Hall's "Days
in Derbyshire", 1863 (12)* |
Eighteenth and nineteenth century tour guides
about Matlock Bath and Matlock |
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Advertisements pp.13 - 30
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On this page are the following
advertisements (all Matlock Bath):
The Matlock Companion |
T. H. Holmes | Holmes Handbook | Speedwell
Cavern
| Montpelier House
Boden's Petrifying Well | Heights
of Abraham | Rutland Arms | New
Bath |
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Price
One Shilling, Profusely and Beautifully Illustrated
THE MATLOCK COMPANION
and
VISITOR'S GUIDE
TO THE BEAUTIES OF THE PEAK OF DERBYSHIRE ;
Including pleasant strolls round Matlock, notices of Chatsworth,
Haddon Hall, Buxton, Dovedale, Lea Hurst, Hardwick Hall, Wingfield
Manor, Bakewell, and other places od Interest in Derbyshire ;
the Railway routed to Matlock ; a list od all the Plants found
in Derbyshire, &c., &c., &c.
BY LLEWELLNN JEWITT, F.S.A., &c., &c. |
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CIRCULATING
LIBRARY.
T. H. HOLMES,
BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, BOOKBINDER, AND
GENERAL NEWSAGENT,
Museum Parade Library, & Fancy Repository Matlock-Bath.
GUIDE BOOKS, AND MAPS OF DERBYSHIRE.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF MATLOCK-BATH, CHATSWORTH, HADDON-HALL, &c.,
&c
STEREOGRAMS OF DERBYSHIRE SCENERY.
A choice selection of CARTE DE VISITE ALBUMS at astonishingly
Low Prices.
BOOK PARCELS FROM LONDON TWICE A WEEK. |
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NOW
READY - PRICE 6d,
HOLMES'S HAND BOOK to MATLOCK BATH & Neighbourhood, including
Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, Dove Dale &c
With a Directory to the Hotels, Lodging-Houses, Museums, Shops,
&c. And also containing a complete list of the Ferns, and where
they are found in Derbyshire.
LONDON : G. VICKERS, STRAND. MATLOCK BATH : T. H. HOLMES |
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MATLOCK
BATH.
THE SPEEDWELL CAVERN
CONTAINS some of the finest specimens of STALACTITE,
STALAGMITE, and FLUOR SPAR, to be found in Derbyshire,
and is interesting and beautiful throughout.
B. FROGGATT, Proprietor.
The entrance is in the Upper Wood above the Old Bath Hotel. |
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MONTPELIER HOUSE,
MATLOCK-BATH.
YOUNG LADIES ARE RECEIVED AS RESIDENT PUPILS BY
MISS GODDARD
AT TWENTY-FIVE GUINEAS PER ANNUM.
Accomplishments and Masters at the usual Terms.
The Quarters commence on the 1st Feb., 10th April, 1st Aug.,
& 10th Oct. |
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BODEN'S
Original Petrifying Well,
OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE
MATLOCK BATH.
PARTIES visiting this beautiful locality and wishing to inspect
one of its wonders, must not go back without seeing this, the
oldest and by far the best of the PETRIFYING WELLS in Matlock.
Visitors wishing to purchase Specimens of Petrifactions will
always
find a Superior Collection at this Well, at moderate prices. |
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AN
HOUR'S WALK in MATLOCK
THE RENOWNED
HEIGHTS OF ABRAHAM,
COVERING an area of 35 acres, and containing well-kept gravel
walks, two miles in extent, from various points of which the
most charming Views of the surrounding scenery may be obtained.
THE ROYAL RUTLAND CAVERN
AND THE
VICTORIA PROSPECT TOWER
are also situated within the grounds.
The Heights are indicated by a flag half-way up, at the Cavern,
and another on the Prospect Tower.
Tickets of admission, One Shilling each, can be procured at
Mr.
Walker's Museum on the Parade, and at the Lodges. The ascent
commences near Hodgkinson's Hotel.
H. BRYAN, LESSEE.
The DEVONSHIRE CAVERN can also be seen by enquiring at the Lodges. |
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RUTLAND
ARMS HOTEL,
SOUTH END,
MATLOCK BATH.
JOHN HOLMES, PROPRIETOR.
WINES & SPIRITS OF THE BEST QUALITY.-WELL AIRED BEDS.
Good Stabling and Lock-up Coach Houses. - Fine Home Brewed
Ale. - Post Horses and Carriages. - A Spacious Tea Garden.
Fishing in the River Derwent.
N.B. - Visitors, Pleasure parties, and Commercial Gentlemen
will
find at this Hotel excellent accommodation, with moderate charges. |
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MATLOCK BATH.
NEW BATH FAMILY HOTEL,
BY
MISS IVATTS & MRS. JORDAN,
An excellent COFFEE ROOM for Ladies and Gentlemen.
A LARGE TEPID SWIMMING AND HOT BATHS.
POST HORSES, CARRIAGES, & STABLING.
AN OMNIBUS TO AND FROM THE RAILWAY. |
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Elsewhere on this website
These people
advertised in various trades directories - view the lists.
Check
the 1861 census
Walker's
Royal Museum Advertisement in Bemroses' Guide (1869)
New
Bath Hotel Stereoview. Miss Ivatts
and Mrs. Jordan were at the hotel for twenty plus years from 1856.
See Matlock Names in the London Gazette, 1868. The New Bath
Hotel was used as a venue for property sales for many years and one
entry is listed in Miss Ivatts and Mrs. Jordan's time there. |
*Transcribed by Ann Andrews in November 2004 from:
Hall, Spencer Timothy (1863) "Days in Derbyshire ..."
With sixty illustrations by J. Gresley (artist), Dalziel Brothers
(illustrators). Simpkin, Marshall and Co, Stationers' Hall Court,
London, and printed by Richard Keene, All Saints, Derby.
With my grateful thanks to Ray Ash who provided photocopies for me
to OCR.
Image scans Copyright Ray Ash and intended for personal use only.
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