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Local archive • Undated • Wirksworth
Wirksworth local archive
Wirksworth has its own LimePin Time Capsule for photographs, places, businesses, people and local memories connected with this community.
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Wirksworth
Derbyshire Dales · Derbyshire
Photographs, stories, businesses, people and places from Wirksworth, preserved by the community.
Nearby archives: Ashleyhay · Middleton · Callow · Alderwasley · Hopton · Cromford · Matlock Bath · Kirk Ireton
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THE LOCAL STORY OF WIRKSWORTH
2 community contributions • archive growingStories through time
1700
Industry • 1700 • Wirksworth
Lead mining shapes Wirksworth
Wirksworth was one of Derbyshire’s important lead-mining centres. The industry influenced local wealth, law and landscape, with the Barmote Court and Moot Hall preserving part of that distinctive mining heritage.
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Photo memory • 1980
The high street as people remember it
What shops, signs, characters and meeting places do you remember? Add a memory and help build this part of the archive.
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Local story • 1950
Everyday life in the community
Schools, workplaces, journeys, celebrations and ordinary days all belong in local history. This timeline grows with community contributions.
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Place history • 1920
Businesses that came before us
Help record what used to occupy today's shops, homes, workshops and landmarks.
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