Tales

The Council

Prior to 1987 Grindleford did not exist as a Parish. The village was made up of three different Parishes, plus… Read More »The Council

Next door to us at Moorhurst lived the White family. They ran the local taxi and charabanc services and were… Read More »Neighbours

After saving long and hard I eventually became the proud owner of a Jowett 7 Horsepower, twin-cylinder saloon that seemed… Read More »My pride and joy on four wheels

I became Branch Manager of Hancock’s in Grindleford in 1933 after an interview with the founder and head of the… Read More »Life from behind the counter

Billy Hallam found work on a variety of local farms, his main talent being cattle droving. He lived in a… Read More »Billy Hallam

George Manchester was one of Jim Gibb’s sidekicks, and was a rare old character too. His real name was George… Read More »George Manchester

Jim Gibbs was, I think, the star turn of the quartet. He was not a local and had been in… Read More »Jim Gibbs

When my wife and I were courting our favourite outings were motorbike rides from Chesterfield, where we both lived, to… Read More »Grindleford Gems

My father was a great storyteller, especially of tales about Grindleford, the village that he loved so much. During his… Read More »Tales my Father told me about Grindleford