Feast your eyes on some chesterfield surprises that you may not know about that have been alphabetically listed below.
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9. Intriguing trails.
Like a couple of the public spaces around Chesterfield, Poolsbrook Country Park is on what used to be a colliery. There’s a hint of what came before at the main entrance, which has a preserved pulley wheel. The pits were filled in to become fishing lakes, and on their shores are woodland and meadows, woven with trails for walkers, cyclists and people on horseback. Photo: Google
10. Sir John Hurt.
Silver screen legend Sir John Hurt CBE was born in Chesterfield, his father was also the vicar of St Stephen's Church in Woodville, Derbyshire. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto
11. Kemp connection.
Famous British actor Jeremy Kemp who played many significant roles during his career was born in Chesterfield. Photo: Larry Ellis
12. Luxurious castle.
Bolsover Castle was designed as a statement of luxury rather than for defence, it was built at the start of the 17th-century by the Cavendish family, on top of an earlier castle dating back to the 1100s. Photo: Ian Forsyth