Wirksworth, Market Place c.1965
Photo ref: W351020
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Photo ref: W351020
Photo of Wirksworth, Market Place c.1965

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The steeply-sloping cobbled Market Place in the centre of Wirksworth was the centrepiece of the restoration of this former lead mining town, which won a Casa Nostra award in the 1980s. Wirksworth was the 'Snowfield' of George Eliot's novel Adam Bede.

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