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Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is the library of Frederick Strutt (1843-1909) who bequeathed his entire collection of books on local subjects, including this lovely tourist guide published by William Bemrose & Sons of Derby.

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Front cover of 'Bemroses’ Guide to Buxton, Castleton, High Peak, Eyam, Dovedale', illustrated with engravings showing scenery.
September 29, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Mary Wiltshire and Sue Woore’s ‘Monastic Granges of Derbyshire’ explores how different religious orders utilised gifted land to support their communities, before the dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century changed everything. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.

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Front cover of the book ‘Monastic Granges of Derbyshire. A Gazetteer with maps, illustrations and historical notes’, by Mary Wiltshire and Sue Woore. It features a colourful hand drawn plan from 1528, showing various plots of land and a river.
September 24, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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Notice for all visitors and volunteers:

Please note that Wigan Local Studies will be closed on Wednesday October 14th for staff training.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Poster advertising the closure. It features a photograph of the local studies library.
September 22, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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If #ModeShift month has made you curious about how transport has developed, then have a delve into this fascinating book in our #LocalStudies collection. ‘Carriers & Coachmasters’ shows us how people travelled before the road networks that we have today.

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The cover of the book 'Carriers and coachmasters: trade and travel before the turnpikes' by Dorian Gerhold. The cover shows an engraving by Hogarth of 1747 of a stage coach in an inn yard. A large lady is being helped inside.
September 17, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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North West Regional Library Service 50th Anniversary (1985) St John's Primary School at Longsight Library (1983) Opening of Longsight Library (1978)
September 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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September 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Roy Palmer’s ‘The Demolition of Derby’ provides an overview of a how the city evolved over the 20th century, highlighting lost buildings and streets, and their histories. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.

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Cover of the book 'The Demolition of Derby' by Derek Palmer. It features several sepia tinted photo's of old buildings.
September 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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Lumpy Tums, Thar cake, Bakewell Pudding, Sage Derby and Stilton & Beer are just some of Derbyshire’s regional fare explored in this book by food historian Mark Dawson, which is now in our #LocalStudies library.

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A softback book. The front cover is a photo of a stone built Derbyshire cottage with a thatched roof which was the former Cock and Pynett Inn in Whittington (also known as Revolution House). This is overlaid by the book title, 'Lumpy Tums Derbyshire's Food and Drink', by Mark Dawson. Inset above the title are three smaller photos showing images of Thor (Thar) cake; Derbyshire oatcakes; the iron hanging 'bakestone' in Bakewell Old House Museum.
September 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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You can find this delightful guide to Castleton from 1948 in our #LocalStudies library. It has been beautifully illustrated with pen sketches by the Rev. S. J. Heald.

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Front cover of a pamphlet called 'About Castleton' by Eric S. Evans. It was published by The Kinder Press. The cover is illustrated with pen and ink drawings of various people throughout the ages, such as a knight on horseback, a woman in a Victorian pink dress and a man wearing a 1940s suit, sitting in a armchair, reading a book.
August 27, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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Would it surprise you to know we have a collection of Western novels in our #LocalStudies library? Derbyshire is not known for its cowboys, but librarian Geoff Sadler was a fan. Writing under the name Jeff Sadler, we have his novels, drafts and typescripts. Yeehaw! 🤠

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The cover of the book' Return of Amarillo' by Jeff Sadler. A black horse rears on its hind legs with a cowboy sitting astride being thrown backwards, hat falling off. Another cowboy is in the background having just shot his pistol. The sky and ground are orange.
August 20, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Now a spa hotel in the heart of NE Derbyshire, the secrets of the former country mansion known as ‘Southgate House’ and its inhabitants are revealed in this fascinating book. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.

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Front cover of the book 'Southgate House. A Derbyshire country mansion and its inhabitants through the centuries', by Christiane Müller-Hazenbos. It features a newspaper clipping about the house superimposed on a black and white photo of the mansion.
August 13, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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‘Tideswell, People and Places, Past and Present’ by Tony Hill shines a spotlight on some of the fascinating people who have lived in Tideswell, as well as highlighting some interesting events in Tideswell’s history. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.
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A softback book comprising 170 pages of text and images. The front and back covers are green in colour. On the front cover the title appears in black ink and reads 'Tideswell People and Places Past and Present' below which is an inset collage of images of people and places within the Tideswell area. Below this is the text in black ink with the name of the author which reads 'Tony Hill Tideswell Local History Club'.
August 6, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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In his book ‘The Rogue Goths’ Edmund Harris presents an overview of the works of 3 distinctly different 19th century architects who caused a stir with their flamboyant designs for municipal and religious buildings. Includes St Tomas’s, Pear Tree, in Derby. Now in our #LocalStudies. #EYAArchitecture
Front cover of the book 'The Rogue Goths. R L Roumieu, Joseph Peacock and Bassett Keeling', by Edmund Harris. It features a colour photograph of an elaborately designed red-brick building on a street in London.
July 30, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Whether it’s cottages, rectories, schools or churches; chimneys, gargoyles, roofs or gates – the 1898 book 'Architectural examples in brick, stone, wood and iron' by William Fullerton in our #LocalStudies library will show you beautiful drawings of them.
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A page from a book showing pencil drawings of the outside architecture of cottages, with small sketches of the floor plans in the right hand corner.
July 23, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Drown your football sorrows with this throwback to when it did come home: Shirebrook born Ray Wilson, the 1966 England fullback, relives his World Cup experiences in his autobiography, ‘My Life in Soccer’. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.

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Front cover of the book 'My Life in Soccer' by Ray Wilson. It features a cut-out black and white photograph of two football players against a bright blue background.
July 16, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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In celebration of the annual Buxton Festival starting this week, did you know our #LocalStudies has a collection of historic show programmes and ephemera? Also past copies of Pure Peak magazine with a Festival and Fringe special in the summer.
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A collection of 3 Pure Peak magazines and 2 Buxton Fringe/Festival events programmes are displayed. The Pure Peak magazines are blue in colour and feature colourful and dynamic Derbyshire images together with text announcing a 12 page Festival Special. The Events Programmes are orange and red in colour and make a strong visual contrast to the magazines.
July 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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It's #workexperience season with students discovering the world of working with #archives & #localstudies collections. Had fun digging out docs relating to #4thJuly + US presidents nos 4 & 6.

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Week 3 of 5 of our #workexperience programme hosting Y10s & 12s from local schools. #Archives looked at this week inc 2 passports signed by James Madison & John Quincy Adams before they became respectively the 4th & 6th presidents of the United States.

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A single page document, partly printed, partly handwritten, that is a passport for a British-born merchant who took American citizenship and which is signed by James Madison who later became the 4th president of the United States Close up of James Madison's signature. A single page document that is a passport signed by John Quincy Adams when American ambassador in London & later 6th president of the United States. The document includes an image of the American eagle at the top of the late, plus a red wax seal near Adam's signature. Close up of John Quincy Adams' signature
July 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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With Scotland now out of the #WorldCup26, you can still relive former Derby County Player Archie Gemmill’s 1978 World Cup goal - considered among the best in the competitions history – in his autobiography ‘Both Sides of the Border’. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.

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Front cover of the book 'Both Sides of the Border. My Autobiography' by Archie Gemmil. It features a partially black and white and partially coloured in photograph of footballers on a football pitch.
July 2, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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#Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month is the perfect time to find out more about this way of life. A fascinating book in our #LocalStudies library looks at The English Gypsy Caravan. Did you know that ‘the best vans have brass bell-mouthed frets or naf-ends on the hubs’?
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The cover of the book The English Gypsy Caravan by C.H. Ward-Jackson and Denis E. Harvey. The title is in a red banner at the top of the cover and underneath is a colour photograph of a richly decorated gypsy caravan. We can see the steps going up to the door, the top half is open with yellow curtains. The caravan is red wood with gold paintwork.
June 25, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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‘John Tudor: King for a Day’ is no ordinary footballer’s biography. Discover how the Ilkeston born first division footballer of the 1970’s has contributed to medical advances in tackling Alzheimer’s and dementia, which helped improve safety in the game he loved. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies.
Front cover of the book 'John Tudor: King For A Day. One Timeless Legacy', by Angie Stanger-Leathes. It features a black and white photograph of footballers celebrating on a football pitch.
June 18, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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On this day in 1847 explorer #SirJohnFranklin died. Much is written of the fate of Franklin and his crew, but what of the women who supported him? This #LocalStudies book gives a voice to his wives, Eleanor Porden and Jane Griffin, and also features the women behind other polar explorers.
Front cover of this softback book shows a close up section of a sepia coloured photograph of the Victorian female arctic explorer Jo Peary, dressed a hooded fur coat which was the arctic clothing of the time. Overlaid on this image is the title of the book in burgundy lettering 'Heart of a Hero, the remarkable women who inspired the great polar explorers', by Kari Herbert.
June 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Visitor notice:

Wigan museum and local studies will be closing at 1pm on Tuesday 16th June for staff training. We will open as normal on Wednesday 17th June.

Thank you for your understanding.

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June 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Public art is often overlooked as part of urban development. ‘Following in the footsteps. A sculpture for Mickleover’, shows how the idea for the sculpture was developed and illustrates the process of how the pod and seeds were made. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.
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Front cover of the book 'Following in the footsteps. A sculpture for Mickleover', by Rachel Carter. It features a colour photograph of one of the 'seeds' in place in the street. Colour photograph from the book, showing the large 'pod' being positioned into place by a crane.
June 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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#TheLibraryBook is ‘outstanding’!
Totally thrilled that my history of the remarkable #GibsonLibrary, #SaffronWalden & its collection has been #HighlyCommended by the #LocalStudies & #LibraryServicesTrust awards 📚🏆
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May 30, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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If your handwriting is bad it’s still probably a lot easier to read than writing from centuries ago. If you struggle to decipher old documents, we have books to help in our #LocalStudies library. Like this one by Hilary Marshall with examples from the 1400s to the 1700s.

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The cover of the book 'Palaeography for family and local historians' by Hilary Marshall. The background is covered with black manuscript handwriting, and the title is in red on a white panel with a medieval coloured illustrated page in the centre
May 28, 2026 at 9:35 AM