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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5263
TitleFred Peacock of Denby (d 1999), local historian
Date[19th cent]-1950
Descriptionhistorical notes and transcripts
Includes papers relating to Derbyshire National Shell Fctory, 1916; photographs of Denby St mary's Church; record s of WH & J Slater of Denby, c 1930; photographs of Little Eaton Tramway under construction 1908; photograph of Kilburn open coal working by striking miners, 1926
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorFred Peacock of Denby (d 1999), local historian
Administrative HistoryFred Peacock of Denby, who died in March 1999, was a well-known local historian. He collected historical information and photographs over many years and contributed the preface to the reprint of Fryar's 'History of Denby', in 1994. Active in parish life, he was also Churchwarden of St Mary's, Denby, for several decades.
Custodial HistoryThese papers and photographs were donated to Derbyshire Record Office in June 2000.
Organisation Sub-TypeLocal historians
AcknowledgementsAdded to the catalogue as part of the FindersKeepers project by volunteer MmF.
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Denby 
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