The homestead is a ninebedroom georgian house in the conservation area of spondon, derby, england. Plans have been submitted to transform one of derbys most historic. Apr 12, 2020 plans have been submitted to transform one of derbys most historic houses into a day nursery. Squiresquier family i am looking for information on a squiersquire family who lived at spondon in the 1700s. This place is situated in derbyshire county, east midlands, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 52 54 0 north, 1 24 0 west and its original name with diacritics is spondon. Interesting information for holme lane, spondon, derby. If anyone can loan me any type of photograph, nespaper cuttings, church magazines carnival programmes, it would be much appreciated.
Click here the homestead, spondon the homestead is situation in the heart of the spondon on sitwell street and is considered one of the finest georgian buildings in derbyshire. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in saint werburgh in spondon, derbyshire, a find a grave cemetery. These before and after shots of spondon old hall are included in my latest book of derby pictures, derby through time, published by amberely barely a week or two ago and available in all local bookshops at. Courtaulds ltd, spondon dl3 sentinel 10280 built in.
The name of spondon is derived from the anglosaxon words spon meaning gravel, woodchip or shingle and dune meaning hill, giving us spondune as a gravelly hill. Margaret thatchers intervention in courtaulds shock. Celanese, acordis, novaceta, courtaulds spondon employees. We are a group of like minded members who help each other with research into family trees and genealogy. Courtaulds ltd, spondon dl3 sentinel 10280 built in 1968 collects acetic acid tanks from the br exchange sidings with courtaulds ltd, spondon, derbyshire on. History of spondon, in derby and derbyshire map and. Here you can tour around some of spondons most historic landmarks. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Here are all the items currently available in our online image archive. The takeover of celanese by courtaulds had made the future of the lab very uncertain. The town of holywell takes its name from the fact that in c650 a young and beautiful maiden by the name of winefride was walking in the valley, when she was approached by a group of men, led by prince caradog from hawarden. In 1987 the swans spondon wildlife and naturalist society was formed to develop the nature reserve on site.
Saint werburgh in spondon, derbyshire find a grave cemetery. David wales and debra hobson, bttg, didsbury, nicola willmot, courtaulds fibres, spondon, uk 289 environmental consequences of using flame retardant textiles a simple life cycle model richard horrocks, mike hall and dawn roberts, bolton institute, bolton, uk 297 the impact of environmental issues on textile education. But it was once a thriving centre of fabric and clothing manufacturing for the courtaulds firm. The village is recorded in the domesday book and expanded rapidly with. There are now books in the series, including the latest spondon remembers, the war memorials of spondon by derek. Gentleman specifically asked me about the future of the companys activities in relation to this narrow area. Squier, a 4x gt grandfather was a blacksmith who married ann salt from ockbrook in 1792 and they moved to york toronto canada about 1820. Accordis and courtaulds are the northern bank, towards spondon. Drive out of spondon on this road and you will behold a sweeping panorama of green.
The art of renaissance florence is often held up as one of the highwater marks. It is bordered to the north by the wards of derwent, chaddesden and spondon, to the west is the city centre, to the south are sinfin and chellaston and to the east the district of south derbyshire. Maes glas is a suburb of holywell, on the dee estuary in flintshire. The piece of filter tow was the last meter ever produced at spondon, from line 17 in 5x i think, shut down by the legendary mr peter blair. Spondon, a village, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict, in shardlow district, derbyshire. Summer schools, study trips, evening lectures and more.
If you would like us to post a copy of any of the books, either in the uk or abroad, please email email protected for further details. History of spondon, in derby and derbyshire map and description. Listed buildings in spondon ward, derby history in structure. House prices in sitwell street, spondon, derby de21 zoopla. Longlost photos of former coventry courtaulds factory. Find average house prices, current average values and other historic property data with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Plans for new day nursery in historic derby building. I didnt know what to expect walking into the documentary spondon. About our online archive spondon historical society. I was anticipating a love letter to spondon, that much i knew, but what could possibly be said about a village in derby in 120 minutes of running time. The name spondon is derived from the old english spon meaning chip, shaving or shingle and dun for a hill. The spondon historical society has been collecting material of local interest for nearly three decades and has amassed a huge collection of photographs, maps, documents and other items which reveal a fascinating insight into the history of spondon and surrounding areas. It was there in 1969 that bob stevenson and stuart tiller got together to start their motorcycle engineering business. It was then nationalised before eventually being sold to courtaulds.
This page combines information for the address holme lane, spondon, derby, de21 7bs, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Situated four miles east of derby, spondons history can be traced back to the doomsday book. Over the years, the historical society in spondon, derby has amassed a large and fascinating. Spondon house school class of 1950 to 1955 spondon online. The village is recorded in the domesday book and expanded rapidly with the coming of improved public transport to derby, and the arrival of the railways and associated employment in the mid nineteenth century. Take a tour of the historic village of spondon, derbyshire, uk. Courtaulds ltd, spondon dl3 sentinel 10280 built in 1968 collects acetic acid tanks from the br exchange sidings with courtaulds ltd, spondon, derbyshire on 23rd may 1989. Acordis was divested to cvc capital partners in 1999 and production continued to run down. Courtaulds ltd, spondon dl3 sentinel 10280 built in 1968. Courtaulds 19231983 operated a rayon textile mill that employed nearly 3,000 people. The village is mentioned in the domesday book of 1086. Researching the grander houses of spondon has never been easy, simply. Drawn up from actual observation, and from the best authorities.
British celanese was a chemical company based in england. All the books are available in the village from spondon news and housleys chemists, priced at. Containing a variety of geological, mineralogical, commercial and statistical information, stephen glover. In september 1998 courtaulds plc was acquired by netherlands based akzo nobel and the name changed to acordis. The name spondon is anglosaxon and describes a gravelly hill. Check spondon library in spondon, sitwell street on cylex and find. Holme lane in spondon is in the east midlands region of england. Margaret thatcher chats to yts youths carl evans and simon williams at greenfield during her visit to north wales in march 1987. Suburbs tend to be disregarded by guidebook writers and consequently by visitors, wrote roy christian in his 1978 book derbyshire. Spondon a was built in the 1920s by british celanese. Latest additions to the archive are featured first. A brief history of spondon the origins of spondon can be traced back over 10 centuries, with a reference to the village as spondune in the doomsday book of 1086. British celanese chemical works, spondon, uk urbex behind. Also as samuel courtauld and co of the same address and lustre fibres of foleshill road, coventry.
The oldest of three grade ilisted buildings in the city, the homestead in spondon is believed to. In the mid 1960s, when bsa gold stars were still useable for club racing, stevenson. Formed in 1916, it survived as an independent company until 1957 when it became a subsidiary of courtaulds. In the churchyard of st werburghs stands a saxon cross which is the only one in the county to be made from limestone, the design on it is thought to be a celtic symbol of mortality. It features a host of articles about the history and beauty of derbyshire. Plans for new day nursery in historic derby building derbyshire live. In the mid 1960s, when bsa gold stars were still useable for club racing, stevenson figured he could improve things by manufacturing his own frame. Now it is a prosperous suburb of derby, bisected by the busy a52 derby to nottingham bypass, four miles to the east of the city centre. Media in category courtaulds the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Christopher hogg, reaffirmed the companys view that british celanese at spondon was a vital part of the company and had a role in plans for the future. The oldest of three grade ilisted buildings in the city, the homestead in. The chemical plant in spondon has had several names over the years. It was established in 1794 and became the worlds leading manmade fibre production company before being broken up in 1990 into courtaulds plc and courtaulds textiles ltd.
Alvaston is situated on the a6, three miles southeast of derby city centre and probably owes its name to allwald. Spondon is actually the name of a village in derbyshire, england. Courtaulds was a united kingdom based manufacturer of fabric, clothing, artificial fibres, and chemicals. A brief history of spondon, derby the origins of spondon can be traced back over 10 centuries, with a reference to the village as spondune in the doomsday book of 1086. Courtaulds was a united kingdombased manufacturer of fabric, clothing, artificial fibres, and chemicals. Spondon was once a quiet farming village, dating back to at least anglosaxon days. The postcode is within the spondon wardelectoral division, which is in the constituency of mid derbyshire. Alvaston was the terminus of a tram route, and later a trolleybus route, which ran along london road. This page combines information for the address reader street, spondon, derby, de21 7jh, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Courtaulds, the successor to british celanese and who maintained the house in. Interesting information for reader street, spondon, derby. Image of courtaulds chemical works, spondon, derby.
Image archive spondon history spondon historical society. In may 1957 british celanese was purchased by courtaulds and production of vinyl acetate. The present inn has been rebuilt twice, parts of which date back to 1680. All government data published here is used under licence. Previously, i had spent 28 very happy months working in a research laboratory at british celanese, in spondon. To view more particular items, you can select from the categories in the menu on the left, click on a particular era on the timeline below or use the search box on the left.
Equally, while he was certainly not a precursor of the new art history, the breadth of his interests from practical art to history, the sciences, modern languages and literature predisposed the courtauld to an openness to such innovations. At his meeting with union representatives on 24 july, courtaulds chairman, mr. With the forthcoming closure of most of our site we have a. Courtaulds factory shop opening hours 2020 the time now. Blunts interests, such as the work of picasso, almost certainly helped the courtauld in these respects. Connecting across time and place 8 june 3 july 2019 is an exhibition curated by students of the ma curating the art museum programme at the courtauld. It originally stood in the companys office in greenfield, but was later moved to holy trinity church greenfield welsh. Whats more, nestled in 300 acres of this parkland is the locko park estate, the ancestral home of the drurylowe family. The courtaulds war memorial in greenfield commemorates those men of the area who worked at the former courtaulds rayon and nylon factory and died in the second world war. Pevsner in his book buildings of derbyshire as among several good. Lost houses spondon old hall country images magazine. The history of a village school in the county of derbyshire. Page 162 by perseverance and bribery he acquired the whole, when the plot was discovered, and he fled, with. Reader street in spondon is in the east midlands region of england.
Mrs thatcher who also met with wrexham mp john marek added. It features a host of articles about the history and beauty of derbyshire, including regular latest design trends. Alvaston is situated on the a6, three miles southeast of derby city centre and probably. Spondon historical society was formed in 1982 by a group of friends who had attended a local evening class. The history of the county of derby, volume 1 the history of the county of derby, stephen glover volume 1 of the history of the county of derby. Courtaulds chemicals opening hours 2020 the time now.
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