National Trust Peak District Centre Annual General Meeting Saturday 23Rd March 2019 at 2.00 Pm Lee Wood Hotel, the Park, Buxton, Sk17 6Tq 1

NATIONAL TRUST

PEAK DISTRICT

CENTRE

An Association of National Trust Members and Volunteers

Patrons: Duke and Duchess Devonshire

Newsletter July 2019

Shibden Hall – Once the home of “Gentleman Jack”

REPORTS OF PREVIOUS EVENTS AND THIS YEAR’S JULY TO DECEMBER PROGRAMME

Contents CHAIRMAN’S REPORT ...... 3 SOCIAL GROUP LEADER’S REPORT ...... 4 PROJECT GROUP REPORT ...... 5 MEMBERSHIP MATTERS ...... 6 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES ...... 7 EDITOR’S NOTES ...... 8 REPORTS OF PAST EVENTS...... 9 The Air Ambulance Service ...... 9 Heage Windmill-Past and Present ...... 10 Finding Castleton’s Medieval Hospital ...... 11 Visit to Heage Windmill ...... 13 Footpads, Kings and Highwaymen ...... 14 Visit to Halifax ...... 15 Holiday in Dorset ...... 17 PROGRAMME JULY TO DECEMBER 2019 ...... 19 Wed 10th July: Visit to Liverpool ...... 19 Sat 20th July ***NEW*** Summer garden party...... 20 Tues 10th Sept Talk: The Tudors Royal Blood & its Curse ...... 21 Tues 24th Sept Visit Gainsborough Old Hall & Lincoln ...... 22 Thurs Oct 17th Visit to Wentworth Woodhouse & Nostell Priory ..... 23 Wed 23rd Oct Talk: From Jungle to Paradise ...... 25 Sat 7th Dec Christmas Lunch, Talk & Optional Walk ...... 26 BOOKING FORMS CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES ...... 26 CONTACT DETAILS OF ORGANISING MEMBERS ...... 35

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT At the time of writing this report less than three months have elapsed since our AGM on the 23rd March 2019, and very little has changed since that date; which is both a good and a bad thing. Looked at objectively the N.T. Peak District Centre is in a satisfactory position. Our financial position remains relatively strong, and our membership numbers give no real cause for concern. Since the AGM we have visited Heage Windmill and Pickford House in Derby and Shibden Hall and other locations in Halifax, and reports on both these visits appear later in this newsletter. There has also been a well-attended talk at Buxton Methodist Church on “Footpads, Kings and Highway men”, and a superb holiday in Dorset, and again full reports on both these events appear later in this newsletter. A big thank you must be given to the organisers of all these happenings, and also to every member who helped to ensure that they ran smoothly and not least to everyone who supported one or more of them by their presence. The 2020 social programme is now almost completely planned, and the Projects Group have decided upon the N.T. projects the PDC will support in the next twelve months. All of the above is good news. What is not good news is that nobody has yet come forward to join the main committee as Vice-Chairman which, if that remains the position, will cause major difficulties next Spring when my three year term as Chairman expires. It is also worrying that nobody has so far stepped up to offer help to the Social and Projects Groups and to the main committee.

We need new people with new ideas to become involved in the running of the Peak District Centre; if we get them our future is assured, if we don’t then there is a danger that we will slowly fade away. Planning and organising events can sometimes be challenging, but is often very rewarding, and along the way I have found I have learned a great deal. Also working with intelligent, personable, highly motivated people is always a joy. Come and be part of the team. Please contact me or any member of the committee if you think that you could help in any way. No prior experience is necessary, just a desire to see the N.T. Peak District Centre continue to flourish. Tony Read June 2019

SOCIAL GROUP LEADER’S REPORT Many thanks to those who have organised and supported events so far in 2019. Particular congratulations to Tony who, from over a year in advance and before the television schedules were announced, managed to arrange a visit to Shibden Hall to coincide with the start of “Gentleman Jack” and also to secure a speaker at the AGM to tell us about the fascinating life of Anne Lister. The outline of the programme for 2020 is already in place with members of the social committee taking responsibility for one talk and one visit allowing us to operate with 3 meetings each year and email communication. One or two new members joining this committee would take away the feeling of operating on a knife edge and allow us to mentor and support new people. Please speak to one of the social group if you are able to help or to provide ideas and suggestions for future excursions or speakers. Judith Aizlewood

PROJECT GROUP REPORT As reported at the AGM, in spite of many attempts to stabilise the rope bridge at Ilam , the Trust decided that it was not safe to open to visitors. The bridge was significantly unstable, with considerable bounce, and rotation from side to side. The idea is now to remove the rope bridge and replace it with a fixed bridge, using some of the salvaged materials in an adventure playground. The good news is that we have now received full refund of our contribution of £950. Elsewhere the fence for the native tree nursery at Longshaw is now in place and the raised beds are also set up. We should see some planting later in the year, and eventually the area will be open to the public, particularly for visiting schools. We saw recently the problems of ash die back in the White Peak area and this nursery will be a valuable source of other suitable species. Also at Longshaw the pond dipping platform is in place and proving popular with visiting youngsters. On a recent visit we saw the new reception area and were pleased to 5

see some of our Peak District Centre leaflets available. A number of the Project Group visited Ilam recently and met up with colleagues from other National Trust supporter groups. We were given a tour of the estate and as well as learning about the ash die back were interested to learn of the removal of some of the weirs on the Dove to make the river more amenable for spawning trout. Our next committee meeting is scheduled for the end of May and we have asked a number of local properties for their wish lists, so hope to be able to report some new projects later in the year. Tom Booth

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS Welcome to the following members who have joined the NTPDC since our January newsletter: Mr & Mrs Anderson of Buxton Mr & Mrs Evison of Buxton

Subscription payment anomalies We send this newsletter to all paid-up member households. A few members on our list have not paid part or all the subscription this year. We do not send the newsletter to those members but we try to contact them to find what has gone wrong. We also receive a small number of standing order payments that we cannot identify. If you know anyone who believes they have paid their NTPDC subscription but has not received the newsletter, please ask them to contact our membership secretary (see inside the back page for contact details). Richard Weedon

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES NATIONAL TRUST PEAK DISTRICT CENTRE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY 23RD MARCH 2019 AT 2.00 PM LEE WOOD HOTEL, THE PARK, BUXTON, SK17 6TQ 1. Welcome Tony Read, Chairman, welcomed members to the meeting. 2. Apologies Apologies were received from 24 members 3. Minutes of the Meeting held on 19th April 2018 Minutes of this Meeting, having been previously circulated, were accepted as a true record. 4. Matters Arising There were no matters arising. 5. Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st January 2018 The Statement of Account was given to all Members present by the Treasurer, Tom Booth. Mr Booth went through the Accounts, explaining that the rise in subscriptions was in some part due to the Membership Secretary, Richard Weedon, who has cleared up the confusion of Standing Orders, and updated the membership records. The day trips had benefitted from a £500 donation from Andrews Coaches. A small saving was made on the cost of circulating the newsletter, as where possible copies had been hand delivered. Audio / visual equipment had been purchased for use at all meetings. There is £1500 in reserves for any future projects. Thanks were extended to the Auditor, Mr James Milner. The Statement of Accounts was accepted by the Meeting.

6. Chairman’s Report The Chairman, Tony Read said he was pleased that the Centre was in such a good position, both financially and in membership numbers and thanked both Tom Booth and Richard Weedon for their work with the financial side and the membership records. Thanks were also extended to other Committee members and supporters of the Association. The Scottish holiday last summer was superb, and it is hoped that the Dorset one this year will be equally successful. The first talk of the year, the Air Ambulance was very well supported.

EDITOR’S NOTES Please note the new event added to the programme: a Summer Garden Party (see page 20).

The Wentworth Woodhouse trip price has been increased from £26 to £30 and the day has been corrected to Thursday 17th October (see page 23).

Thank you to all contributors.

REPORTS OF PAST EVENTS The Air Ambulance Service Talk given at Buxton on 25/02/19 Our first talk of the year was well attended and very well received. Our speaker David Brocklehurst, a volunteer speaker for the Air Ambulance Service gave us a very illuminating insight into the structure and operation of The Air Ambulance Service. David told us he had first-hand experience of just how effective The Air Ambulance Service could be. Whilst leading a walk in the Peak District hills he slipped on wet rocks and fell to the ground striking his head on a boulder as he did so. He was a considerable distance from any highway, in difficult terrain so an Air Ambulance was scrambled to assist him. Although there was very little flat ground, the pilot found a place to land; David said an area no bigger than a tennis court was generally sufficient. David then told us about an even more dramatic incident in which a young quarry worker’s legs were crushed by a massive dumper truck, and who would certainly have died but for the prompt arrival of the Air Ambulance. David then went on to explain that TAAS is constituted as three separate charities all funded by public donation (it receives no state or lottery funding). He revealed to us the rigorous training doctors, paramedics and pilots have to undertake and the exceptional skill and dedication of the air crews and all the support staff. The helicopters flown by TAAS are leased from a private company, and are the fastest civilian helicopters flying in the U.K. today.

At the end of his talk many PDC members put money into David’s Collection bucket and I am pleased to inform members that £108 was contributed by them to TAAS. Finally, at the end of the talk David was asked whether TAAS ever gets asked to work with the MOD in search and rescue operations. He didn’t know the answer at the time but said he would find out, he has now done so, and the answer is “No”. Tony Read

Heage Windmill-Past and Present Talk given at Ashford in the Water on March the 26th In 1791 a stone mason was employed to build a tower mill at Heage. He was told all the stone he needed was present on site; he was not told that it all needed to be quarried; consequently it took six years to complete the work. In 1797 the mill was operational, and for the next one hundred and twenty two years continued to mill corn until it finally ceased to operate in 1919 and thereafter gradually fell into disrepair. Brian Naylor, who told us these facts and presented this fascinating talk, is a “Friend of Heage Windmill” and the current miller. His knowledge of history of the windmill is extensive, as is his knowledge of the milling process, but it was when he recounted how the mill was saved from total dereliction and restored to full working order that he was most passionate. Brian was accompanied by his wife Mary, and they bought with them bags of flour plus a wide assortment of books, pamphlets and assorted memorabilia to sell to raise funds for the upkeep of the windmill. In this short report I won’t re-present Brian’s lecture but I will briefly mention a few more key dates that he referred to.

In 1846 the Corn Laws were repealed and Brian said this sounded the “death knell” for English windmills. In 1919 Heage windmill finally closed after being struck by lightning. In 1968 it was purchased by Derbyshire County Council for £300 and was decoratively restored but not put back in working order In 1990 the Heage Windmill Society was formed. In 2000 work started on full restoration and in 2003 flour was milled again for the first time in eighty four years. To arrive at this point a huge amount of money had been raised (including over £400,000 lottery funding) and an incredible amount of work was done by dozens of volunteers (including shifting eight tons of bird droppings from the interior of the mill). That Heage is now a working windmill is a testament to the dedication of Brian and Mary and many, many other people who worked tirelessly to achieve this aim. Tony Read

Finding Castleton’s Medieval Hospital Talk given at Chinley Chapel on the 17th April 2019. Angela Darlington from the Castleton Historical Society gave us a very interesting, enthusiastic and informative talk about the lost Castleton Medical Spital Hospital. Hospitals were originally Roman military institutions serving their soldiers and the local population. Later most became religious institutions affiliated to a monastery. Here inmates benefited from rest, food, cleanliness and more importantly prayer and indulgences, in return for money or land for the founders. This was supposed to lessen the person’s time in purgatory. In the medieval period people were very religious and believed that 11

they passed through purgatory on their way to heaven. The more indulgences they obtained, the less time this was thought to be. It was discovered that the hospital was founded in the time of William Peverell (early 12th century) by his wife and was not attached to a monastery but affiliated to the crown and run by a warden. It was believed to be on the Castleton Hope road , opposite what is now the entrance to Losehill, on the north side of Spital field. After 12 years of research it was designated a scheduled monument. Aerial evidence showed the possibility of there having been an L shaped building there. Archaeological surveys, outside the scheduled monument, started in 2007 using geophysical resistivity and magnetometry surveys. However, nothing was found, so in 2010 permission was given to dig a small trench within the scheduled site. A wall and half a skull were found. Digging continued, every July, for the next 7 years in partnership with Sheffield university. Many more walls were found together with male, female and baby burials spanning a period of 400 years. The walls formed the outline of a building possibly a chapel. Dating of some of these burials has been difficult, as their diet was thought to be mostly fish and this makes radiocarbon analysis date the burials later than they probably are. 14 burials, many multiple, using one grave cut have been found. They have also found medieval pottery but as yet they do not know when it was built. Where the actual infirmary was has also to be determined. It has been suggested that it may have been made of wood, hence no evidence. Digging will continue in July 2019 and the team welcomes visitors to the site which is clearly visible from the road. I for one will certainly go and have a look. I hope some of you will too. A big thanks to Carolyn Turner for organising such an interesting talk. Sandy Weedon 12

Visit to Heage Windmill 30th April 2019 Sandy followed up the talk about Heage windmill which she arranged in March with an opportunity to visit the mill. We split into 3 groups; one group opted to watch an excellent virtual tour with explanations from the miller. The others clambered up the steep and narrow stairs into the mill for a closer inspection of the machinery. Due to the fine weather there was insufficient wind to operate the mill but we were given an explanation and demonstration of the fine tuning needed to produce a consistent quality of flour. Due to limited catering facilities we then visited a local pub, “The Black Boy”, recommended by our coach driver Paul, who grew up in the local area. Following this opportunity to relax and socialise we went on to Pickford House in Derby. This Georgian Town house belongs to Derby museum service and has displays showing domestic life in C18 to C20. There were some beautiful dresses, shoes and beaded handbags from the 1920’s on display.

Footpads, Kings and Highwaymen Talk given at Buxton on 20th May 2019 In this entertaining illustrated talk our speaker Ian Morgan concentrated on the Great North Road, now mostly re-aligned and re-named the A1, as it passed through Nottinghamshire. As the major route between the capitals London and Edinburgh it developed from tracks between villages, towns and cities to today's multi-laned sealed trunk road. Clay soils made the Nottinghamshire section particularly difficult to pass through and Sherwood Forest gave shelter to those who preyed on travellers. Ian explained that footpads were robbers, probably local men, on foot but highwaymen rode horses or used fast carriages in order to rob travellers. Early county maps only displayed the names of settlements so travellers often employed local guides as tracks were not shown. A forerunner of the modern road atlas was a strip map detailing villages, towns and cities and some geographical features along the way. In the latter half of the 18th century a series of surfaced toll roads defined the route of some of the Great North Road. Stretches of medieval track still survive where toll roads were built away from the original track. Today's motorists, following satnavs, take hours on a journey that once took several days when up to ninety coaches each day competed for passengers whilst stopping at inns spaced 8-10 miles apart to change horses. Ian gave many interesting anecdotes about people, features and settlements in the Nottinghamshire section of the Great North Road. He debunked the often supposedly true story of Dick Turpin as a myth. He explained how the Mayflower's Pilgrim Fathers were originally the Scrooby Separatists and how John Smeaton, the famous Eddystone lighthouse builder, was responsible for the elevated section of Newark Road that never floods. John Boyle

Visit to Halifax Thursday 23 May 2019 We set off on our trip to Halifax in beautiful sunshine which lasted all day so making this a specially enjoyable “day out”. Driving along the M62 one could see the vast area of West Yorkshire with its moors and valleys the home of the woollen industry, and wool was an important ingredient of the day. We arrived in Halifax in good time for the important cup of coffee. Shibden Hall, the home of Ann Lister, belonged to the Lister family who were wealthy mill-owners and cloth merchants from 1615 – 1926. The hall is set on a hill above a large public park and as we made our way up to it, some in a little bus and others (more agile) on foot we saw some beautiful tree sculptures cut into the trunks of the trees. On arrival at the Hall we were met by Christine Booth who had spoken to us at one of our monthly talks earlier this year. She told us of the Hall’s history and Ann Lister’s influence on its development as a home thus building up a real picture of her life and personality. It’s an interesting building, full of character, not pretentious with small rooms, even the main hall was a comfortable size and a feel that one could live there today. Christine showed us where the secret diaries were found behind the panelling on the upstairs landing all adding to the mystery and charm of this small country estate. The day was enhanced by the

showing of Gentleman Jack (Ann Lister) on the television – it needed no imagination to see her striding about the hall and estate in her determination to improve its status in the locality. In the courtyard was an interesting display of the carriages used by the Lister family and other crafts important for the running of an estate at that time. Our next visit was to the Piece Hall in Halifax; an amazing space which housed the 18th Century cloth market built originally for handloom weavers to sell the woollen cloth “pieces” they had produced. It opened in 1779. It’s not a hall, as such, but a huge square open arena (not unlike Tiananmen Square or St. Marks Venice) having three tiers of independent rooms with doors where the trading also took place. The sheer size of the place and the enormous number of rooms indicates the importance of the woollen industry in this area over the past three hundred years. It’s an amazingly impressive place which is still an important venue for events of all kinds. Not far away, and still in Halifax, we visited the Bankfield Museum; a grade II listed Victorian building owned and developed by Colonel Edward Akroyd MP. A mill owner and philanthropist. It tells the story of Halifax and

Calderdale and covers local history with some emphasis on fashion, textiles from around the world, military history and a wonderful section on famous women adventurers including Ann Lister and Gertrude Bell whose travels in the Middle East and her relationships with the various tribes people was fascinating.

What a wonderful rich history this part of West Yorkshire has to offer and what an interesting day spent dwelling on it. Another insight into how wool and coal moulds a community. Thanks must be given to our Social Committee for had I not made this trip I would not have known what gems were on our doorstep. Rose Harding

Holiday in Dorset 3rd to 7th June

The following page shows a compilation of pictures from our much enjoyed Dorset holiday.

There is no space here for a full account but there will be one in the next newsletter.

We were based at a comfortable hotel in Bournemouth and traveled through beauiful rolling countryside, past thatched houses and colourful wild flowers. We visited a range of different types of attraction. The weather was kind except on our long homeward coach ride in heavy rain and heavy traffic.

PROGRAMME JULY TO DECEMBER 2019 Wed 10th July: Visit to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral & Norton Priory Hopefully we should arrive at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King by about 10 30. This cathedral was the fourth attempt by the Catholic Church to build a mother church for the diocese of Liverpool. A competition was launched in 1960 inviting entries from all over the world and 300 submissions were received. An ambitious design by Frederick Gibberd was chosen and work started in 1962. The Grade II listed building opened its doors 14th May 1967. We will have time to look around the church before going into the Lutyens Crypt which offers a sharp contrast to the modern architectural style of the Cathedral. Access is by steps and there is a lift. You may wish to eat in the Piazza Cafe Bar or wait until we arrive at Norton Priory. On leaving the Cathedral we are hoping to go to Norton Priory via the new Mersey Gateway Bridge which was opened last October. It is a six lane toll bridge over the Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal and covers 1.4 miles. It has a 70 acre nature reserve around the bridge. Our next stop is Norton Priory and gardens, with its Medieval monastic ruins, a large Georgian walled garden, and acres of walks. The Museum opened in 2016 and tells the story of the site and the people who lived there. It is also home to the giant St Christopher statue which is made of sandstone, 12 feet tall and dating from the late 1300s. It has been described as the largest and most impressive example of sculpture from the fourteenth century. We will be having a guided tour around the site. There is a cafe which serves a range of hot and cold meals and snacks. We hope to leave for home around 4pm. The cost will be £32 per person. 19

Coach pickup times: Matlock, outside bus station 7:45 am Bakewell, Bridge St 8.05 am Taddington, School lane 8.20 am Buxton, Park Rd 8.40 am Chapel-en-le-Frith, Thornbrook Road 9.00 am

To reserve your place make your booking on the form at the back of this newsletter and send it with your cheque made payable to the National trust Peak District Centre to:

Carolyn Turner Lloran Lodge, Combs Road, Chapel en le Frith. SK239UP Telephone 01298 814 851 email [email protected]

Sat 20th July ***NEW*** Summer garden party. John Cassidy has kindly agreed to host a garden party at his home at 20, Temple Road, Buxton SK17 9BA from 2 till 5 p.m. This will provide an opportunity to socialise and to raise funds for National Trust projects. Please support this event and bring along friends / potential members to introduce them to our group. Tea/coffee and cake will be on sale. Email or phone Judith Aizlewood ([email protected] 01663 733070 so we can estimate numbers attending and with offers of help including home baking, raffle prizes, helping on the day, setting up on the morning of the event, loan of garden furniture etc. or just praying for good weather.

Tues 10th Sept Talk: The Tudors Royal Blood & its Curse Illustrated talk at Ashford Memorial Hall by Julia Hickey

Julia is a freelance published author, tutor and speaker. She taught medieval, Tudor and Stuart history for the Workers’ Educational Association in Yorkshire and Derbyshire. Today she will trace the Tudor family tree to meet the men and women with a claim to England’s crown. The Tudor dynasty was born out of the blood shed on the Battle of Bosworth. Julia will explain how their blood condemned them to tragic ends - from Lady Jane Grey, her sisters and her nephews to Arbella Stuart and the Lady Margaret Clifford - Countess of Derby.

For further information please contact John Boyle Moorland View Stanedge Road Bakewell DE45 1DG

Telephone 01629 814521 email [email protected]

Pay at the door. Non-members and guests are very welcome Members £4.00 Guests £5.00 Coffee 10.30am Talk 11.00am

Tues 24th Sept Visit Gainsborough Old Hall & Lincoln Once we are all aboard our Andrews coach we have a 90 minute drive to Gainsborough. Our first visit is to Gainsborough Old Hall, one of the biggest and best-preserved medieval manor houses in England. It is part timber-framed but mostly brick-built. It was built in the latter part of the 15th century with Elizabethan additions. It has an impressive kitchen with an enormous fireplace, a noble great hall, and an imposing lodgings tower. Thomas Burgh inherited the manor of Gainsborough in 1455 and started to build a new manor house, now known to us as Gainsborough Old Hall. During its occupation by the Burghs, the Hall received two royal visits; Richard III in 1483 and Henry VIII, together with his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, in 1541. The Hickman family, who bought the Hall in 1596, offered support to the Separatist congregation. Some Separatists formed the group of Pilgrims who sailed for America on the Mayflower. The Hickmans lived in the Hall until 1720. Since then the Hall has been put to many uses including a theatre, a pub and a masonic temple. It was given to the nation in 1970 by the Bacons, descendants of the Hickmans. Gainsborough Old Hall is now in the care of English Heritage. On arrival you may wish to have elevenses in the cafe before a costumed guide takes us on a tour of the Hall. If you don't want to join the guided tour you may explore the Hall at your own pace. You can eat a light lunch in the cafe before we leave or wait until we arrive at Lincoln - a 30 minute drive away. The choice is yours. In Lincoln you are free to explore this historical and cultural centre (or shop!) then, possibly, take afternoon tea before leave for home at 4.30pm.

The cost is £30 per person. If you show an English Heritage membership card for Gainsborough Old Hall, we will refund £6 to you on the day. The coach will leave Matlock Somerfield 7.35am Bakewell Bridge Street bus stop 7.55am Taddington Church 8.10am Buxton Cricket ground on Park Road 8.30am Chapel-en-le-Frith Thornbrook car park 8.50am

Please make your booking on the booking form towards the end of this newsletter and send it with your cheque for £30, made payable to National Trust Peak District Centre, to John Boyle Moorland View, Stanedge Road, Bakewell DE45 1DG Telephone 01629 814521 Mobile 07527 207 333

Thurs Oct 17th Visit to Wentworth Woodhouse & Nostell Priory The history of Wentworth Woodhouse, as well as the village of Wentworth, is inextricably linked with the history of the great aristocratic families – the Wentworths, Watsons and Fitzwilliams – who presided over it for generations. Wentworth Woodhouse is now open to the public with guided tours and an 82-acre garden to explore. Here we shall have a guided tour of the formal rooms. The tour will last 1 hour. The story we shall hear will encompass the rise and fall of Wentworth Woodhouse from its beginnings in the 1600s to the present day.

There is a small café serving drinks and cakes and we expect to be here for a couple of hours. We shall then continue a short distance to NOSTELL PRIORY where we can purchase lunch and view the house in our own time. Nostell Priory, in the care of the National Trust, is an 18th century architectural masterpiece. It has interiors decorated by Robert Adam, a world class collection of Chippendale furniture and one of the first long-case clocks by John Harrison. The Parkland and gardens stretch for over 300 acres and should be a riot of colour in mid-October. NB Please bring your NT membership cards, as entry to Wentworth Woodhouse is reduced (included in the cost of the trip) and entry to Nostell priory is free, on submission of NT membership cards. The cost of this trip will be £32 pp (this has changed since January). Coach pickup times: Matlock, outside bus station 8am Bakewell, Bridge St 8.20am Taddington, School lane 8.35am Buxton, Park Rd 8.55am Chapel-en-le-Frith, Thornbrook Road 9.15am

To reserve your place, make your booking on the form at the back of this newsletter and send it with your cheque made payable to the National Trust Peak District Centre to: Sandy Weedon, 9 Horderns Rd, Chapel-en-le-Frith, SK23 9ST Tel: 01298814464. Email: [email protected].

Wed 23rd Oct Talk: From Jungle to Paradise A talk at Chinley Independent Chapel by Alan Clements.

Many of us will have visited great gardens in the care of the National Trust, such as Hidcote or Sissinghurst Castle, maintained in the spirit of their creators but what inspires someone to create a new garden? In this entertaining, illustrated talk, Ian Clements describes the life events that inspired him to create Cascades gardens at Bonsall. Over the last 20 years, this badly overgrown four-acre site has been transformed using a JCB to tame the gorge containing an old corn mill leat and lead mine. The garden is regularly open to the public including during Bonsall open gardens weekend and as part of the National Garden Scheme. Further details can be found at www.cascadesgardens.com

For further information contact: Judith Aizlewood 6, Meadow Close, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7BD Tel: 01663 733070 email: [email protected] Members £4 Guests £5 Coffee 10.30 a.m.

Sat 7th Dec Christmas Lunch, Talk & Optional Walk Calver village hall.

The speaker for our annual lunch will be Christine Belton who will be discussing and showing examples of “Grandma’s Toys” and evoking memories of Christmas past when we looked forward to a tangerine, sixpence and a woolly balaclava or mittens knitted from an unravelled jumper! John Boyle will be organising a walk for those who want to work up an appetite, meeting at the hall at 10 a.m. Lunch starts at 12 noon for 12.30 and there is a licensed bar with drinks at your own expense. There will be a 3 course meal with coffee and the choices available will be sent to those booking closer to the date. Please ensure you include your email or phone number on the booking form to facilitate this. Donations for the raffle on the day would be appreciated with all proceeds going to the project group. The cost this year is £23.50 per person.

BOOKING FORMS CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES

Wednesday 10 July 2019 Wednesday 10 July 2019 VISIT TO Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

Visit and Norton Priory to Liverpool Metropolitan No of places required ……….…... @ £32.00 per person Cathedral and Norton Priory Enclosed £……………….

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PLEASE CIRCLE JOINING AT (please circle) JOINING POINT MATLOCK BAKEWELL TADDINGTON BUXTON CHAPEL

Bookings to: Carolyn Turner, Lloran Lodge, Combs Road,

Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak, SK23 9UP Telephone: 01298 814851 Email: [email protected]

Cheques payable to: THE NATIONAL TRUST PEAK DISTRICT CENTRE

BOOKING FORM

VISIT TO LIVERPOOL METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL AND NORTON PRIORY

Wednesday 10 July 2019

Tuesday 24th September 2019 Tuesday 24th September 2019

Visit VISIT TO Gainsborough Old Hall and Lincoln

Gainsborough Old No of places required ……….…... @ £30.00 per person Hall and Lincoln Enclosed £………………. Booked NAME:

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PLEASE CIRCLE JOINING AT (please circle) JOINING POINT MATLOCK BAKEWELL TADDINGTON BUXTON CHAPEL

Bookings to: John Boyle Moorland View, Stanedge Road, Bakewell DE45 1DG Telephone 01629 814521 Mobile 07527207333

Cheques payable to: THE NATIONAL TRUST PEAK DISTRICT CENTRE

BOOKING FORM

VISIT TO GAINSBOROUGH OLD HALL AND LINCOLN

Tuesday 24th September 2019

Thursday October 17th Thursday October 17th 2019 2019

Visit to Wentworth Woodhouse Visit and Nostell Priory

Wentworth No of places required ……….…... @ £32.00 per person Woodhouse & Nostell Priory Enclosed £………………. Booked NAME:

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PLEASE CIRCLE JOINING AT (please circle) JOINING POINT MATLOCK BAKEWELL TADDINGTON BUXTON CHAPEL

Bookings to: Sandy Weedon, 9 Horderns Rd, Chapel-en-le-Frith, SK23 9ST Telephone: 01298 814464 Email: [email protected]

Cheques payable to: THE NATIONAL TRUST PEAK DISTRICT CENTRE

BOOKING FORM

VISIT TO WENTWORTH WOODHOUSE AND NOSTELL PRIORY

Thursday October 17th 2019

Saturday 7th December 2019 Saturday 7th December 2019

CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS LUNCH LUNCH at Calver Village Hall

No of places required ……….…... @ £23.50 per person

Enclosed £………………. Booked NAME:

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Bookings to: Judith Aizlewood, 6 Meadow Close Whaley Bridge,

High Peak, SK23 7BD Telephone: 01663 733 070 Email: [email protected]

Cheques payable to: THE NATIONAL TRUST PEAK DISTRICT CENTRE

BOOKING FORM FOR

CHRISTMAS LUNCH

Wednesday 10 July 2019

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Committee: Chairman Tony Read 01298 814133 [email protected] Secretary Betty Moll 01663 732067 [email protected] Treasurer Tom Booth 01663 732927 [email protected] Social Group Judith 01663 733070 [email protected] Leader Aizlewood Projects Group Tom Booth 01663 732927 [email protected] Leader Social Group: John Boyle 01629 814521 [email protected] Tony Read 01298 814133 [email protected] Sandy Weedon 01298 814464 [email protected] Carolyn Turner 01298 814851 [email protected] Shop Table Shirley Read 01298 814133 [email protected] Refreshments Carolyn Turner 01298 814851 [email protected] Co-ordinator Audio/Visual Richard 01298 814464 [email protected] Equipment Weedon Membership Richard 01298 814464 [email protected] Secretary Weedon Website Manager John Cassidy 01298 24663 [email protected] Newsletter Richard 01298 814464 [email protected] Co-ordinator Weedon Projects Group: John Anfield 01298 25664 [email protected] Linda Dawes 01663 745997 [email protected] Ian Laing 01298 26064 [email protected] Tony Moll 01663 732067 [email protected] George 01663 750103 [email protected] Needham

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NTPDC Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/peakdistrictcentre

Venues for NTPDC Talks Note: post codes only give approximate positions on on-line maps. Ashford in the Water War Memorial Hall Church St, Ashford in the Water, Derbys. DE45 1QB On the corner of Church St. & New Road Chinley Independent Chapel Hall The Wash Road, Chapel Milton, Chinley, High Peak. SK23 0QN The hall is opposite the chapel. Buxton Methodist Church Chapel Street, Buxton. SK17 6HX Close to the market place.