Coronation of King Edward VII in Glossop, 1902
Coronation festivities were debated after a heated discussion about finances at a Council meeting in February 1902. The Mayor, Samuel Hill Wood, informed the Council
Coronation festivities were debated after a heated discussion about finances at a Council meeting in February 1902. The Mayor, Samuel Hill Wood, informed the Council
At a meeting of Glossop Borough Council in May 1897 it was debated how the Council would celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Some
Victoria Bridge On the ascension of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837, a newly completed bridge over Glossop Brook was named Victoria Bridge in
This article was written by E. Paul Beckmann, a great grandson of Isaac and Harriet Jackson, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death
Inventor and Welfare Reformer, Benefactors and Freemen of Glossop A Hyde Lad Isaac Edward Jackson was born in 1858, the youngest son of Horace and
This was a joint series between Glossop and Longdendale Archaeology Society (GLAS) and Glossop Heritage Trust. This series was first published on Facebook in October
A Busy Crossroads Why did the Romans come to Glossop? On a cold wet winter’s night, the troops from Braga in sunny Portugal, once stationed
The Digs Sartorial standards in archaeology have gone sadly downhill since 1899, when Robert Hamnett (right in pic) ran the first organised dig at Melandra
The Finds The digs at Melandra since 1899 have turned up lots of interesting objects. The wet acid soil isn’t good for iron, bone or
The Plan On 6th March 1971, Glossop Borough Council decided to buy 33 acres at Gamesley, including the Melandra fort. The plan was to landscape