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WELL DRESSING - 4

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. History

3. Construction

4. Diary of Events

5. Tissington Well Dressings

6. Tissington Hall

7. Etwall Well Dressings    

8. Wirksworth Well Dressings    

 

DIARY OF EVENTS 2010

DATE

TOWN/VILLAGE

May

 

3/13

Newborough (near Burton-on-Trent)   Tel. 07717 253489

8/9

Carsington Water Visitor Centre

8/10

Waingroves Ripley   Tel. 01773 748843

8/12

Milford Belper   Tel. 01773 822537

13/19

Tissington (near to Ashbourne on the A515 Buxton road)   Tel. 01335 352200

15/17

Etwall Derby  Tel. 01283 223443

22/26

Swanwick Ripley   Tel. 01773 609171

29/1June

Brackenfield (off A615 Alfreton to Matlock road)   Tel. 01629 534806

29/2June

Endon Leek   Tel. 01782 503494

29/2June

Wirksworth   Tel. 01629 824169

29/3June

Middleton-by-Youlgreave   Tel. 01629 636037

29/6June

Monyash (off A515 Buxton to Ashbourne road)   Tel. 01629 812778

29/6June

Ashford-in-the-Water   Tel. 01629 813464

 

Midland Railway Centre (Ripley)

 

Aldercar and Langley Mill (St John's Church) Tel. 01773 763041

June

 

12/16

Ockbrook Moravian Church (Near Spondon)

12/20

Cressbrook (Monsal Dale) Tel. 01298 872240

13/20

Marston Montgomery (Nr Uttoxeter) Tel. 01889 590471

18/25

Norbury Ashbourne   Tel. 01335 324337

19/24

Youlgreave   Tel. 07977 451339

19/25

Mayfield Ashbourne   Tel. 01335 342538

19/26

Wyaston and Edlaston (near Ashbourne)   Tel. 01335 342828

19/26

Over Haddon   Tel. 01629 814177

19/27

Litton (near Tideswell)   Tel. 01298 871569

19/27

Tideswell   Tel. 01298 871615

19/29

Flash   Tel. 01298 77016 

25/3 July

Old Whittington Chesterfield   Tel. 01246 450897

25/4 July

Tintwistle (Nr Glossop) Tel. 07504 509864

26/2 July

Rowsley   Tel. 01629 734427

26/4 July

Elmton Bolsover   Tel. 01909 720035

26/4 July

Bakewell   Tel. 01629 813995

26/5 July

Hope   Tel. 01433 621312

27/ 3 July

Whaley Bridge   Tel. 01663 733490

30/7 July

Peak Forest Chapel-en-le Frith   Tel. 01298 24056

July

 

3 July

Derby City (Quad)    Tel. 01332 290606

3/5 July

Wessington (A615)   Tel. 01773 520152

3/8 July

Coal Aston Dronfield

3/10 July

Whitwell   Tel. 01909 722388

3/10 July

Hathersage   Tel. 01298 25106

3/11 July

Old Tupton (near Chesterfield)   Tel. 01246 863311

3/11 July

Dore Sheffield   Tel. 0114 2360332

3/11 July

Chapel-en-le-Frith   Tel. 01298 815291

3/11 July

Buxworth (Nr Whaley Bridge) Tel. 01663 733445

6/11 July

Harthill Near Sheffield  

8/15 July

Pilsley Chatsworth   Tel. 01246 582421

10/14 July

Pleasley   Tel. 01623 810732

10/14 July

Tansley (Nr Matlock)

10/15 July

Belper   Tel. 01773 822116

10/16 July

West Hallam   Tel. 0115 9326621

10/17 July

Crich Matlock

10/18 July

Hayfield (Nr New Mills) Tel. 01663 742112

10/18 July

Sutton (Nr Macclesfield)

11/17 July

Gee Cross (Hyde) Tel. 0161-368 1802

11/18 July

Bamford Hope Valley

11/19 July

Buxton   Tel. 01298 70158

15/18 July

Upper Langwith (near Bolsover)   Tel. 01623 743241

16/23 July

Dronfield Woodhouse   Tel. 01246 416915

16/25 July

Cutthorpe (near Chesterfield)   Tel. 01246 209776

17/18 July

Heage Windmill   Tel. 01773 852467

17/22 July

Aston-on-Trent   Tel. 01332 793430

17/24 July

Holmesfield Dronfield  

17/24 July

Heath (on Chesterfield side of Junction 29 on M1 Motorway)   Tel. 01246 853897

17/24 July

Little Longstone   Tel. 0771 8900407

17/25 July

Charlesworth and Broadbottom (Nr Glossop) Tel. 01457 855837

17/25 July

Millthorpe (Nr Holmesfield)   Tel. 0114-2621699

17/25 July

Ault Hucknall, Glapwell and Rowthorne   Tel. 01246 850608

17/31 July

Great Longstone   Tel. 01629 640943

18/26 July

Grindon (Nr Manifold Valley)

23/27 July

Barlborough   Tel. 01246 810578

24/30 July

Romiley Stockport Tel. 0161-477 6517

24/2 August

Stoney Middleton   Tel. 01433 631942

31/6 August

Bonsall

31/8 August

Bradwell   Tel. 01433 621459

August

 

11/17 August

Barlow (north of Chesterfield on B6051)   Tel. 0114 2891217

12/17 August

Great Hucklow   Tel. 01298 871385

21/28 August

Taddington (off A6 between Buxton and Bakewell)   Tel. 01298 85396 

26/8 September

Holymoorside (off A619 Chesterfield to Baslow road)   Tel. 01246 567314

27/5 September

Foolow (off A623 west of Eyam)   Tel. 0776 2193305

28/4 September

Eyam   Tel. 01433 630599

28/5 September

Wormhill (north east of Buxton)   Tel. 01298 871023

September

 

11/18 September

Chesterfield   Tel. 01246 345777

11/19 September

Hartington   Tel. 01298 84380

             

           

 

Monyash

 

 

 

Tissington

 

 

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DATES AND VENUES

The dates and venues for 2010 well dressings are listed on this page - where details have been made available. Further information can be obtained from the Tourist Information Centres listed lower down this column.

Monyash

CUSTOM

Well dressing is a custom that seems to go from strength to strength, unlike so many others that are in decline. It brings together communities  of all ages and provides visitors with a wonderful free attraction.

 

Belper

Originally only wells, or springs as they are also called, were dressed to give thanks to Water Gods. This was extended with the arrival of piped water when stand pipes and taps were dressed.

Nowadays, following the rapid increase in the number of wells dressed, the most eye catching location is often the one selected, despite it being no where near any form of water supply.

 

WELL DRESSING LEAFLETS

 

The Well Dressing and Glorious Gardens leaflet, which is available at Tourist Information centres and numerous other sources in the area is an invaluable guide. It includes the Well Dressing in the Making Dates and the Blessing Service times.

 

 

Belper

 

LOCAL TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES

 

Ashbourne:

Tel. 01335 343666.

Bakewell:

Tel: 01629 813227.

Buxton:

Tel. 01298 25106.

Chesterfield:

Tel. 01246 345777/8.

Derby:

Tel. 01332 255802.

Matlock:

Tel. 01629 583388.

Swadlincote:

Tel. 01283 222848

 

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WELL DRESSINGS

 

Introduction

History

Construction

Tissington Wells

Tissington Hall