Publications
The Ticknall Preservation and Historical Society, a voluntary non-profit-making group, have available many publications devoted to the economic and social history of the
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Local History
John Oliver Remembers
The Cruiser HMS Neptune sank with the loss of 764 officers and men on the night of 19 December 1941. Just one man
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Clock Restoration, St George’s Church Ticknall
The clock was made by John Whitehurst Senior (1766-1834) of Derby – a notable clockmaker – in 1813. Our clock is a particularly rare
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Delilah (Dellie) Boswell
Delilah (known as Dellie) Boswell was born in Wheldon, Northants, in 1800, a member of the well-known Boswell gypsy family. The family were
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Ticknall Limeyards
The Thringstone Fault crosses the parish of Ticknall from east to west, separating the Coal Measures clays to the south from the upthrust
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Ticknall Pubs of Yesteryear
The featured image is a modern photo ©Ticknall Life of what was once a Ticknall pub called ‘The Crown’. Does anyone have any
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How to Read Houses
In July 2017 Ticknall Archaeological Research Group had a very interesting and informative day school, led by Janet Spavold and Sue Brown, on
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200 years on, redundancy for Peter Marriott
Around three years ago the clock at St Georges Church Ticknall stopped chiming. After several attempts to rectify the problem it was decided
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Ticknall Tramway
The Ticknall Tramway was a primitive form of horse tramway which was born in the Canal Age and survived long into the Railway
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Knowle Hill
Like many properties rescued by the Landmark Trust, Knowle Hill is a fragment, an intriguing memory of something once larger and finer. The
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Ticknall Tramway
The Ticknall Tramway was a primitive form of horse tramway which was born in the Canal Age and survived long into the Railway
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Sgt John Smith VC
John Smith, the son of a shoemaker, was born in Ticknall in 1814, and lived in a cottage between 57 and 69 Ashby
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Methodism – London to Ticknall
In the year 1739, the Hastings sisters of Ashby were in London for the season, along with many other members of the gentry
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History of Ticknall School
Anyone interested in the history of Ticknall School may be pleased to know that a large collection of information and photographs has been
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