Never on a Sunday According to legend the Nine Ladies stone circle on Stanton Moor was once a ring of maidens, turned to stone as punishment for dancing on 'the Sabbath'; their fiddler was transformed into the nearby King Stone. There used to be very strict rules about how to behave on a Sunday. Three hundred years ago it was an offence to entertain guests, and gambling was still forbidden in 1899, when three young men from Buxton were summoned for playing pitch and toss on a Sunday. Fred Schofield of Hathersage was a plate-layer on the railway and in his job Sunday was the quietest day of the week. Although the Sabbath was strictly observed in his home, and his children were not even allowed out to play, Fred had to work. He greatly regretted not being able to go to church. All the same, Sunday was Sunday and Fred always went to work in his best ‘hard hat’ - a black bowler. Read More >> More Pictures Community Life