'Turnback Tuesday' highlights Academy, Sentinel Hills in East Derby

Turnback Tuesday visits this old postcard of where Academy Hill and Sentinel Hill Roads as we know them today meet. The photographer is standing on Sentinel Hill while Academy Hill goes to the right.

To the extreme right of the image is where the Derby Birmingham Reservoir was located, called the Ansonia Lower Reservoir today.

The black arrow in the back shows Chamberlain Hill highlighted (Image 2) and the blue arrow is Swift Corner also highlighted (Image 2).

The road that goes off to the left is now called High Street.

Thanks goes to Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: History of Derby house

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a photo of the Bennett home. It was built in 1721 by one Y. Perry. Perry sold the house in 1736 to Harthow Bennett, father of Deacon Daniel Bennett. 

In 1781, Deacon Bennett served breakfast to Due de Lauzun and a crew of his French officers after the troop of 600 soldiers spent the night on Sentinel Hill. 

Daniel Bennett was also the grandfather of Commodore Isaac Hull. The house was destroyed in 1890.

[First posted on this date in 2017.]

Thanks as always to Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Bennett family home

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a photo of the Bennett home. 

It was built in 1721 by one Y. Perry. Perry sold the house in 1736 to Harthow Bennett, father of Deacon Daniel Bennett. 

In 1781, Deacon Bennett served breakfast to Duc de Lauzun and a crew of his French officers after the troop of 600 soldiers spent the night on Sentinel Hill [in Derby]. 

Daniel Bennett was also the grandfather of Commodore Isaac Hull. The house was destroyed in 1890.

[First posted on this date in 2017.]

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.