Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire Dales, Chatsworth [Map]
Chatsworth
Bridge
Bronze Age Barrows
House Cavendish Club, Edensor
St Peter's Church, Edensor
Chatsworth is in Derbyshire Dales.
Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire Dales, Chatsworth Bridge [Map]
1759. Chatsworth Bridge [Map] spans the River Derwent. 1759-74 by James Paine, substantially completed by 1761. Sandstone ashlar and rock-faced sandstone. Three broad segmental arches with step moulding and moulded hoodmould.
The River Derwent rises on Bleaklow [Map] after which it passes Bamford [Map], Hope, Derbyshire [Map], Hathersage [Map], Grindleford [Map], Baslow, Derbyshire [Map], Chatsworth House [Map] passing under Chatsworth Bridge [Map], Rowsley [Map] which it is joined by the Derbyshire River Wye, Matlock [Map], Matlock Bath [Map], Cromford [Map], Ambergate [Map] where it is joined by the River Amber. After Ambergate [Map] it passes Belper, Derbyshire [Map], Duffield, Derbyshire [Map] then flows through the centre of Derby [Map] after which it joins the River Trent around 1.4 Km east of [Map].
Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire Dales, Chatsworth, Edensor
Around 1785 Edensor, Chatsworth William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire, working with Joseph Paxton relocated Edensor, Chatsworth, possibly so that it could no longer be seen from Chatsworth House [Map]. One the east of the original village one house was left in situ being occupied by an elderly retainer Anthony Holmes. It was walled around to protect it against deer and cattle. Six houses were left in-situ although they were modified to include ornamental chimneys. The new village was provided with allotments, a small prison and a mortuary.
Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire Dales, Chatsworth, Edensor, Cavendish Club [Map]
1775. The Cavendish Club, Edensor [Map] was originally built as a Coaching Inn in, unusually for the area, red brick, although it was, originally, rendered in cement. It was called the Grape Inn - a bunch of grapes continues to hang in the portico. There were two ranges of coaching stables and accommodation at the rear. The Inn was used by travellers between Buxton, Dovedale and Sheffield.
After 1918 the Cavendish Club, Edensor [Map] was converted into a Village Club for estate staff including a dance hall, stage, dressing rooms, film projector, and two billiard rooms, a library, a games room and a bar for men only. In the buildings at the rear there was a surgery for the Chatsworth District Nurse.