The publication of a new Shell Guide to Derbyshire revises its predecessor’s black-and-white guide of over fifty years ago, with colour photography, many more illustrations, and a forthright assessment of the official neglect of the county’s rich assets. From the gritstone edges of the Dark Peak to limestone dales, market towns and spa settlements, the guide leads the reader through the county’s prehistoric past, to the places, buildings and landscapes that give Derbyshire its distinctive character.