Alport, Mill Bridge c1960 (ref. A333024) | The Mill Bridge in the pretty hamlet of Alport crosses the River
Bradford near its confluence with the Lathkill, three miles south
of Bakewell. Alport is one of many candidates for Derbyshire's
prettiest small village.
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Ashover, Ogston Reservoir c1965 (ref. A325041) | There is still a thriving sailing club at Ogston Reservoir, near
Ashover, just as there was when this photograph was taken. The
reservoir occupies a pleasant, tree-lined site in the valley of the
River Amber.
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Bonsall, St James's Church c1955 (ref. B485004) | The battlemented spire of St James'
parish church rises above the
village centre at Bonsall, and its
Perpendicular style dates it mainly
from the 13th century. There is a
beautiful clerestory above the nave.
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Bonsall, Via Gellia, Pig of Lead Inn 1892 (ref. 31300) | Lead mining was still very much a local industry in Bonsall when this photograph was taken outside the Pig of Lead Inn.
The people in the photograph are interesting, from the horse and cart and man carrying a basket and harness on the left, to
the two boys, one dressed in a sailor suit, and a man who may be their father in a straw boater in the centre.
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Bonsall, Via Gellia, Tufa Cottage 1886 (ref. 18586) | Tufa Cottage, on the Via Gellia road from Cromford to Bonsall,
was constructed entirely from blocks of tufa, the stone deposited
by lime-rich water in this limestone country. A woman poses in
her horse-drawn trap (foreground left). The road was named after
Phillip Gell of Cromford, who had it built in the late 18th century.
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Brassington, c1960 (ref. B487016) | Brassington lies in the heart
of the White Peak lead
mining country, and there
are many reminders of the
work of 't'owd man' – as the
lead miners were called – in
the surrounding fields. This
is a general view showing
the limestone cottages of
the village.
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Cromford, the Bridge 1886 (ref. 18578) | This early photograph of the 15th-century Cromford
Bridge shows a shadowy black-coated figure in the
foreground fishing in the River Derwent. This view was
taken from the downstream side of the bridge where
the arches are pointed, whereas on the upstream side,
they are rounded.
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Cromford, Black Rocks 1892 (ref. 31294) | This view of the
overhanging, topmost
rocks of the Black
Rocks shows some of
the many examples of
graffiti, some of which
is Victorian, which
deface the gritstone
boulders in the
foreground. There are
fine views across the
Derwent valley from
here towards Matlock
and Riber Castle.
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Cromford, Mill Weir 1892 (ref. 31289) | This is a river-side
view of the huge,
crescent-shaped weir
constructed above
Arkwright's Masson
Mill on the River
Derwent, with the
tree-topped tor of
Willersley Rocks filling
the background.
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Cromford, from Harp Edge 1890 (ref. 24625) | This view from the wooded heights of Harp Edge above Cromford shows Arkwright's Masson
Mill in the centre of the picture, with Willersley Rocks above and the River Derwent on the
right. The mill was built in 1784; it succeeded Arkwright's first mill in Mill Lane, which was
the first water-powered cotton mill in the world.
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Cromford, Willersley Castle from Cromford Bridge c1884 (ref. 16573) | Another view from Cromford Bridge of Willersley Castle, this time seen peeping above the trees. A stone on the bridge
marks the spot where Benjamin Heywood went straight into the river as he returned home on horseback in 1697, and
emerged unscathed.
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Darley Dale, the Caravan Park c1955 (ref. D143042) | As a major southern entrance to the delights of the Peak District, Darley Dale has always catered for visitors. This
photograph shows a caravan park in the village, with families enjoying the scenery and fresh air.
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Darley Dale, General View c1955 (ref. D143053) | This distant view was taken from the north of the linear
village of Darley Dale, which spreads along the A6
north of Matlock on the road to Bakewell. Riber Castle
can be seen on the distant horizon to the left.
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Darley Dale, c1955 (ref. D143055) | This is a closer view of Darley Dale, looking towards the solitary
tree-topped Oker Hill, which was the subject of a sonnet by
William Wordsworth published in 1829 about two local lads going
to war, only one of whom returned.
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Holloway, Lea Hurst 1892 (ref. 31296) | Ivy-clad Lea Hurst
at Holloway, near
Matlock, is famous
as the home of the
Crimean War's 'Lady
with the Lamp',
Florence Nightingale.
This 17th-century
gabled house with
mullioned windows
was greatly enlarged
by her father in 1825,
and she returned
home here after the
war in 1856.
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Matlock, Hall Leys Pleasure Grounds c1955 (ref. M273025) | The ornate bandstand and
café in Hall Leys Pleasure
Gardens were erected by the
town council in 1914.
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Matlock, Dale Road 1892 (ref. 31282) | A traffic-free view of Dale Road shows the Victorian Gothic style of the Old English Hotel
(right) to good effect. This street scene has changed very little over the last 100 years, and
many of the shops in Dale Road are still recognisable.
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Matlock, Bank Road from Crown Square c1949 (ref. M273005) | By the mid-Fifties,
Crown Square
had taken on a
much more urban
appearance, with
black and white kerb
markings, a Belisha
beacon on the right,
and traffic signs in
the centre of the
roundabout. We are
looking up the steep
incline of Bank Road,
with the fondly-
remembered Ormes
department store at
centre right.
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Matlock, Bank Road c1949 (ref. M273004) | Another view of Bank
Road in the centre of
Matlock. Where the man
is crossing the road on the
left is now a pedestrian-
controlled crossing.
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Matlock, the Park c1955 (ref. M273002) | Hall Leys Park and Pleasure Gardens were created when the riverside site, formerly water meadows,
was purchased by the town council in 1889. It forms an important green space in the centre of the
town. Riber Castle stands on the skyline, as it does in so many views of Matlock.
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