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  Weaverham History Society

On 10th August 2005 the society visited Eyam.

A side street in Eyam

Eyam is known as the "Derbyshire Plague Village", because when the plague reached Eyam in 1665 the Reverand Mompesson persuaded the villagers to isolate themselves from each other and from contact with neighbouring villages. When the plague ended in 1666 260 villagers had died.


In Eyam Parish Church, famous for the Saxon crosses in the church yard, we listened to a talk on the history of the plague in Eyam

For more information on Eyam see http://www.derbyshireuk.net/eyam.html


After the talk we had a good lunch in the Rookery Tea rooms. Some chose to bring their own:

Black and white house WHS logo

Lunchtime at Eyam

After lunch we went to Stainsby Mill

Group photo outside mill

Mill mechanism

Stainsby Mill has fully working machinery dating from 1850

The mill stone

Outside Stainsby Mill

The Mill is on the Hardwick Estate. After a tour of the Mill we visited Hardwick Hall which is just only about a mile away.


Hardwick Hall

Hardwick Hall


For more information see http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-hardwickhall.htm
Hardwick Hall

20th March 2005

A Visit to the Lady Lever and Walker Art Galleries led by Adrian Sumner





The Society arranges an annual long weekend trip to a city of historical interest and occasional days out to places of local interest.