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Promenade, Matlock Bath, 1903 |
| Matlock Bath : Twentieth Century
Photographs, Postcards, Engravings & Etchings |
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"Prior to 1887 the north bank of the river, in the Matlock
Bath region, was a market garden, but from this humble use
it was rescued by the patriotic stimulus afforded to the Jubilee
of Queen Victoria. As a memorial of this national event the
cottage-like fence was removed and an ornamental iron railing substituted.
To give an enduring appearance to the whole, the Jubilee Bridge,
an ornamental girder of iron, was thrown across the river. Green
turf and flower beds, with a pretty fountain, complete what are
now known as the Jubilee Gardens, and these have distinctly
added to the attractions of Matlock Bath" (p.19).
This photograph probably pre-dates the guide by some years
as the gardens are not very mature. |
Image from Ward Lock & Co's "Guide to Matlock, Dovedale, Etc.",
Illustrated Guide Books of England and Wales (Guide Series 1903-4), p.3
The photographs in the book were unlikely to have been taken specifically for the guide and were also not necessarily of the same date the book was published. This photograph was taken by G. W. Wilson and Co. Ltd, Aberdeen
In the collection of, provided by and © Ann Andrews Intended for personal use only
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