Timothy Beard the 'Night Soil Man'. The photograph from c1900 shows him with is cart in front of the shop which at the time was the Co-op stores. The second picture was taken in Old Road where he stabled his horse and kept his cart. #FurnessVale #Derbyshire

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The Cat and Fiddle just a few years apart/ The 1920s and 30s. Digitally colourised images. #Cheshire

Historic Whaley Bridge. A traditional style postcard featuring colourised images. Available now from Footsteps, Market Street. Just £1 each. #WhaleyBridge #Derbyshire

The undertaker's funeral, Cutting from The Chronicle of November 1889. We believe the archway next to 118 Buxton Road was Mr Robert's workshop #Derbsyhire #FurnessVale

A few photos from Val Goddard's Furness Vale Cubs album. Let us know if you recognise anybody #Derbyshire #FurnessVale

Furness Vale Station c1960s . Digitally colourised from a black and white original. #Derbyshire #FurnessVale #railway

Furness Vale - Then and Now. #Derbyshire #FurnessVale

Express to Scarborough with 'Leander' crossing Buxworth Arches #Derbyshire #Buxworth

Heavy traffic on Buxton Road #Derbyshire #FurnessVale

L M S 4P Class 4-4-0 1090 ready to depart from Chinley. Photograph colourised from a black and white original in Keith Holford's archive. #Derbyshire #Chinley

Lyme Park, Chinley shortly after building. A scene that has very much changed. Digitally colourised photograph from Keith Holford's Archive. #Derbyshire #Chinley

Motoring in Buxworth. Cars belonging to Mr & Mrs Prescott and Mr. Drinkwater. Photographs from Keith Holford's archive #Derbyshire #Buxworth

Kiln Cafe at Furness Vale Brickworks. The cubs took over a brick kiln when they entered a competition for the most unusual cafe location. Photo courtesy of Val Goddard #Derbyshire #FurnessVale

Furness then and now. A few changes in this view. The School has new windows and has lost its bell tower. A new house has appeared, 35 Buxton Road, and some mature trees have grown.
The bell was sometimes a target for mischievous children who would tug on the rope ! #FurnessVale

Early 20th century Buxton Road. Zoom in to see a wealth of detail. #Derbyshire #Furness Vale

Peak Forest Canal at Furness Vale. Postcard courtesy of Val Goddard. #Derbyshire #FurnessVale

National Library of Scotland has just published a series of 6inch scale maps. Here is an extract covering Furness Vale, surveyed in 1871. maps.nls.uk/os/6inch-engla… #Derbyshire #FurnessVale

Whaley Bridge Canal Basin and Transhipment Warehouse. One of the few photographs showing the railway sidings in use. Digitally colourised from a black and white original. #Derbyshire #WhaleyBridge