Research Projects
The Society are looking currently at the following research projects. if you wish to be involved or have some information that you may feel to be relevant please contact us or come along to one of our meetings.
New personal project July 2023 for more details click on the link below........
The Littleover Landscape, from Ice Age to Domesday by Tony Brookes
Current Research Projects
1 Commemorating those who fell during WW1 and WW2. A book has been published by our local author Chris Drury and further investigation is underway to identify those not included on the local war memorials
2 Historic Boundaries Project This is a long term project using ancient maps and local knowledge to identify, visit and catalogue the boundaries of the parish. It is a part of the Council for British Archaeology "CBA" project to map the ancient boundaries of the region. Two phases have been completed
Phase I Boundary at Hall Pastures
Phase II Blagreaves
Two further phases are planned for future investigations. Results so far and further details can be found here .........Historic Boundaries project
3 Topics of Local Interest. At our meetings there are always several items of local history which arise and our members generally have some background information of relevance. We wish to report this and make it available as part of our heritage. Some recent topics have included :-
The "Hitler" wall in Bretton Avenue The stone wall has a letter "H" every five blocks on three main course ..........More
Dobson and Rosson Cartridge Factory. In the 1890s the firm had premises in Littleover (now a suburb of Derby) where they loaded cartridges. This may also have been a shooting ground. ..........More
Wartime Water Storage Tanks These were installed at various locations to provide emergency water and there are many tales from locals about the Pike in one and skating during the winter ..........More
Clemsons Park On 10th June 2020 it was the 50th Anniversary of the opening of Clemson's Park. .............More
Littleover Farm Dairy During research into the farms of Littleover a farm named Wright’s Farm on Burton Road was found but its location in the Parish of Littleover could not be found. .............More
Elms Golf Course and Houses .The boundaries of the course lay with the borough boundary to the east, roughly the line of the current Manor Road, Uttoxeter Road to the north, Chain Lane to the west and the rear gardens of the houses in Littleover village along Burton Road. In the middle of the common, and hence the course, lay Rosson & Co cartridge filling works of 1892 (later a private house) where this dangerous process was undertaken in isolation from the marketplace gunsmiths. ................More
The stocks and tree at the triangle ........ in progress
Streets named after local "personalities" such as Eastwood or Brayfield ........ in progress
Uttoxeter Road pub near Arundel Avenue ........ in progress
Gardeners feeding the Children in local schools during wartime ........ in progress