300 years old, it is a scheduled ancient monument and is the most complete example of a #lead #mine in Derbyshire https://t.co/bkfdAoH2Fi

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A group of workers, young and old, at the #Hartington #Pit in #Staveley #Derbyshire taken in the 1920s - the pit was owned by the Staveley #Coal and Iron Company https://t.co/GlDyJSjxYO

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#Chesterfield #Mayor Violet Markham 1927 for #InternationalWomensDay - writer, social reformer + public administrator, described in her obituary as having held 'probably the most important administrative post up to that time that had been held by a woman' https://t.co/FMgYxQQnIi

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Interior view of William Kiddier's brush making works on South Parade in #Nottingham - #photo taken in 1902 https://t.co/wC2PHB8EF0

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c1900 #photo of Mr Caunt, a #lamplighter in #Retford #Nottinghamshire #Notts https://t.co/qSImTdPjMV

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Mounted #police outside the police station on Beetwell Street in #Chesterfield (preparing for a Friday night?) - #photo taken c1914 https://t.co/xm4MadTzuK

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#ThrowbackThursday #photo of the #Midland #Railway #Station on Corporation Street in #Chesterfield with visible damage after #rioting following a railway #strike in August 1911 #TBT https://t.co/RPj8gUsBN7

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#Edwardian #photo of Stephenson Place (then known as Knifesmithgate) taken from Holywell Street in #Chesterfield c1905 https://t.co/NFMebFwkiT

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1912 #photo of people getting #coal during the #Miners #Strike of that year in #Brockwell #Chesterfield https://t.co/3o0fLVo0wD

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The #Shambles and Royal Oak #PublicHouse in #Chesterfield #Derbyshire c1910. The Royal Oak is said to be the oldest building in the town, and the street was named 'shambles' after the 'fleshamols' on which butchers laid out their meat for sale https://t.co/EbSpTuY3cr

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1913 #photo of a group of #coal #miners listening to a man with an accordion at #Brinsley #Colliery #Nottinghamshire #Notts https://t.co/o7tHg1fayf

[Friends of Gedling Station @GedlingStation]

When Gedling Colliery closed in 1991 Sam Taylor recorded the pit & its railway line in photos, knowing they'd soon be gone. Some are on
@Picture_Past at https://t.co/JBu077kGeN). Join us on 2 March to see Sam's full collection of photos, and talk to the man himself @NG4online

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1915 #photo of a #charabanc motor bus #accident on #Baslow Bridge #Derbyshire #PeakDistrict for #ThrowbackThursday #TBT https://t.co/UkuZmcH6Bw

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A Royal Visit to the Market Place in #Derby on the 21st May 1891 by David Payne for #WatercolourWednesday https://t.co/s3W5mTrLeW

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A Mothers Union #daytrip #outing to #DaleAbbey #Derbyshire c1910 - #photo taken outside Dale Abbey #Church https://t.co/xi4jA2NmXN