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Photos of Mackworth, Derby, Derbyshire, England. The suburb of Mackworth lies off the busy A52 Derby to Ashbourne road and has little connection with the village which bears the same name on the opposite side of the A52. Samuel Richardson, known as 'the Father of the English Novel' was born here in 1689. |
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Description : All Saints church Mackworth Exact map location : Click HERE Date photo taken : 12th October 2001 Other Information : This is All Saints church Mackworth/Markeaton. The ashlar-faced west tower with angle buttresses connected by a band below and recessed spire is 15th Century. there is a tomb chest with an effigy of Edward Mundy. |
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Description : Old thatched village house Date photo taken : 12th October 2001 Other Information : This is one of the original thatched houses in the village of old Mackworth. |
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Description : Mackworth Castle Date photo taken : 12th October 2001 Other Information : Apparently there never was a Mackworth Castle, only a gate house in a castle style which was to have been the lodge to Mackworth Hall. The De Mackworths built the lodge/gate house then dropped plans to build the hall and moved off to build a hall on some new land they had acquired. Cromwell, Cannon Hill and the destruction of the castle by the Roundheads, is all legendary nonsense. Other notable families in the area were the Touchets and the Mundys, who lived over at the now demolished Markeaton Hall. |
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Description : Home Farm Date photo taken : 12th October 2001 Other Information : Home Farm (private house) |
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Description : Mundy Arms Hotel Date photo taken : 12th October 2001 Other Information : The Mundy Arms Hotel is located on the A52. The Mundy family were a rich land owning family who lived at Markeaton Hall. |
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Description : Mackworth Hotel Date photo taken : 12th October 2001 Other Information : Mackworth Hotel is located on the A52 |
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Description : Mackworth Water Tower See next section down for photos taken from the top of this. |
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Description : Mackworth Water Tower Date photo taken : 12th October 2001 Other Information : Water pumping building. I think that water is pumped upto the reservoir at the back of this building (underground) and from there it is pumped upto the top of the water tower, this gives the correct water pressure required/ |
The following images are scanned from normal photographs, which I took on November 10th 1991 when my mum did a sponsored abseil down Mackworth Water Tower for charity, despite being scarred of heights! | |
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Description : Mackworth estate from the top of the tower Date photo taken : 10th November 1991 Other Information : This is a view in the direction of Mackworth estate from the top of the water tower. You can just make out Mackworth college in the middle/right of the photo. |
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Description : Mackworth estate from the top of the tower Date photo taken : 10th November 1991 Other Information : This is a view in the direction of Mackworth estate. |
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Description : My mum part way down the tower. Date photo taken : 10th November 1991 Other Information : This is my mum abseiling down the tower. I imagine that abseiling down this tower is no longer allowed due to the mass of GSM phone antenna masts on this (see HERE) |
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