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Photographs

The society owns an extensive photographic archive of historic Belper.

Here are just a few of the photographs in our collection.

Click on each thumbnail for a larger image with some information about the subject.

The Belper Mill complex in colour.

Group of men standing outside St Peter's Church, Belper with a set of new bells

Photograph of Field Head Primitive Chapel, Belper

Boatmaster with boats at Belper River Gardens with the West Mill in the background.

Some children looking and pointing at a well dressing on The Fleet, Belper

Promenading crowd at Belper River Gardens with bandstand and Tea Rooms

Boatmaster with boats at Belper River Gardens with the West Mill in the background.

Osier beds by the River Derwent, Belper, pre River Gardens

Belper carnival Queen and entourage processing through the town

Crowd in the Market Place, Belper gathered for George V Jubilee.

View of the West mill, Jubilee Clock Tower and Gangway at Belper

Bottom of King Street, Belper on V.E. Day 1945

A view of Parkside taken from Mill Lane, Belper

The carnival Queen and entourage at Milford, Derbyshire in 1937

Train waiting at Belper Railway Station in 1880

Snowy scene of King Street Belper with the Memorial Gardens on the left of the photo

Top of King Street, Belper in the early 1950s

View of belper Market Place in the 1890s with St Peter's church in the background.

Jabez Milward's Angel Inn on Market Place Belper with thatched roof

1960's photograph of group of Belper residents looking at well dressing on The Fleet,

Photograph of man in rowing boat on the Derwent at Belper

Buildings, now demolished, on Belper Market Place

Building being demolished on Wellington Terrace, Belper.

Large crowd on the Market Place Belper for Queen Victoria's Diamond jubilee celebrations.

Large beacon on Firestone Hill Belper

Belper parks bridge and children at play

Photograph of group of men standing by charabanc

Chapel Street Belper Edwardian photo

Top of King Street Belper showing building of the new Coop.

Photograph showing the demolition of Bridge House school at Belper mill complex

Belper railway station in snow

Belper well dressing with male designers

Belper King Street parade of shops by railway station

Inmate from Belper Babington Workhouse cleaning shoes

Edwardian photograph of entrance to Belper River Gardens

Horse and cart outside Eagle Foundry in Belper

The demolition of Milford Mills

Family outside houses on Lander Lane Belper

Horse and cart in King Street Belper

Belper West mill with clock tower and cottages

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