| Description | These papers record various aspects of the recent history of the village of Brassington. This is an artificial collection compiled circa 2004. It contains copy and transcript material, as well as some original documents. These original documents relate to societies and other organisations in Brassington. Specifically this collection contains original records for :
The Co-operative Society; the Oddfellows Society; the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes; the Brassington & Bradbourne Boy Scouts Troop; the Village Hall Committee; Brassington's cricket and football clubs; some documents relating to St. James Parish Church, a Reading Room and a Sunday School; Brassington School; the Brassington War Charities Fund; and the Royal British Legion - Brassington, Bradbourne, and Hognaston branch. There is also a record book of the Brassington Committee that organised the village celebrations for the Coronation of George V, and a Roll of Honour of employees of Lockwood & Carlisle Ltd. who joined HM Forces during the First World War.
In 1857, a new vicarage was built for the Parish Church of St James. In 1866 the parish was made independent of Bradbourne. In 1879 the church was renovated and extended, with the villagers raising £2000 to repair it. This financed a new south wall, a north aisle and an extended chancel.
Amongst these papers is a typescript of the Thurston Charity foundation deed (D6546/6/8/1). The lack of schooling in Brassington prompted Thurstan Dale to bequeath £10 in 1742 to pay the salary of a schoolmaster. A school was built by public subscription in 1832. This was replaced by a new school on Town Street in 1872 Built as a result of the 1870 Education Act, it provided elementary education to every child in the village.
Amongst the residential properties referred to in this collection are: a 17th century farmhouse called Bucksleather House, whose name was changed to Brookfield in the 20th century; Brassington Hall; and Hipley Grange, which was originally a toll house. This last property was demolished in the 1960s.
This collection also includes papers relating to: Royston Grange Quarry, near Parwich; Mill Close Lead Mine in Wensley; as well as other papers referring more generally to lead mining within West Derbyshire. |
| Custodial History | These documents were donated to Derbyshire Record Office in January 2006. |