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Lady Alice Deincourt was a woman who was destined for life as just a daughter, sister, wife or widow. Her story would have been a casualty of time, to be lost to the past. Without investigation into the history of Dronfield Hall Barn, Alice would have remained anonymous forever. But what was her story, and why did she never remarry? As a noble woman she was connected by family and friendship to the movers and shakers of the political landscape that lead to the onset of the War of the Roses. Her story takes us right to the heart of the seminal historical events that shaped the Britain of her time. Discover her fascinating story with this book. -
Issue 38 of Miscellany is available now! Usually published bi-annually, this issue is a special Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter 2021 edition priced at £3.50. Included inside are some of the following features:- The Old Dronfield Society Archive is on the Move! - Ann Brown & Research Group Members
- The Story of Church Crossing - John Harvey
- Colliers, Mines and Merchants around Dronfield - Robert Gratton
- A Notable Dronfeldian
- Cinder Lands - Ironstone Mining and Forging around Oxclose Lane - James Cartwright
- A Shocking ' Murder' in Coal Aston - Part 1 - Nick Wheat
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Lady Alice Deincourt was a woman who was destined for life as just a daughter, sister, wife or widow. Her story would have been a casualty of time, to be lost to the past. Without investigation into the history of Dronfield Hall Barn, Alice would have remained anonymous forever. But what was her story, and why did she never remarry? As a noble woman she was connected by family and friendship to the movers and shakers of the political landscape that lead to the onset of the War of the Roses. Her story takes us right to the heart of the seminal historical events that shaped the Britain of her time. Discover her fascinating story with this book. -
Discover Dronfield's history with the second of our fascinating heritage trail booklets - available for just £3! -
A new publication available from Dronfield Hall Barn - "Grandma's Garden" by Dave Darwent. If you enjoyed Cynthia Ramsden's books, "Garden Tales" or "A Garden in My Life", this publication is for you! -
Issue 37 of Miscellany is available now! Usually published bi-annually, this issue is a special Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter 2020 edition priced at £3.50. Included inside are some of the following features:- The 'Unknown' Gosforth Collieries - James Cartwright
- Dronfield's Working River or the Valley of the River Drone - Ann Brown
- 150 years of Dronfield Station - The Past, The Present, and The Future - Judith Vernier
- St James' Retail Park - Jean Kendal
- What a Coincidence or a Mystery Solved! - Jean Kendal and Judith Vernier
- Oh Mr Poplar, what did you do? - Judith Vernier
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Fancy exploring Dronfield? Purchase our complete set of family walk leaflets! -
The official guide to the 14-and-a-half mile Dronfield Rotary Walk. -
This package includes both "A Garden in my Life" and "Garden Tales". -
Discover Dronfield's history with the first of our fascinating heritage trail booklets - available for just £3! -
A package of our exhibition publications - including A Stroll Along Dronny Bottom, and Dronfield's Untold Stories. -
A Stroll Along Dronny Bottom - the publication that was produced as part of Dronfield Heritage Dronfield Bottom exhibition in 2018. -
Dronfield's Untold Stories - the publication that was produced as part of Dronfield Heritage Trust's WW1 exhibition in January 2019. -
Contents
Issue No: 33 Article Page No.- 33.1 Editorial
- 33.2 Memories of a Fleeting 60s Dronfield Childhood by Roger Bradgate
- 33.3 How Green was My Valley – Gosforth Valley before the Estate by Ann Brown
- 33.4 Memories of Gosforth Colliery by James Cartwright
- 33.5 A Glimpse of a Dronfield Boyhood around 1920 by Jean Kendal
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Contents
Issue No: 32 Article Page No.- 32.1 Editorial
- 32.2 Obituary, Stanley Jones by Ann Brown
- 32.3 The Chatsworth Park Coal Pits by James Cartwright
- 32.4 Water-powered mills in Dronfield by Ann Brown
- 32.5 Cholera epidemic by Ann Brown
- 32.6 Dronfield’s Autumn Crocuses – A Mystery by Peter Shelton
- 32.7 Lady Alice Deincourt by Maureen Taylor
- 32.8 Dronfield’s Wooden Bridge by Judith Vernier
- 32.9 The Cinema in Wartime by Alan Littler
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Contents
Issue No: 31 Article Page No.- 31.1 Editorial
- 31.2 B.R. Hubbard (Printers) Ltd. by R.. Hubbard/J.A. Vernier
- 31.3 Dronfield Water Supply by John Harvey
- 31.4 The Hidden Coal Pit of Sindelfingen Park by James Cartwright
- 31.5 If only I had listened more... by Robert Gratton
- 31.6 Callywhite Lane through Dorothy’s Eyes by Dorothy Cooke/Jean Kendal
- 31.7 Reader’s Page by Keith Ward
- 31.8 Reviews: by Ann Brown
