• Article |
• Discussion |
• Edit |
• History

Elvaston is a small village to the south-east of Derby. It is dominated by Elvaston Castle, a country house which is currently in the ownership of Derbyshire County Council, who plan to lease the site to a private company. The move has proved controversial, attracting a petition of 60,000 signatures against the proposals collected by the Elvaston Castle Estate Trust, who want to keep the site in public ownership. At the present time the Castle is rarely open to the public and has been somewhat neglected, while the grounds are open throughout the summer.

• 1800s: When fear turned Derbeians True Blue
• Allestree: Not convinced about Allestree's Aussie link
• Beresford, Frank: Derby artist painted by Royalty
• Derby
• Derby Arboretum Bowls Club: Arboretum Bowls Club decides to jack it in after a run of 144 years
• Derby Diocesan College: Girl students were locked in at dances so there was no hankey pankey
• Dramatic moments before Cavendish Bridge collapsed
• Elvaston Castle
• Nobody's blushes were spared while filming Women in Love nude scenes
• Shedding light on sundials
• The hand that shook Aussie legend Don Bradman's hand
• Undesirable or not - you decide

FEEDBACK

Did you enjoy this article? If so, why not comment on it? Perhaps you disagree with something in it, or you know something the writer doesn't and can add some extra facts. You may want to ask a question about this article. Making a contribution is easy - either click 'edit' to insert more information or 'discussion' and then 'add comment.' This is your site. Please feel free to use it to the full and share your memories, thoughts and knowledge about Derbyshire with others.

If there is no 'edit' link showing it means the article has either previously been published in the Derby Evening Telegraph, or it has been protected by the site administrator and cannot be edited.'

County:  Derbyshire

Return to You and Yesterday