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a Name - Speedy way to search for names in
the history pages |
| Matlock -
Famous as a Centre for Hydropathy Cures (with Lumsdale,
Riber and Starkholmes) |
| Matlock
Bath - The Switzerland of England (with Scarthin
and Matlock Dale) |
| Arkwright and His Cotton Mill - Masson Mill was Richard Arkwright's third mill in the district |
| Bank Road and the Tram - Matlock
used to boast that it had the steepest tramway in the
world |
| Churches and Chapels - The mediaeval parish church in Matlock Town, to the growth in Methodism and the population explosion demanding more church building |
| Empire Day, 1914 - Pre War Parade of the Matlock Branch of the National Reserve and the Fire Brigade |
| Matlock's Floods |
| Funeral Garland at Matlock Church - An old custom |
| Images
Index - Photographs, Postcards, Engravings,
Etchings and Maps, plus more Local History - Over
630 images -
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| Lead Mining - The Matlock area has been associated with lead mining for a very long time |
| Matlock Miscellany - Charities, coats of arms, copyholders, Domesday entry, the Manor, police stations, population figures, voters in 1832, clubs & societies - and the band |
| Operatic Society - An early programme (and more) |
| Poetry -
Elizabeth Barrett Browning and others |
| Schools in Earlier Times - The education of Matlock's children, despite a charitable donation in 1647 to found a free school, was extremely mixed |
| Stone Quarrying - Has been a major industry |
| Matlock & Matlock
Bath Tour Guides - 18thc and 19thc travel
book writers described Matlock and the surrounding
countryside in the most glowing terms. Many beautifully
illustrated. Transcripts and Illustrations |
War
Memorials - Five Memorials. The men who lost
their lives.
Now includes pictures of the unveiling
service at Matlock Bath and Matlock's Memorial shortly
after its Dedication. |
| Water
Cures - made Matlock & Matlock Bath famous.
Matlock Bath was famous Spa. Matlock as
a centre for Hydropathy |
| Magazines & Journals
Articles - About Matlock life, many with photographs.
Includes "The
Varied Fortunes of a Derbyshire Spa" and "There
Was Red Tape at Smedley's Hydro Then" |
| "Great Matlock Will Case" Court Report - The official account of the eight day trial in 1864 |
| "Great Matlock Will Case" - 100th anniversary article |
