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Peacehaven named after a place on the south coast of England where my parents spent their honeymoon. This is the bungalow where I was born

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This is the old cotton mill where my grandfather and father were managers. Now the building has been developed into flats

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I wouild spend much of my weekends at this farm where my friend Frank lived Frank was a year older that I was.

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This is where my maternal grandparents lived.

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It was from here that we could leave the valley and get to Sheffield our nearest shopping center some 20 miles away

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This is where my paternal grandparents first lived in the valley

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The Tomlinson's lived here. Their parents looked after the Youth Hostel I would often go here to play as a young boy

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This is the house my paternal grandparents had built. There were two houses My Aunt Hanna lived on the west side

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It was here we would come from school to play rounders and cricket

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This footpath leads up to Kinder. My father would often take me walking up onto the moors and over to Kinder downfall.

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Mr Medley would bring us milk each morning from his farm.

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We would often takes walks here One could see all the way down the Hope Valley. When King Edwin ruled Northumbria fierce struggles took place against the Danish, Mercian King Penda. It is said that Lose hill was named after the base of one of the armies and another hill close by the base of the other army took the name of Win Hill after the battle.

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Mam Tor was the site of a remains of a Celtic hill fort on the summit, an enclosure of 16 acres at an altitude of 1700ft. The Celts were displaced by the Romans who started mining the rich lead viens. Look closely and the earth ramparts are still visible

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This is where many of the workers for the Edale Mill travelled from Castleton via the bridle path

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THis was a gritstone exposed area of rock to the south of Peacehaven and Back Tor Farm.

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This is where we would go to eat lunch when at school.

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My uncle was the organist at this church.My older brothers would often go and pump the bellows to provide wind for the organ

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My father would often take me with him walking across the Kinder plateau to the downfall
Kinder Scout is a high windswept upland gritstone plateau, most of which stands at around 600 metres above sea level. The highest point is Crowden Head, which at 631 metres is also the highest point in the Peak District. This is the largest and grandest of the great upland areas of the so-called 'Dark Peak' and it forms an imposing and fascinating area.

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It was here the filming for the dambusters was done.

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Once a week the bank which operated from the end house of the Station Cottages was open and I received my first bank account.

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Located here in Roman times was the fort or signal station called Anavio begun early second century From here the Bathumgate Roman road travelled to Buxton ten miles away to access the healing powers of the sulphur spring water there.There was also a military road heading north. "This was homeland to the Britons whoprobably hated the sound on nailed sandals on the paving stones" ( Quote from M Andrews. Long Ago in Peakland)

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Little John of Robin Hood fame is said to be buried here in the churchyard. His great bow and arrows and chain armour were said at one time to be hanging in the church

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Lees Hall is thought to have been the inspiration for Thornfield Hall, the home of Mr Rochester in Jane Eyre. The Eyre family lived at the hall between 1750 and 1882. Charlotte Bronte visited them in 1845, two years before Jane Eyre was published. Charlotte drew inspiration for her novel from the local area, basing Morton village on Hathersage.

North Lees Hall has a history 250 years older than the Bronte sister’s visit. It was built in 1590, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. There was a chapel near to the hall for Catholic worship in 1685, but it was torn down by Protestants. The rebuilt round-headed doorway is a poignant memorial to religious hatred