Wingerworth Hall, c1900. The lords of the manor at Wingerworth were the Brailsfords for most of the Middle Ages. The lordship then descended in an uncertain way to the Curzons of Kedleston and then to the Hunlokes at the end of the 16th century. They first obtained leases of property here in the 1540s, including the ironworks, and by about 1600 had built a small Hall, where they lived until building this much grander mansion, completed in 1729. The house was probably built by Francis Smith of Warwick out of Crawshaw sandstone from Alton Quarry, for the third Baron, Thomas Windsor Hunloke. (Photo by NEMPR Picture the Past/Heritage Images/Getty Images)placeholder image
Wingerworth Hall, c1900. The lords of the manor at Wingerworth were the Brailsfords for most of the Middle Ages. The lordship then descended in an uncertain way to the Curzons of Kedleston and then to the Hunlokes at the end of the 16th century. They first obtained leases of property here in the 1540s, including the ironworks, and by about 1600 had built a small Hall, where they lived until building this much grander mansion, completed in 1729. The house was probably built by Francis Smith of Warwick out of Crawshaw sandstone from Alton Quarry, for the third Baron, Thomas Windsor Hunloke. (Photo by NEMPR Picture the Past/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

31 incredible photos capture buildings from the past in Derbyshire and the Peak District - including Chesterfield House, Riber Castle, Chatsworth and the former home of Florence Nightingale

By Julia Rodgerson
Published 6th Nov 2024, 14:26 GMT
Updated 26th Feb 2025, 16:27 GMT

This incredible collection of pictures from the past show how buildings and places across Derbyshire have changed.

Photos include town centres scenes and impressive historic buildings – some of which no longer exist.

Pictures include Ripley Market Place in 1906, showing the Town Hall and the old Post Office.

Historic buildings such as Bolsover Castle, Eyam Hall and Lea Hurst, the country manor on the estate of William Edward Nightingale, the father of nurse and medical reformer Florence Nightingale.

Lea Hurst, the country manor on the estate of William Edward Nightingale (1794�1874), circa 1865. Nightingale was the father of nurse and medical reformer Florence Nightingale. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

29. Lea Hurst

Lea Hurst, the country manor on the estate of William Edward Nightingale (1794�1874), circa 1865. Nightingale was the father of nurse and medical reformer Florence Nightingale. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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Rockside Hydro, Matlock, Derbyshire, 1921. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

30. Matlock

Rockside Hydro, Matlock, Derbyshire, 1921. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Topical Press Agency

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Derwent Terrace, Matlock Bath, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

31. Matlock Bath

Derwent Terrace, Matlock Bath, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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