ByGone Derbyshire

Local history in the making

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The nation was so short of meat after the end of the Second World War that horse flesh could be bought as this picture from Derby shows.

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Jack Longland (left), Derbyshire's Director of Education, the Duke of Edinburgh (centre) and W.G. Sutton inspect a climbing course at Castle Naze, near Chapel-en-le-Frith, in 1958.

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Striker David Swindlehurst signs for the Rams in April 1980 watched by manager Colin Addison.

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Flooding in Derby on July 9, 1981. Traffic on the inner ring road at East Gate was brought to a halt by the torrential downpour.

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A group of girls from Kedleston Road School at Derby station due to go on an outing in 1948.

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Sheila Tarbuck, nine, helps plant a tree next to the newly built Bradshaw Way, Derby, watched by the Mayor of Derby, Councillor Tom Earnshaw and her fellow members of the Girls' Life Brigade.

Welcome to the Derby Evening Telegraph’s new online nostalgia section, bygonederbyshire.co.uk.

The site is packed full of fascinating articles about our county’s heritage and the people who have made it so great.

Each day it will be updated with material created by Telegraph writers but one of the best things about bygonederbyshire.co.uk is that you can help it become the definitive archive of life in the county by adding your own stories and pictures or commenting on those contributed by others.

The site builds on the success of its predecessor youandyesterday.co.uk. We hope that you’ll agree that bygonederbyshire.co.uk is bigger, brighter, better and even easier to use.

So go on, add your memories and contribute to local history in the making, by going to the "create an article" section below, or see our quick guide' for more information.

And don’t forget to buy the Telegraph each Monday for its eight-page bygones pullout and every night for the very best that Derbyshire has to offer … past and present.

Keeping Your Memories Alive

Bygone Derbyshire lets you write about what you remember of growing up and living in Derbyshire in the 20th century and to publish those memories instantly with the help of today's technology.

Sign-up for free here to add stories and pictures in the editing box at the foot of this page. For more help see our quick guide.

Red words say... Nobody has written that article yet! If you see a word in red click on it to write about that topic.

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Be an editor... Choose images from the picture gallery to illustrate your stories on this site.

Not everyone has time to write an article in one go. Sometimes you may want to start a story and then come back later and finish it. Find out here how you can do that.

Derbyshire then and now

THE attractive Georgian houses which make up St John's Terrace, Derby, photographed some 30 years ago. The cul-de-sac, which runs beside Markeaton Brook, is in a conservation area. Has anything changed in the intervening years?

See this and other changing local scenes in Derbyshire then and now.

Derbyshire then and now is also featured in the Evening Telegraph each Saturday.

Special pages

Derbyshire's literary heritage. Find out how the county has been featured in literature and on film.

Derbyshire in art. See how some of the county's people and places have been represented on canvas.

Derbyshire pubs. Tales of Derbyshire pubs past and present. If your favourite local is not on the list, why not write about it?

Derbyshire's England footballers. All the players born in the county who have worn the Three Lions on their shirt.

Any Answers? The place to go if you have a question about a local history matter - or maybe an answer to a question someone else has asked here.

Take me to a random article. If you just want to browse an article, then follow the link and see where it takes you.

Read All About It

As well as articles and pictures submitted by users, Bygone Derbyshire also contains a selection of stories and photographs from the Derby Evening Telegraph Bygones section, its monthly nostalgia publication YesterdayToday, and the Picture the Past website.

Latest Pictures

Captain Guy Jackson (hand on arm) leads out Derbyshire against Somerset at Derby, in 1930. Read all about his inspiring captaincy which led to a new dawn at the county cricket club here

Wendy Dudley presents a bouquet to film star Margaret Lockwood in the foyer of the Gaumont cinema. Read all about the silver screen legend's visits to Derby here

A cartoon depicting one of the more amusing incidents experienced by an RAF cadet during training in the Second World War. Read Graham White's hilarious recollections here