Dyson and Clough's Matlock Bath Filling Station on Derby Road
was originally owned by Mr. Guy Le Blanc Smith. He sold
it to Messrs. Dyson and Clough in 1930 and they subsequently
enlarged the premises[1].
The garage replaced some old buildings called Win Tor that
were between Bath Terrace and Derby Road. A postcard on
this site shows the Win Tor buildings partly demolished
- see Matlock Bath
from Cat Tor.
Stanley Beecroft Clough, one of the two owners of the garage,
was born in Horsforth, Yorkshire, in 1898[2].
His father was a Commission Wool Merchant and he and his
wife moved to Guilderoy (west) some time before 1932[3],
presumably bringing Stanley with them. The top photograph,
which dates from the 1930s, almost certainly shows Stanley
Clough behind one of the petrol pumps on the forecourt. Mr.
Clough's partner at the garage was Harold Dyson[4].
In 1933, following a heat wave, there
was a flurry of excitement at the filling station as Messrs.
Dyson and Clough were reported to have caught a scorpion
on their premises. It was described as something like a wasp
but four times bigger and was said to have two stings, one
of which was three-quarters of an inch long. It was also
said to have had a hard, scaly body[5].
The company, Dyson and Clough Limited,
was eventually wound up in 1965 and liquidators were appointed
on 23rd September of that year[6].
"Appointment" card dating from before 1940[6].
Enlargement of the picture on the Appointment card

Harold Dyson and Stanley Clough are standing behind the motor
cyclists, slightly right of centre.
They are both wearing what would have been a coat / overall,
possibly light brown.
Below is a photograph of Matlock Bath Filling Station, also
dating from before 1940 [7].
The photograph shows the corner of the old Hartle's
Bazaar building, which was demolished in the 1930s.
The final photograph is of Harold Dyson
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