BBC Radio Derby
Places around Derby that tell a story of World War One
Youlgrave, Derbyshire: Window Made from War Wreckage
Creating a lasting memorial for the fallen
Netherseal, Derbyshire: Famous Engineer’s Childhood Home
Home to the man who designed the fastest steam engine in the world
Windley, Derbyshire: Standing in Line
Discovering the unknown story of a long lost uncle
Belper Train Station: Capturing the Reaction to War
The picture that captured the day after the declaration of war
Belper, Derbyshire: Family Home Turns Infirmary
The Strutt home that treated 4,000 soldiers
Crich, Derbyshire: The Wipers Times
Satirical paper written in the trenches by members of the Sherwood Foresters
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire: Peace Day Celebrations
How Uttoxeter rejoiced the end of war
Blackwell, Derbyshire: The Monocled Mutineer
Percy Topliss’ real story
Stapenhill, Staffordshire: Fundraising for Prisoners
A Burton widow who sent thousands of parcels of food to local prisoners of war in Germany
Market Hotel, Heanor: Renaming The King of Prussia Pub
Changing name for ‘patriotic reasons’
Cauldwell Mill, Rowsley: German Workers
The German workers employed at a Derbyshire flour mill at the outbreak of war
Winshill Water Tower, Burton-upon-Trent: Young Men’s Efforts
Scouts in Burton patrolled the tower during the war
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire: Tractor to Tank
The prototype tractors that based the design of the tank
Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Shrovetide Football
The unique Ashbourne Shrovetide Football match continued in war
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire: Funfair Ride Builders Told to Build Aircraft Hangers
George Orton Court is named after a fair ride-maker who built portable aircraft hangars
Buxton Pavilion Gardens, Derbyshire: Bridge Building Practice
WW1 postcards show men practicing building bridges and pontoons
Midland Railway Works, Derby: The Night Lights Were Left On
The only time Derby was bombed by Zeppelins during WW1
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire: Brewery Horses Mobilised for War
The turn of when horse-led transport was replaced with technology
Bradbourne, Derbyshire: Thankful Village
Where all war heroes returned home
Matlock Bath, Derbyshire: Where Canadian Officers Convalesced
The deluxe hotel where allied officers recouped in luxury
Fritchley, Derbyshire: Peaceful Protestors in Prison
The Quaker community that was ostracised for opposing the war
Derby Local Studies, Derby: Letters From the Front
A history of a year of the war through the eyes of a local soldier
Branston, Staffordshire: The Pickle Factory Intended for Machine Guns
The machine gun factory that never made machine guns
Royal Crown Derby Factory, Derby: The Zeppelin Mark
Why a particular batch of Royal Crown Derby ceramics were stained with a Zeppelin mark
