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| Matlock: Willersley Castle and the Matlock Hills, from Cromford Hill |
| Matlock : Twentieth Century Photographs, Postcards, Engravings & Etchings |
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| Looking north towards Matlock Bath, shown on the left near the top, and Matlock. The Victoria Tower can be seen on the skyline above Matlock Bath. High Tor is in the centre and behind it is the long hillside of Matlock Bank. From this angle it is dwarfed by the surrounding hills. In the valley below the photographer is Cromford village and Willersley Castle. Rock House, where Sir Richard Arkwright lived and died, is peeping out from amongst the trees on the right. The Cromford-Lea road is just above the house. The nineteenth century writer of Railway Guides, George Bradshaw, believed that this view from Stonnis (Black Rocks) was the most beautiful of all the views in the district.
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"Willersley Castle, Cromford and the Matlock Hills". Published by Charles Colledge, Smedley Street, Matlock. Postcard in the collection of and provided by and © Jane Leslie. Not posted. Researched, written by and © Ann Andrews. Intended for personal use only |
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[1] "Bradshaw's Handbook for Tourists
in Great Britain and Ireland ... Section Four ... Railways ...
Midland", (1866) pub London (Adams) & Manchester (Bradshaw
and Blacklock). This guide is now famous as the inspiration for
the BBC TV series "Great British Railway Journeys" presented
by Michael Portillo |
View
of Cromford and Matlock Bath from Black Rocks