New website celebrates Chesterfield’s black and white buildings
Local historian Janet Murphy has launched a new website which celebrates Chesterfield’s black and white buildings to be found in the town centre.
Janet said “Few people realise that there are nearly 50 different black and white buildings in the town centre. The earliest is the building housing Peacocks coffee lounge on Low Pavement, which possibly dates back to the 16th century.”
“Most were built in the 1920s when the Tudor Revival style was popular, but the attractive Arts and Craft building of 1934, which originally housed the Electricity Board Showrooms on Holywell Street, now the Vibe and Loft night clubs, is one of the latest.”
The new website includes a step-by-step trail round the town centre to see the buildings.
To find out more visit the web site at www.blackandwhitebuildingsofchesterfield.co.uk
