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  Rowsley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rowsley was formerly a locomotive depot built to provide engines for trains being assembled in the adjacent sidings for the long climb over the hills to Manchester.
The first depot was built slightly further north, but was replaced by the LMS due to conjestion in 1926 by a depot just south of the marshalling yard used for preparing trains for the trip up the hill to Manchester, Buxton or wherever.
There was an older station at Rowsley, this was a terminus until the line was rerouted, and extended further north when the line was built.
freespace.virgin.net /harvey.coppock/rowsley.htm   (241 words)

  
 Rowsley village in Derbyshire - Information and photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Great Rowsley, or Rowsley South is situated on the A6 Matlock to Bakewell road and Little Rowsley on the side road to Chatsworth.
The Peacock Hotel in the centre of the main part of Rowsley is an impressive mid 17th century building, popular with anglers fishing the rivers Wye and Derwent.
Rowsley Parish Church of St Katherine is relatively new and dates from 1855.
www.derbyshireuk.net /rowsley.html   (502 words)

  
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Lady Charlotte had her brother Rowsley with her, and he might be taciturn,--she drove her flocks of thoughts, she was busily and contentedly occupied.
Her dear, warm-hearted Rowsley was shaken by the blow he had been obliged to deal to the woman--poor woman!--if she felt it.
Rowsley was to understand that he might call himself married; she would have no flower- basket bunch of a sister-in-law thrust upon her.
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 Between the Lines - NEWS
To obtain, restore, preserve, and operate a representative collection of heritage railway buildings, structures, rolling stock and artefacts for use by, exhibition to, and for the education of the public in the infrastructure, management and the operation of railways between Ambergate and Buxton in the County of Derbyshire.
Rowsley buffet is being extended, and covered with an overall roof and awning.
The first of the spare pair of Commonwealth bogies is at Rowsley, this needs some work to the axlebox liners in order to stop the axleboxes seizing in their guides so the suspension actually does something.
www.peakrail.co.uk /news.htm   (12391 words)

  
 Discover Derbyshire and the Peak District
The village of Rowsley stands at the confluence of the Rivers Wye and Derwent, with wooded hills on either side.
Little Rowsley on the eastern side of the River Derwent was in Bakewell Rural District Council, and Greater Rowsley on the other side was in Darley and Matlock Urban District Council.
Greater Rowsley is much the older part of the village and has a number of handsome buildings.
www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk /rowsley1.htm   (976 words)

  
 Sport - Matlock Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Within five further minutes Rowsley were two-up when a swift left-wing attack finished with Ashton crossing for Smith to score again with the simplest of tap-ins from six yards.
At this stage Rowsley were rampant and should perhaps have extended the lead further when Widdowson got clear down the left but failed to find a team-mate with his cross.
Rowsley, content with maintaining their advantage, defended deep and looked to hit their opponents on the quick break.
www.matlockmercury.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=750&ArticleID=673581   (538 words)

  
 Business Wire: Scarsdale's Rowsley Estate 'Under Construction'... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Scarsdale's Rowsley Estate 'Under Construction' In Preparation for Scarsdale Show House 2005.
At the Woman's Club home, workmen and women -many performing their magic pro bono--have been working several months with the more than 20 interior designers from the New York Metro Chapter of ASID, who are transforming two-dozen rooms in the 147-year-old building and bringing it into the 21st Century.
Soon Rowsley and the ASID designers' collective effort, individual planning and innovative designs will be "speaking" to the visitors to Scarsdale Show House 2005.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:131688679&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (927 words)

  
 Hotels in Rowsley Derbyshire Peak District accommodation - Rowsley hotels accommodation in Derbyshire Peak District UK
The small village of Rowsley is located on the A6 north of Darley Dale, at a point where the river Derwent and the river Wye merge.
The Peacock Hotel at Rowsley has been a hotel since 1820, built originally as a private house for John Stevenson, founder of the Lady Manners school in Bakewell.
Rowsley is 3 miles south of Bakewell, 4 miles north of Matlock and 8 miles west of Chesterfield.
www.kayukay.co.uk /rowsleyhotels.html   (508 words)

  
 Midland Railway Society -- Rowsley : a rural railway centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
They were both born locally and have studied the development of railways in the Rowsley area over many years - in fact, Glynn was the Chief Clerk at the engine shed when it closed in 1966.
They have used material from their extensive archives to produce this 128-page detailed history of railways in the Rowsley and Darley Dale area from their origins in the 1840s to the present day.
That, however, was the 'glamour' side of Rowsley, for until the mid-60s there was also a large engine shed and marshalling yard.
www.mimas.ac.uk /~zzaascs/mrsoc/publications/rowsley   (349 words)

  
 The Rowsley Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Rowsley Association is the corporate name for the ex-Railwaymen and their families from the area who continue to keep in touch with one another through an annual reunion and a quarterly Newsletter.
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the railway at Rowsley, the Rowsley Association mounted a large exhibition of photographs and memorabilia in Rowsley Village Hall on Saturday and Sunday 5th and 6th June 1999.
A few extracts from recent Rowsley Association Newsletters are available on this website.
www.btinternet.com /~Glynn.Waite   (468 words)

  
 Peak Rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peak Rail operates a section from Matlock to Rowsley and has an interest in the line onwards through Bakewell to Buxton.
In 2004 Derbyshire County Council published a study which concluded that reopening the line for a local service was technically feasible and that the track bed should remain clear of development, but not an economic possibility in the near future.
Meanwhile the Derwent Valley Line, it is said, been allowed to deteriorate both in infrastructure and quality of service and in 2005 a document has been published by the Friends of the Derwent Valley Line, assisted by the County Council, arguing for its reinstatement and improvement.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peak_Rail   (545 words)

  
 GENUKI: Rowsley, Derbyshire
A selection of Memorial Inscriptions from Rowsley, St Katherine's Churchyard, collected and transcribed by Alf Beard.
Photographs of St Katherine's Church, and St Katherine's Church (The Bell), Rowsley, from Alf Beard.
Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Rowsley by Ann Andrews.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/DBY/Rowsley   (186 words)

  
 Westchester Magazine - Scarsdale Show House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Scarsdale Woman’s Club is the current owner of The Rowsley Cottage which was built in 1858 and is set on four acres of magnificent trees.
The club is well known in Westchester and has a reputation as a center for culture and education with concerts, lectures and seminars given on a daily basis throughout the year.
The house itself, Rowsley Cottage, was built in 1858 by an enterprising young iron merchant named William Bailey Lang.
www.westchestermagazine.com /scarsdaleshowhouse   (384 words)

  
 The Rowsley Association : Newsletter Extracts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
At the age of 18 he moved to Buxton and then to Rowsley as a shunter, where for most of Miss Schofield's childhood his wage was 14/- a week or less.
Her brother Norman, who was born in 1908, followed in his father's footsteps and joined the railway as a lamp boy at Rowsley, before moving to footplate work at Barrow Hill.
Reference was made to a test which had taken place on Sunday 1st November 1903 with a train of 13 ten ton and 12 eight ton loaded wagons, which was deemed to be the maximum a brake would hold, and it was asked that this matter be reviewed.
www.btinternet.com /~Glynn.Waite/extracts.html   (1757 words)

  
 Solicitors in Rowsley Derbyshire England UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Solicitors in Rowsley Derbyshire England UK Solicitors Online in Rowsley Derbyshire, England UK Welcome to Solicitors-England.co.uk, the place to find law firms in your area that can help with your legal issue.
Solicitors in Rowsley England, UK provide you with links to solicitors, lawyers, legal advice throughout all the English regions, towns and cities.
Personal injury lawyers in Rowsley Derbyshire England, UK can advise you, should you have suffered an injury in the past three years for road accidents, work related accidents, medical negligence, or a simple tip or slip injury.
www.solicitors-england.co.uk /England/Derbyshire/Rowsley.htm   (196 words)

  
 Rowsley Hotels. Hotels in Rowsley - Accommodation UK
All our discount Rowsley hotels are specially selected with guaranteed low internet rates for all our England and UK hotels.
From a cheap Rowsley hotel, to 4 and 5 star Rowsley hotels with special offers, you are sure to find the best Rowsley hotel Accommodation for you.
Take a Picture tour of Rowsley, and please come back after your visit to submit your own.
www.picturesofengland.com /England/Derbyshire/Rowsley/hotels8/ratinghigh   (1136 words)

  
 Walk #12: Darley Dale, Stanton Moor and Rowsley
Follow the road for a short distance southwards and go through a stile in a fence to the right to join a path.
This path goes south through the old Rowsley Marshalling Yard, and everywhere there are traces of it's industrial past amid the undergrowth and trees.
If you so desire (and the trains are running) you may be able to take a steam train back to Darley Dale from here.
www.britishwalks.org /walks/1999/012.php   (727 words)

  
 Ofsted – Reports Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School is a primary school for boys and girls.
The age range of the pupils is 5-11.
Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School was inspected on 01 Dec 2003.
www.ofsted.gov.uk /reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=112820   (169 words)

  
 The Rowsley Association : Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It is impossible to separate the history of Rowsley from the railway and, remarkably, around 130 people still get together for an annual commemorative reunion.
The Rowsley depot received valuable revenue from the despatch of local milk churns; textiles from Calver Mills reached the goods yard by road, and stone merchants set up outlets for the easy export of Peakland stone and lime.
Rowsley was the station for Chatsworth and welcomed dignitaries such as Mr and Mrs Gladstone, the Russian Ambassador and members of the British and foreign royal families.
www.btinternet.com /~Glynn.Waite/publications.html   (924 words)

  
 Rowsley Derbyshire England United Kingdom Europe Regional
Rowsley and District Youth League Matlock Utd Pumas...
Derbyshire Dales District councillor Deborah Reed, who represents Rowsley, Stanton in Peak and Birchover Parish Councils, said: "We are all very happy and...
They are being trailed by Rowsley and Holmgate while Duckmanton and Holmewood appear to...
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Derbyshire/Rowsley   (301 words)

  
 Rowsley Hall Farm Bed and Breakfast, Matlock, Derbyshire
Rowsley Hall Farm, Rowsley, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2EG
Open all year this 200-acre working beef and sheep farm provides bed and breakfast accommodation in one of the most beautiful and interesting areas of the Derbyshire Peak District.
The farm has ample parking and there are good restaurant and public houses near by.
www.smoothhound.co.uk /hotels/rowsley.html   (315 words)

  
 RenownRepulse.com - Restoration Diary
The race is now on to get at least this one side finished for the gala, but with at least another coat of undercoat, and two coats of top coat, and the transfers to fit, and all the other minor details to be sorted out, it is going to be a close run thing.
When we got to Rowsley, though, the weather looked fine albeit a bit nippy ("brass monkey weather" is the technical term, I believe) True to form, Alan and Jonathan were already there, and Tim Snowball was busy readying himself for the unique weather system on the roof.
Over at the Rowsley bistro and wine bar, we decided that maybe it might be better if I remained on terra firma (the firma the better!) and got on with sanding down the roof panels.
www.renownrepulse.com /diary_restoration.asp   (17567 words)

  
 The Peacock at Rowsley - Luxury country hotel in the heart of England in the Peak District
The Peacock is in the centre of the Peak District National Park, in the heart of the English Midlands, and within one hour's drive of major towns and cities such as Chesterfield, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham and Derby.
To Chesterfield station which is 20 minutes from Rowsley.
Junction 29 of the M1 (Chesterfield) is approximately 20 minutes from Rowsley.
www.thepeacockatrowsley.co.uk /directions.htm   (87 words)

  
 Rowsley, Derbyshire, England - Photographs and History
The small village or Rowsley is located on the A6 north of Darley Dale.
In the middle of the outlet is Rowsley Railway station.
The intention had been to continue the line northwards past Chatsworth, but when the Midland Railway eventually took the line forwards to Buxton in 1862, a route to the west via Bakewell and Monsalldale was adopted.
www.derbyphotos.co.uk /areas_p_z/rowsley.htm   (565 words)

  
 Among English Inns: Ch 5
That lady was too jealous of her lord, when she looked after her building at the new hall at Hardwick, to leave the fair prisoner with him alone at Chatsworth.
Nature and education had done everything to make Mary irresistible to the male sex, and she kept the Shrewsbury household in a state of commotion which was not conducive to her own comfort, and rendered life miserable indeed for the earl.
Our shortest way back to Rowsley was along the river-bank, where we saw the trout in the stream, and the frisking rabbits, which are so tame that they do not even skurry away to their warrens as we pass by.
www.kellscraft.com /AmongEnglishInns/AmongEnglishInns05.html   (3162 words)

  
 Rowsley accommodation - hotels guest houses bed and breakfast B&B self catering cottage accommodation in Rowsley ...
A mill has stood on the site for at least 400 years, the present mill was built in 1874 and is turbine-driven.
To dial a number in Rowsley from outside the UK: dial the International Access Code of the country you are calling from - follow that by the Country Code for the country you are calling to (44 for the UK) - dial the local area code omitting the initial ‘0’ e.g.
For hotels in other areas near to Matlock see hotels in Ashbourne hotels in Bakewell, hotels in Matlock Bath and hotels in Belper.
www.kayukay.co.uk /rowsley.html   (616 words)

  
 East Field B & B
Eastfield BandB is situated in the small village of Rowsley just 2 miles from Chatsworth House.
Rowsley is on the A6, 5 miles north of Matlock and 3 miles south of Bakewell.
Travelling north on the A6 from Matlock you will reach the sign for 'Rowsley', immediately after that the A6 bends sharp left to go through the village, Chatsworth Road turns off to the right signed Baslow, Beeley and Chatsworth House.
www.east-field.co.uk   (249 words)

  
 GENUKI: Great Rowsley, Derbyshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Divine service is performed in the schoolhouse, licensed for that purpose by the bishop.
"ALPORT, a hamlet in the townships of Rowsley and Youlgreave and the parish of Bakewell, in the county of Derby, 5 miles to the N.W. of Castleton.
It takes its rise in the Peak and joins the Ashop at Gillop Hey, not far from the lofty Alport rocks, which rise to a height of nearly a thousand feet.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/DBY/Rowsley/Gaz1868.html   (344 words)

  
 Narrow Gauge at Rowsley
Well it can now be revealed that as part of the plan to introduce attractions for Rowsley South site Peak Rail PLC have agreed to the installation of a narrow gauge railway.
The first lorry load arrived at Rowsley on Saturday the 22nd of August 1998, comprising a quantity of rail and three wagons from Radstock.
The railway when constructed will run from a platform to be sited near to the picnic.display area and will pass through a wooded area to an area close to the proposed Peak Rail locomotive and carriage sheds.
freespace.virgin.net /harvey.coppock/narrow.htm   (551 words)

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