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Industrial history and Pride and Prejudice

By Associated Press ( China Daily ) Updated: 2015-08-08 13:24:04

Industrial history and Pride and Prejudice
Eyam's so-called 'Plague cottage' is where the village's first plague victim lived. A local rector helped quarantine the village, a move that kept the pestilence from spreading across northern England. [Photo by Alina Hartounian/Associated Press]
Also worth a visit

・ The still-in-progress Silk Mill Museum-if just for a chat with its infinitely knowledgeable staff.

・ Pickford's House, for a glimpse of middle-class living in the 1700s.

If you go

・ Derby: http://www.visitderby.co.uk/. About 90 minutes by train from London, with frequent departures.

・ Trains and buses that go through the Peak District: http://www.visitpeakdistrict.com/peakconnections.

・ Chatsworth: http://www.chatsworth.org/

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