Blackwell by oldjosh

Blackwell

The sign shows St Werburgh Church and crosses of pickaxes and Cricket bats. Blackwell Miners Welfare possessed a first class cricket playing surface and the sometimes used for the Derbyshire county championships

in 1910 John Chapman and Arnold Warren batting for Derbyshire against Warwickshire set the highest ever ninth-wicket partnership in first-class cricket - 283 runs made in three hours.


Other months of village signs can be found at
https://365project.org/oldjosh/additional/2017-04
https://365project.org/oldjosh/additional/2018-05
http://365project.org/oldjosh/additional/2019-01
https://365project.org/oldjosh/additional/2020-02
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.