Updates & New Content
We constantly update the site with new content, or expand existing pages when new information becomes available.
June 2024
New in Collections: Memories of Blue Mountains, by Vera Smith (nee Durose)
May 2024
New in Collections: A selection of paintings by Morris Mitchell, a builder and artist who lived in the village for many years until he died in 2021 aged 102.
April 2024
New in Families: Three families living as a community in Blue Mountains for decades: Family Adcock, Family Durose, Family Fish
March 2024
New in Places: Blue Mountains Cottages, built in the 1820s and home to generations of mill workers, quarry men, railway workers, teachers and more.
New in Collections: The memories of Lily Farmer, who lived in Little Eaton as a child in the early 20th Century. A fascinating portrayal of life in the village before the Great War.
February 2024
New in Places: Eaton Hill, built as a family home in the 1860s, the house and grounds became a playground and family home for hundreds of children, who were looked after between the 1940s and early 2000s.
September 2023
New in Places: The Limes, a history of the house on Alfreton Road, and the families who lived there
May 2023
New in Topics: a history of beer, brewing and pubs: including Little Eaton Brewery, the King’s Head, the Queen’s Head, the Anchor Inn, the Bell and Harp, the New Inn and Little Eaton’s 2 existing breweries: Shiny and Black Hole.
February 2023
New in Topics: a history of farming and 10 farms in Little Eaton
November 2022
New in notable families: the Hierons, the Radfords, and the Tatums
October 2022
New in notable people - Ted Preedy
New - The Farms of Little Eaton
June 2022
The Little Town by the Water video
This video has been removed because of a copyright issue
May 2022
New - The Tempest Family
New - Jubilee celebration information
April 2022
New - In conversation with Peter Oldknow
New - Videos section added to Topics
March 2022
New in Notable People - Peter Brady
February 2022
New in Schools & Education - Little Eaton Schools
November 2021
New in Notable People - John Easter tribute
October 2021
New - In conversation with Vera Hill
New - John Easter Memorial Photograph
September 2021
New - Little Eaton Bowls Club
August 2021
New - Traders & Shops 1930’s - 1950’s
New - Newspaper Article section in History
New - Breadsall Bridge 1936
New - The Anglo Saxon Gravestone.
New - The Peckwash Train Crash.
July 2021
New - Brook Paper Mill Fire
New - St Paul’s Churchyard - Graves & Inscriptions
New - Little Eaton Smithy
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021