This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Armitage has changed and developed over the last century.

A trained photo-journalist, Jill is freelance writer in Derbyshire and a well-known author. She has written close to twenty local history books over the past seven years, two of which being previously published Amberley titles: Paranormal Derbyshire (November, 2010) and Haunted Pubs, Inns & Hotels of Derbyshire (June, 2011). She has her own collection of old photographs of the area, with contacts to others, which she builds upon in her spare time.