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THE HALL. 



By Percy H. Currey, Hon. Secretary. 



flHE stranger, travelling on the Ripley branch of the 

 Midland Railway, will occasionally turn his head to 

 glance at the quaint old house which, backed by the 

 trees of Salterwood, forms such a picturesque object 

 on the west side of the line, between Denby Station and 

 Marehay; but beyond this, Denby Old Hall is little known 

 to anyone outside its immediate neighbourhood ; the house is 

 scarcely visible from the road, and the district is not one to 

 attract visitors, though there are many pretty bits and interesting 

 old houses to be found by those who know where to look for 

 them. Even at the present time, in spite of the smoke from 

 the potteries and the throbbing of the winding engines, the 

 visitor to the Old Hall will see sufficient of the former character 

 of Denby Park to show what an attractive place it must have 

 been before its beauty was given in exchange for the wealth 

 which comes from underground. 



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