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Hall's "Days in Derbyshire", 1863 (11)*
Eighteenth and nineteenth century tour guides about Matlock Bath and Matlock
 
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Royal Museum, Matlock Bath. p.16

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The transcript below was done in 2004, but it has been decided to retain it in case anything on the image above is hard to read.

ROYAL MUSEUM,
MATLOCK BATH.
__________________
WALKER,
(Late Vallance.)
In this Museum may always be seen an extensive and choice
assortment of
VASES,
Of the Amethystine and Topazine, Flour Spar and of Black Marble,
of the most elegant forms.
OBELlSKS, CANDELABRA, &C.
Of the finest Black Marble, formed after the Antique
TABLES
Of every description, Inlaid with the finest Specimens, beautifully
Engraved, or with Plain Marble.
CLEOPATRA'S, BANKS'S, AND OTHER
EGYPTIAN OBELlSKS,
In Black Marble, the Hieroglyphics and Inscriptions correctly
copied from the Originals.
Urns, Memorials, and Altars.
With Inscriptions, Arms, &c.
COLLECTIONS OF MINERALS
Of the choicest Specimens and rare Crystallizations.
ITALIAN ALABASTER FIGURES AND VASES.
From the first Sculptors in Florence.
SPARS and TUFA FOR ROCK WORK,
Grottos, Garden Ornaments, &c.
N.B.-The Tufa, from its porous nature, is admirably adapted for the
growth of Creeping Plants, &c. Orders for any quantity
executed with punctuality and despatch.



Thomas Walker was at the Royal Museum at the time of the 1861 census. The "Derbyshire Times" of 3 December 1870 advertised an auction of his stock. He can also be found running the Museum in both Kelly's 1855 Directory | Kelly's 1864 Directory.
Bemroses' Guide to Matlock ... , about 1869, Walker's Marble Museum

*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, published here 2020 and intended for personal use only.