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Victuallers 18:14, 28 July 2007 (UTC) Bluegoblin7 11:56, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] West Side Story?

I was always told there was a difference in 'social standing' and even a difference in the pronunciation of the village name, betweeen those in Duffield proper (west side of Derwent) and those on Duffield Bank (east side) ??? True or False?Linuxlad

Well no. The people on Duffield Bank were preceived as pretty remote. As I mentioned in the article, the management built houses up King Street and later Hazlewood Road, while the workers lived in the villages and the council houses in Holloway Road. There was very little middle class until the Wimpey estates were built. Hence the dichotomy. There were two bus stops on the A6, (the Trent number 2 to Belper), one in the centre and one just north of the castle. Hence the bus conductors (remember them?) nicknamed them 'Dooffield' and 'Daffield'.

There was also a scurrilous rumour that Duffield people had webbed feet from the frequent flooding.

Chevin 14:54, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Notable residents

• Parkin Jeffcock, Duffield churchwarden and hero of the the Oaks mining disaster of 1866 lived here. Anyone got a picture?? Victuallers 14:36, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't have picture, but I do have a account from a near comtemporary. http://www.jjb.uk.com/duffield/15peopl.htm

This reminds me of a name that must be held in honoured remembrance in Duffield - that of Mr. Parkin Jeffcock, a mining engineer by profession, who lived here in the "sixties," and who was first and foremost in every good work. An earnest churchman, church-warden, Sunday school superintendent, and leader of a Bible class, and the vicar's right-hand man in all things. He Started the Duffield Floral and Horticultural Society, which held its flower shows in the grounds of Duffield Hall, and he was the originator of the company that first brought gas to Duffield. The first evening gas was lighted in the village, we had illuminations to celebrate the occasion, and Mr. Jeffcock displayed an illuminated device over Tamworth House street door. (I told you we were a primitive people - I remember one good old lady in Tamworth Street who came out with a lighted candle to see the illuminations!) Mr. Jeffcock was appointed churchwarden in 1866, and entered upon the duties of the office with characteristic energy and zeal: but, alas! he was destined to serve for only a few short months, as in the same winter he was killed whilst voluntarily leading a rescue party, after an explosion in the Oaks Colliery, near Barnsley. Whilst he was down the pit, another explosion took place that destroyed all possibility of further rescue work - the rescuers were themselves entombed. As the bodies could not be recovered for several days - and, I think, weeks - we in Duffield waited and hoped against hope that Mr. Jeffcock might be found to have escaped with his life, but he died a martyr to duty, and Duffield lost a noble-hearted gentleman. The parishioners placed a tablet to his memory in the church, and also subscribed a considerable sum to the building of the Girls' School, in which he was interested, and an inscription on the School House records Mr. Jeffcock's efforts in the cause of education. Chevin 17:29, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks - I have reffed the 1920s lecture in the article for the involvement of churchwarden and horticulturist. You will have to work out if and how you want to ref Parkin in the Duffield article. He had a church built in his name and there is 4.5m metre tall monument to him. Over 350 people were killed in the disaster.... only one person came out alive. Victuallers 22:02, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

You may quote freely from this website on the basis that:

The author died more than seventy years ago

He is my grandfather

A suitable citatioon would read Bland, J., (1921) Old Duffield, Village, Church and Castle: with some personal reminiscences, Derby: Harpur and Sons. with the URL if you wish http://www.jjb.uk.com/duffield/ Chevin 09:52, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Distance from Derby

Apparently the distance is given as four miles on a signpost, however it has been known as five all my life. Multimap gives 4.65 from Town Street to Derby Market Place. It depends on the reference points. Can anyone confrm? Chevin (talk) 09:47, 15 February 2008 (UTC)