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Wakebridge is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located 1 mile north-west of Crich and lies close to Crich quarry.

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Wakebridge
Leashaw, Amber Valley

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Leashaw
DE4 5AW Amber Valley
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Crich Stand
Crich Stand

Crich Stand is a memorial tower, originally erected in 1923 to the memory of the 11,409 members of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire) Regiment who died in the First World War. Further dedications extend this to members of the regiment who perished during the Second World War and up until 1970, and to those who died serving in the successor regiments; the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment from 1970 to 2007 and the Mercian Regiment since 2007. The memorial stands on a carboniferous limestone outcrop that has been partly quarried away on its western flank, creating a cliff that overlooks the village of Crich in the English county of Derbyshire. It is located 286 metres (938 ft) above sea level, is 19 metres (62 ft) high and has 59 steps to the top. From the top there are extensive views, and on a clear day Lincoln Cathedral, some 40 miles (64 km) away, can be seen. In 1760, a wooden tower was erected on the top of the hill to mark the accession to the throne of King George III. This was replaced in 1788 by a limestone tower with a wooden top, that in turn was replaced by a circular gritstone tower in 1851, built on a base constructed from the stones of its predecessor. A landslide in 1882 in the neighbouring quarry damaged the tower and it was closed to the public. In 1914 the site was sold to the Clay Cross Company, owners of the quarry, on condition that they rebuilt the tower nearby, a commitment that was delayed by the onset of the First World War. By 1922, Sherwood Foresters Old Comrades Association were looking for a site for a memorial for their many comrades who had died during the First World War. As the regiment was raised across the two counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, they wanted to find a site close to the boundary between the counties, and Crich Stand, whose view encompasses both counties, was suggested. The resulting memorial was designed by Arthur Brewill, who was both a battalion commander in the Sherwood Foresters and a local architect, and completed by his son after his death. The current tower is a grade II* listed building and contains fabric from the earlier towers. It is in gritstone on a square coped sandstone platform with a wrought iron enclosure. The tower is circular, and at the top is an arcaded lantern with fluted Doric columns, a circular stone frieze, and a cornice beneath a dome with a flaming finial. At the base of the tower is a doorway with an inscribed lintel and a pediment with a bronze wreath, over which is the regimental insignia of the Sherwood Foresters and dates. Also on the tower are bronze plaques with inscriptions relating to the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts. The memorial tower can be accessed by road from Crich village, with car parking available, and by public footpath from the Glory Mine terminus of the running line of the National Tramway Museum, which now occupies the former quarry at the foot of Crich Stand. The memorial is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but open during the rest of the week. There is an annual pilgrimage to the site on the first Sunday in July, to commemorate the beginning of the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

Wheatcroft, Derbyshire

Wheatcroft is a small hamlet in the hills of Amber Valley, near Crich, Derbyshire, England. Wheatcroft has no shop or church and while it once had a chapel it has been renovated into a small dwelling. Wheatcroft is split into two areas: Wheatcroft Mount and Lower Wheatcoft. Over twenty people live in permanent residence. Wheatcroft has been in continued existence since 1066 as it is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having "4 houses" 1210 as it was recorded in a same of land under the name of "watedroft" Further evidence to support the antiquity of Wheatcroft comes from the early 15th century as one of the larger houses is said to have dated from this period. Until the mid-20th century a fayre came to Wheatcroft but that has since stopped. One of the houses was used in the ITV drama Peak Practice. Of the houses three were built on land granted by the Lord of Wingfield Manor in the 17th century and were built from stone quarried from the village quarry, as most likely were most of the others. In addition to the chapel, as above now renovated into a second home, the village used to possess a Village Institute in which weekly social gatherings were held until the 1950s and over the years various shops including a general store and until the 1960s a lubricant and engineering shop. Two of the houses have medieval cruck barns as part of their outhouses and one of the houses used to be owned by the Hopkinson Nightingale family, a branch of the Nightingale family from Lea Hurst, the childhood home of Florence Nightingale.