| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D8265/UL |
| Title | Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group |
| Date | 2015-2019 |
| Description | Publications (added to Local Studies collection), memorabilia and souvenirs, publicity materials, walk leaflets, spider letters, newsletters, geneaological chart, digital copies of Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 education packs |
| Extent | 0.5 box, DIGITAL |
| Level | Fonds |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | The Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group |
| Administrative History | The Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group was formed in February 2012 to increase awareness of the 1817 Pentrich Revolution, establish a permanent legacy and to commemorate the Bicentenary of The Pentrich Revolution in 2017. |
| Custodial History | These records were donated by the group in June 2019. |
| Organisation Sub-Type | History and heritage societies |
| Related Material | See also:
'The stocking maker’s uprising', Nottingham Evening Post Bygones, 4 Jan 2018
'Rebels doomed fight for rights', Nottingham Evening Post Bygones, 4 Dec 2018
'The Pentrich Revolution Bicentenary 1817-2017 – and the strange case of Oliver the Spy', by Sylvia Mason and Roger Tanner, in East Midlands History and Heritage, Jul 2016
'South Wingfield march towards London again', The Cricketer, Jul 2017, p. 94
'The Pentrich Revolutionaries', Derbyshire Life, Jun 2017, p. 56
'The workers’ revolution', by Stephen Bates, BBC History Magazine, Jun 2017, p. 28
'The Pentrich Rising', Country Images, Jun 2017, pp. 40-41 (see also interview with Gyles Brandreth, pp. 56-57)
There are also several articles and features in Aldercar and Langley Mill Parish magazines, as follows;-
- Feb 2016, pp. 16-17
- Aug 2016, p. 12
- Feb 2017, p. 16
- Aug 2017, pp. 10-11
- Nov 2017, p. 15
Some of the groups walks are featured in 'Autumn Footprints' as part of the Amber Valley and Erewash Walking Festivals, Sep 2016-2018. See also 'Rambles with Rafa' in Voice Magazine (for Alfreton and district), Christmas 2017, p. 22 |
| Useful Links | www.pentrichrevolution.org.uk |