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- 16 photos on Matlock appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Matlock
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Matlock and Derbyshire
Matlock memories
Read and share memories of Matlock and Derbyshire inspired by Frith photos
Passing through
Matlock is a very pretty place, I remember stopping off at Matlock on our way to Nottingham when I was 8 years old. I remember so well how pretty the place was, the dales, hill sides the scenery, just beautiful.
Contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
MY GREAT GRANDAPRENTS
My Great Grandfather Geo. B. Barton established a hydrotherapy business in Matlock Bank in the late 1800s. I believe the first was Jackson House, then he built Dalefield House(later Lilybank) His daughter, my Grandmother, emigrated to New Zealand. I am interedsted in any photos of the above, information etc. I believe he is buried in a local cemetery. If anyone has any information please contact me at barber@world-net.co.nz Thank you
Contributed by Alan Barber
Derbyshire memories
Passing through
Matlock is a very pretty place, I remember stopping off at Matlock on our way to Nottingham when I was 8 years old. I remember so well how pretty the place was, the dales, hill sides the scenery, just beautiful.
A memory of Matlock contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
MY GREAT GRANDAPRENTS
My Great Grandfather Geo. B. Barton established a hydrotherapy business in Matlock Bank in the late 1800s. I believe the first was Jackson House, then he built Dalefield House(later Lilybank) His daughter, my Grandmother, emigrated to New Zealand. I am interedsted in any photos of the above, information etc. I believe he is buried in a local cemetery. If anyone has any information please contact me at barber@world-net.co.nz Thank you
A memory of Matlock contributed by Alan Barber
Extracts From Matlock & Derbyshire books
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.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".
This sturdy gritstone bridge has spanned the mighty River Derwent in the centre of Derbyshire's county town for five centuries, although it has been widened and strengthened to take modern traffic. Intrepid canoeists can sometimes be seen negotiating the fast-flowing waters beneath.
An extract from from"Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories".
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.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".
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.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".
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.
An extract from from"Matlock Photographic Memories".