Mrs Curious recently posted a link to a useful web site and I am repeating it below. I have a number of web sites that I visit regularly and I am listing some of those below. I will add further links later. Perhaps other members have favourite web sites that they would like to recommend.
The Industrial Heritage Of Britain. Much local information. Thank you Mrs. C ...............................www.pittdixon.go-plus.net/index.htm
Whaley Bridge-caught on film. Aerial photos from 1979.....................................................................members.multimania.co.uk/WebFlint/whaley/
Picture The Past. Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire photo archive..................................................www.picturethepast.org.uk/
Picture New Mills. Searchable photo archive........................................................................................www.picturenewmills.org.uk/
Historical Directories. Huge archive of trade directories includes this area. Not easy to navigate. www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/
National Trust Peak District. Includes a photo gallery................................................................................peakdistrict.nationaltrust.org.uk/
David Kitching. Includes Bugsworth Basin, Poynton Collieries etc...........................................................www.brocross.com/
Peak District Mines Historical Society. Extensive local mining archive....................................................www.pdmhs.com/
A Vision Of Britain Through Time. Searchable historical data....................................................................www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp
Manchester Local Image Collection. Huge photo archive including a few local scenes.................... www.images.manchester.gov.uk/
The Guardian Archive. Free access by logging in with "DCC" followed by library card number or small 9 digit number from bottom of gold card
proquest.umi.com/pqdweb
Picture Cheshire. Photographic archive for our neighbouring county.................................................... www.picturecheshire.org.uk/index.php
Discover Derbyshire Links Page. Long list of further links to useful web sites...................................www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/links2.htm
Bygone Derbyshire. Includes a photo archive but mostly about Derby....................................................www.bygonederbyshire.co.uk/home
White's 1857 Directory of Derbyshire. Over 1000 pages of records.........................................................www.n.f.wilson.btinternet.co.uk/
Disley Home Page. Includes Whaley census records etc..........................................................................www.disley.net/index.htm
Springbank Guesthouse. Couldn't forget this page of Whaley Bridge links..........................................www.whaleybridge.org.uk/
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