We aim to collect and make available information on all aspects of Glossop life. The area covered includes Hadfield, Gamesley, Charlesworth, Simmondley and Chisworth.
Derbyshire books include:
- Victoria County History of Derbyshire
- Cox's Churches of Derbyshire
- Glover's History of Derbyshire
- Cameron's Place Names of Derbyshire
- selective material on Cheshire, Lancashire and the Manchester area as well - books about the Glossop area are separated from the main collection so they are easy to find
A number of local newspapers are available on microfilm:
- Glossop Chronicle 1859 to July 1861, 10 July 1869 to present
- Glossop Record, 1859 to 1871
- High Peak Chronicle 1877 and 1906 to 1937
- High Peak Courier 1983 to 1990
- North Derbyshire (Glossop) Advertiser 1871 to 1937 (excluding 1881)
- Glossop Advertiser 1997 to present
- Glossop Review, 1992 to present
All the local studies library archives have been transferred to the Derbyshire Record Office, but the library has retained microfilm copies. Significant archives include:
- Wren Nest Mills: early 20th century family letters and company records
- Littlemoor Congregational Church minutes and other papers from 1840
- Glossop Borough Council records
- estate records including material relating to the Howard Estates dated from around 1483
- Easter Books for the 17th and early 18th centuries
- Glossop Branch Amalgamated Engineering Union records
- Co-operative Society minutes for Glossop, Hadfield and Hollingworth
- transcripts from the Glossop Parish Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1620 to 1837 are also available, though incomplete
Other resources
Illustrations including slides, photographs and postcards of Glossop and the surrounding villages of Simmondley, Gamesley, Hadfield, Dinting and Charlesworth. These date from the late 19th century onward.
A small collection of 6 inch Ordnance Survey maps covers the Dark Peak area from the second edition, 1899 to 1948. More recent OS maps at 25 inch and 50 inch scales are held for the Glossop and Hadfield area.