GHT NEWS
NEW SERIES COMING THIS AUTUMN…
GLOSSOP’S GOVERNANCE
In the biggest change in its local governance arrangements for 54 years, in April 2028 Glossop and district will go into a single new council covering the whole of North Derbyshire.
The way it has been governed has, however, changed many times over the centuries. Later this year Glossop Heritage Trust will chart that history in a Facebook series, from the origins under the Anglo-Saxons, through long periods of monastic then aristocratic control, to the belated acquisition by Glossop of borough status in 1866 and the debates in the 1960s and early 70s about whether it should stay in Derbyshire or join Greater Manchester.
Each part will be added to the website after publication on Facebook.
GHT AGM
You will find the Chair’s Report 2024-2025 from our AGM in our About GHT section.
History Series
You can now find all our history series in one place for you to enjoy. Whether you want to read about Glossop’s lost mills or domesday villages, 200o years of Glossop traffic, the Town Hall or the ancient sites of Melandra and Mouselow, you will find them all here.
New Donation
In 2023 an original etched copper plate of Holly Mount and Isaac Jackson’s Factory on Norfolk Street and Ellison Street was donated to the Trust. We commissioned Lauren Riley to hand print 30 prints from the copper plate using traditional techniques. These prints have been produced as a numbered limited edition.
The prints are A4 size and are on sale for £75.00 each. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing a limited edition print.
PAST EVENTS
NEW EVENT
SUMMER WALK
Wednesday 8 July 2026
After a few years break we are bringing back summer walks to the public. Tony Wright will be repeating a walk we took in 2017 looking at the area around Howard Street, Fauvel Road, North Road, Spire Hollin including Victoria Hall. You will be surprised how much local history is in those streets!
To attend the walk you will need to book tickets in advance via Eventbrite. It’s free, just click on the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glossop-heritage-walk-8th-july-2026-630pm-tickets-1991546726871
To allow us to conduct the walk safely we only have a limited number of tickets. We will only accept those who have tickets for the walk on the night. If we experience high demand for tickets, we may consider repeating the walk.
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
The first Howard Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel, Howard Street, Glossop
Pop up history desk
Saturday 14 February 2026 – 10am-2.30pm
Tesco, Glossop
Come and see us at Tesco, Glossop on Saturday 14 February. Thank you to Tesco for letting us have a space to talk to you about Glossop’s history and how you can find out more, how we protect and preserve that history for the future, and how you can support us.
GHT AGM
Thursday 20 November 2025, 7.30 pm
Central Methodist Church, Glossop
The Annual General Meeting of Glossop Heritage Trust to be held on 20 November at Central Methodist Church, Glossop. This will be at 7.30 pm and will be followed by a review of the Glossop Heritage Trust’s first forty years.
We celebrated our ruby anniversary on 5 September. The Trust was incorporated as a limited company on 5 September 1985. During that time we have accumulated a large amount of memorabilia, archive, artefacts and knowledge relating to Glossop and District and some of these will be on display.
Autumn Open Evening
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Central Methodist Church, Glossop, 7.30pm
Blue Plaque Unveiling
Saturday 12 July 2025
Glossop Heritage Trust’s next Blue Plaque commemorates the achievements of Glossop North End football club during its time in the First and Second Division of the football league.
Provided with the financial support of a local mill owner, Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, the club played alongside teams like Manchester City for one season in the First Division before playing Second Division football until the First World War. Glossop remains to this day the smallest town to have played at the top level of English football. The plaque records the achievement of the club and their benefactor.
The blue plaque will be unveiled at Glossop North End’s Asgard Stadium, Surrey Street, Glossop, SK13 8GG (vehicular access from Glossop Brook Road) on Saturday 12th July 2025. Gates will open at 10am and the unveiling ceremony will start at 10.30am. The event closes at 11.30am. The event is free and all are welcome.
Glossop in World War Two Exhibition
Saturday 10 May 2025, 10am-4pm
Victoria Hall, Talbot Street, Glossop, SK13 7DQ
In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day on 8 May 2025, and VJ Day on 15 August 2025, we are hosting a free exhibition on Glossop in World War Two. The exhibition will include posters telling the story of Glossop in World War Two through various subjects.
We will also have on display items from our own collection and archives and items loaned to us specially for the exhibition. If you have any relevant local memorabilia at home, please bring it with you for us to have a look at.
The exhibition will be on 10 May 2025, 10am-4pm at Victoria Hall. It is free to attend and all are welcome.
The exhibition is supported by High Peak Borough Council’s VE Day-VJ Day 80 Fund.
Autumn Open Evening
Isaac and Harriet Jackson
WW1 Munitions Production in Hawkshead Mill, Old Glossop and its consequences
22 October 2024, 7.30pm, Central Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Glossop
We are pleased to announce our autumn open evening with a talk by guest speaker, Paul Beckmann. Paul is a great grandson of Isaac and Harriet Jackson.
His talk is on ‘Isaac and Harriet Jackson – WW1 Munitions Production in Hawkshead Mill, Old Glossop and its consequences’. It will include information on Isaac and Harriets’ background and Isaac’s Company’s role in converting his factory to the manufacture of munitions in the First World War.
Isaac Jackson came to Glossop as a saddler. Alongside his business he invented a world famous belt fastener for fixing belts on machinery in mills and factories. He moved to producing belt fasteners and other tools at factories at Holly Mount on Norfolk Street and later Hawkshead Mill, Old Glossop.
Find out more about Isaac and Harriet and their business.
Spring Open Evening
Women of Glossop
19 March 2024, 7.30 pm, Central Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Glossop
Our next event is a talk on the Women of Glossop. Kate Raine will share new research and untold stories of the lives of Glossop women from the early 1800s – 1970s.
The talk will look at how women came together in groups to support each other and benefit the local community. You will also hear the stories of prominent women of Glossop, including Anne Kershaw Wood, Mary Alice Partington and Harriet Jackson, and their many great contributions to the town and the community.
The talk will take place on Tuesday 19 March 2024, 7.30 pm, in the side room, at Central Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Glossop. The talk is free and all are welcome.
Dark Peak Photo Festival – Thursday 22 – Sunday 25 February 2024
Next week from Thursday 22 – Sunday 25 February, a selection of images from the GHT Archive showing shops and shopkeepers on Glossop High Street 1900-1930 will be on display at Victoria Hall. These form part of the exhibition at Victoria Hall alongside other photographers for Dark Peak Photo Festival.
You can find more about the photographs that were on display in the exhibition here.
New Series
Glossop’s Domesday Villages
Each week a new part will be released. Part 1 was released on 3rd December 2023, but you can catch up here.
There were people here in the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, but there are now few traces of them. Then the Romans marched in, but left little to see apart from Melandra. Then, about 1400 years ago, the Anglo-Saxons arrived – and the evidence is all around us…
Notice for Members
AGM
The Glossop Heritage Trust AGM will be held on Wednesday 22 November 2023 at 7.30 pm, at Central Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Glossop.
After the AGM, Roger Hargreaves will promote a discussion about the Trust’s role in reviewing and considering planning applications in the context of our Heritage.
Autumn Open Evening – 25 October 2023
Edmund Potter (1802-1883)
MP, FRS, Calico Printer and Philanthropist
On the 140th anniversary of his death, we will take a brief survey through the life of Edmund Potter. Although he is probably most famous for being the grandfather of the author, Beatrix Potter, he had an illustrious career of his own.
Kate Raine will be sharing new research on Edmund’s life. The talk will look at his role in the great institutions, society and politics in Manchester and the Calico Print Works at Dinting Vale, which were at one point the largest in the world.
You can now read an article of the talk on our website.
New Walks Page
We have recently published some new walks. One on Edmund Potter and Dinting Vale Printworks, a walk through of our Manor Park Walk and a walk around Howard Park
We have also created a new page so you can access all our walks in one place. We hope you enjoy them.
High Peak Community Lottery
The first draw for the new High Peak Community Lottery is next Saturday 29 July 2023 and in the first draw there is also a chance to win an ipad.
Please take a look at our fundraising page and consider supporting us: https://www.highpeakcommunitylottery.co.uk/support/glossop-heritage-trust
The lottery has been set up to help support good causes in the High Peak. It is a weekly lottery with a top prize of £25,000. Tickets are £1 a week. 50p from each ticket is donated directly to our cause and 10p goes into a good cause pot.
The funds we raise will help us to continue to preserve Glossop’s rich history and help us share Glossop’s stories with the local community and beyond.
We appreciate your support.
Summer Walk
Our summer walk this year is a wander around Manor Park. Kate Raine will be leading the walk on Wednesday 19th July 2023 from 7-9 (ish) pm. The starting point is at the bridge in the Corn Street Car Park in Manor Park. In a stroll up the woodland paths, we will discover the history of Glossop Hall and its residents. In Manor Park we will find hidden features both old and new, including ice houses, the aviary, the wishing well and the miniature railway, which will hopefully stir some happy memories.
Please note – This event will be weather dependent. Some of the woodland paths are uneven and may be muddy. Please wear appropriate footwear.
Walk
Discover our Coronation Walk and take a stroll around Old Glossop, Glossop and Hadfield and see some of the sites of Coronation festivities in Glossop’s past
New Series – 2000 Years of Traffic
Our new Facebook series 2000 Years of Traffic is being released simultaneously on our website. Follow along here.