Matlock & Matlock Bath Miscellany |
Arms, charities, copyholders, Domesday
entry, the Manor, police stations, population figures, 1832 voters,
clubs & societies - and the band. |
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Matlock's arms, on an enamel badge.
Designed by Robert Hall[1],
the arms were shown in black & white on the cover of
Ward Lock's Matlock Guide for many years. The design portrays
the history of the Manor of Matlock, a Royal Demense in the
time of Edward the Confessor. King John gave it to William
Ferrers, but reverted to the Crown because of the
seventh earl's treason. Subsequently Edward I gave the Manor
to his brother, John of Gaunt.
However, in Charles I's reign it was granted by Charles I to some of the citizens of London.
The following year it was sold again, this time to John Middleton,
Arthur Moore, Richard Senior and George Heathcote, in trust
for the copyholders. Local men submitted mottoes, with Aquæ Salubrtitas
Usu chosen because it means "Health by the use
of water"[2a].
The owner understands there used to be a large version on the wall up the stairs
in the Town Hall.
Photograph © Colin Goodwyn |
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More about Matlock Bath's arms |
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Matlock
in the Domesday Book, 1086 |
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"Domesday" was a survey of lands in England, made by order of King
William the Conqueror, in 1086. The Norman Conquest of England had
taken place 20 years earlier, in the year 1066.
"LAND OF THE KING" in the Wirksworth Wapentake:
"12 M. In MATLOCK (Bridge) King Edward had 2 caracutes of land
without tax. Waste. meadow, 8 acres; 1 lead mine; woodland
pasture in places, 3 leagues long and 2 wide.
To this manor are attached these outliers, MATLOCK, SNITTERTON,
WENSLEY, BONSALL, IBLE, TANSLEY. In them 7 caracutes of land taxable.
land for 7 ploughs.
11 villagers and 12 smallholders have ploughs.
Meadow, 22 acres; woodland pasture 2 leagues long and 1 league
wide; underwood as much"[2].
"15 M. ... These five manors, DARLEY, MATLOCK (Bridge),
WIRKSWORTH, ASHBOURNE, AND PARWICH, with their outliers, paid £32
and 6½ sesters of honey 1066; now £40 of pure silver"[2].
The Domesday volumes are held by The National Archive, Kew.
The above translation, referring to Matlock (MESTESFORDE), has been
extracted from: Domesday Book Series: 27 Derbyshire ed. Philip Morton[2]
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The Manor of Matlock |
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Matlock was anciently called Mestesford and
was mentioned in the Domesday Survey, as already stated above.
Writing in 1877, Cox said that Matlock was not a berewick [a
demense farm]
of Wirksworth. "Matlock and Darley were
royal manors" at Domesday.
He also pointed out that there was no church at Matlock mentioned
at that time, though the fragments of Norman masonry outside the
Church tower certainly indicate the existence of a church in the
Norman period[3].
Also see:
About St. Giles
Church
"The manor belonged at an early period
to the Ferrers family as part of the Wapentake of Wirksworth".
It was, until 1628, "parcel
of the earldom of the Duchy of Lancaster". It "was
then granted to Edward Ditchfield and others, in trust for the
Corporation of the City of London, by whom it was converted to
three other persons, as trustees for the copyholders of the manor,
and the rights have ever since been vested in the succession of
such trustees[4]".
Also see:
Charters
and Early Deeds
Documents
Relating to Matlock, 14th Century - Leases 1376-1377
Description
of Matlock in Davies' 1811 "History" (scroll
down the page).
To add a little more information to that supplied both above and
below, The Cross on the seal between the five doves (or Martletts)
were taken from Edward the Confessor's Arms. The horseshoe is on
the arms of the Ferrers family, the tricorporate lion from the
arms of John of Gaunt, the axe represents the beheading of King
Charles I and the arms of the City are of London between the lion's
paws[2a].
Other significant dates in the history of the Manor
were:[5]
1628
Letters patent granted to Edward DITCHFIELD
(White's Directory records him as LICHFIELD), John HIGHLOW, Humphrey
CLARKE and ffrancis MOSSE, citizens of the City of London.
1629
- by an indenture sold to John MIDDLETON Esq., of Wannesley, NTT,
Arthur MOORE gent., of Milthorpe, DBY, Richard SENIOR of Cowley,
DBY and George HEATHCOTE of Cutthorpe, DBY. This was in trust
for the copyholders.
1629 (14 Jan)
To make certain of the copyholders' rents, there was an agreement
between the above trustees and:
William WALKER, Adam WOLLEY and others (copyholders of the manor);
Elizabeth, widow of the late Adam WOLLEY of Riber, Gent on behalf
of William WOLLEY (her infant son).
1699
Following the deaths of the original trustees, Mr Thomas STATHAM
attempted to have new trustees appointed.
1700 (17 Oct)
Indenture between John THORNHILL and Ann his wife (granddaughter
and heir of William BOOTH, gent, Lord of the Manor) and Thomas
STATHAM. Conveyed in trust for the copyholders to Michael BURTON,
Arthur DAKEYNE, Exuperius TURNER gent., and William TURNER.
1700 - 1716
Court of Chancery proceedings against the proprietors of the
manor by Sir John STATHAM, knight.
Also see:
The Wolley
Manuscripts, a major collection of pre 1828 documents for more
information on the manor.
Charities (below)
for more on Anthony WOLLEY.
Nineteenth
Century Lists: Manorial Records, Extracts from 1851 A sample of
what is available at the DRO.
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Incomplete List of Trustees
for the Copyholders (1716 - 1903)[5] |
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1716 - John BERRESFORD, John CHAPPELL, Charles GREAVES.
1738 - Bache THORNHILL and others.
1760 - Francis RADFORD and others
1769 - Alexander BARKER, Brooke BOOTHBY, Francis HURT, William MILNES,
Bache THORNHILL.
1785 - Brooke BOOTHBY, William MILNES, Bache THORNHILL.
1798 - Philip GELL, John HOLLAND, Francis HURT, Bache THORNHILL,
John TOPLIS.
1830 - Bache THORNHILL.
1871 - William Pole THORNHILL.
1899 - John Gilbert CROMPTON Esq., Rev Fielding Arthur Wolfe Hamilton
GELL.
1903 - Mr. James POTTER, solicitor, was the Steward.
The Court Leet and view of Frankpledge - with the Great Court Baron
- were held half yearly (alternately at Matlock and Matlock Bath).
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Nineteenth century expansion,
population and councils |
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Matlock and Matlock Bath expanded enormously
during the nineteenth century.
"In 1821 there were 605 houses
in the parish, occupied by 609 families, and 2,920 persons"[5]
. By 1841 "the
population [of Matlock]
... including Matlock Bath, Matlock Bank,
Matlock Bridge, Riber, Scarthin Nick and Starkholmes, amounted
to 3,782 souls, and the area in acres to 4,750"[1848].
1841
Census, Parish of Matlock: Distribution of Occupations.
Examines the occupations of those living in Matlock and
District at the time of the 1841 census, highlighting some
interesting distribution patterns across the seven Enumeration
Districts.
In 1838 William Adam noted that the inhabitants of Matlock
Bath numbered about 500, but he did not say whether this
included children or was based on the adult population of
the village. Nor would the number have included Scarthin's
residents[6].
There was an increase of about one thousand
people every ten years between 1861 and 1891.
"The population in 1861, including
Matlock Bath, Matlock Bank, Matlock Bridge, Riber, Scarthin
Nick and Starkholmes, was 4,252, in 1871 was 5,220 and
in 1881 was 6,093"[1891].
By 1891 the population numbered 7,131, but in 1894 the
creation of the new parish of Matlock Bath caused a "reduction" in
these numbers.
Read
about the Parish in an extract from Kelly's 1891 Directory |
Population
of the Matlocks[7] |
1801 |
2,354 |
1811 |
2,490 |
1821 |
2,920 |
1831 |
3,262 |
1841 |
3,782 |
1851 |
4,010 |
1861 |
4,252 |
1871 |
5,220 |
1881 |
6,093 |
1891 |
7,131 |
1901 |
7,798 |
1911 |
6746 + 1802[1912] |
1921 |
7060 + 1823[1928] |
1931 |
7151 + 1755[1941] |
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The ecclesiastical parishes of Matlock in 1901 were recorded as
- St. Giles (pop. 2,441) and Matlock Bank (3,276). There were
5,979 in Matlock civil parish and Urban District. Matlock Bath's
civil parish and Urban District had a population of 1,819 and
the ecclesiastical parish 1,550[1908].
By 1911 there were 6,745 people in Matlock; the population was
divided between the ecclesiastical parishes of St. Giles (2,510)
and Matlock Bank (3,896 - including 431 in two of the hydros).
Matlock Bath's population in 1911 was 1,802, although the population
of the ecclesiastical parish was somewhat smaller at 1,551[1916].
From 1894 Matlock and Matlock Bath had separate Urban District Councils.
Matlock UDC met in the Town Hall and the UDC for Matlock Bath and
Scarthin Nick held meetings in the Council Chamber, which was at first
located in upper rooms on the Parade but later in the newly built
Pavilion. The two joined together again in 1924 to form the Matlocks
UDC.
See:
Local Boards,
Magistrates and Public Officers of Matlock Bath and Matlock in
1891.
Officials
etc in Kelly's 1908 Directory
Officials
etc. in Kelly's 1912 Directory
Officials
etc. in Kelly's 1916 Directory
If you'd like to have a rough idea about how the inhabitants came
and went there are some very basic statistics about a few in 1901
See
Did you know ...?
Histpop
- The Online Historical Population Reports Website, providing
access to hundreds of official documents relating to the history of
civil registration and the taking of the censuses.
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Charities |
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William WALKER (1631)[8]
He left a rent charge of 10s [10 shillings] yearly for ever,
to be paid out of his estate called Hillock Croft in the parish
of Matlock.
Lists Through the Centuries: The Seventeenth
Century: William Walker's Charity, 1634-35
George SPATEMAN, Yeoman of Tansley (1647)[8]
He left £80 [80 pounds] to the use of a school in Matlock,
and £20 [20 pounds] for the benefit of the poor in the
parish. Will dated 16 Oct 1647 held at TNA (PROB 11/202/73).
These two legacies were laid out in the purchase of a house
and lands in the parish of Matlock in 1750. This property was
exchanged for a messuage and lands at Matlock.
See Schools |
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Several of these benefactors are
listed on the Benefaction
or Charity Boards displayed inside St. Giles Church
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to on site transcript |
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Thomas JOHNS (1667)[8]
He gave £2 p.a. [2 pounds per annum] to the poor and four
Bibles to the value of "Twentie shillings a yeare upon every
second day of february " (£1 in old money) to
be distributed by the minister, churchwardens and overseers for
ever. This was to be paid out of lands called Janckin Flat, Causeway
Meadow and Dick Lands (Ditchylands), situated in Matlock.
Bryan[5] states that
up to 1827 the two latter fields were in the occupation of Mr.
Adam Woolley.
See Pre 1858 Wills, Surnames J.
Thomas Johns also bequeathed forty Bibles to named individuals,
although these were not charitable gifts. Whilst he stipulated that
there were to be 40 bibles, he listed only 37 recipients.
See Lists
Through the Centuries: The Seventeenth Century: Thomas Johns' Will
- Bible Recipients, 1668.
Anthony WO[O]LLEY (1668)[8]
He left a further 5l. [£5] per annum towards the maintenance
of the free school at Matlock, and directed that a piece of land
should be set apart by his executors for that purpose (see Pre
1858 Wills, Surnames W). Whereupon two pieces of copyhold land
were conveyed upon trust to Mr. John WO[O]LLEY and Mr. John SOWTER.
In 1817, the Lyson's recorded there was an annual income of 43l.
14s [£43 14 shillings] and White's gives the annual income
as £36 p.a. [£36 per annum] - £30 to the school
master; £2 for incidental expenses; £4 to the poor.
Schools
About Riber
The Wolley Manuscripts, a major
collection of pre 1828 documents
Daniel CLARK (1724)[8]
He gave 10s [10 shillings] yearly for ever, to be paid out
of his estate in the parish of Matlock. "John Wolley & Geo.
Sowter & to their heirs siccessfully to gether with ye Overseers
of ye poore for & time being to be Distributed to twenty of
the poorest famileys that Receeve no worldy pension from ye overseer
but are lawful inhabitants in the pshe of Matlock". (Will
of Daniel Clark, see Pre-1858 Wills
Surnames C - G)
Bryan states that "in
1828 this sum was paid in respect of lands held by Mr. Wigley Hayward
HODGKINSON"[5].
Joshua BRADLEY (1738)[8]
He left a rent charge of 10s [10 shillings] a year out of land called
Allcock lying in Matlock Bank.
See Pre 1858 Wills, Surnames B.
Thomas GARRETT, Esq. of Middlesex (1791)[8]
He left £100 [100 pounds] to be invested in the Government
funds, the dividends to be given to 20 poor housekeepers not receiving
parish relief and to be distributed annually on St. Thomas's Day.
In 1857 this bequest was standing in the names of the Reverend
Philip GELL, Mr. Adam WOOLLEY and Mr. John NUTTALL. Bryan[5] records
GARRETT as "of Hornsey".
Reverend Francis GISBORNE, Rector of Staveley
(1818)[8]
In his will written in 1818, confirming a deed of the previous
year, he left £5 10s p.a. [5 pounds 10 shillings per annum]
for warm clothing to be given to the poor of 100 parishes and
chapelries in Derbyshire. Will dated 7 Sept 1821 held at TNA (PROB
11/1648/64).
[Note: Bryan records the sum for Matlock as being £7 3s[5]]
Robert CLAY (1874)[9]
In his will signed on 14 May 1873 and proved at Derby the following
year, he bequeathed "unto the Rector and Churchwardens
of the parish of Matlock aforesaid the sum of One hundred and
forty pounds Upon trust to invest the same in the Public funds
of Great Britain and to apply and Expend the interest dividends
and annual income thereof for ever thereafter in the purchase
of bread or clothing or bread and clothing to be impartially
distributed annually on New Years day among such of the poor
and needy inhabitants of the said parish of Matlock as the Vicar
and the Church wardens for the time being of the said parish
shall select for that purpose".
Robert Clay was the 1C5R [first cousin five times removed] of the
author of these pages and there is a little more information about
him.
See
The Andrews Pages Picture Gallery (Derbyshire section), which
includes several pages about Bonsall, where he lived for most of
his life.
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Matlock Voters |
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Parliament passed the Reform Act on 7 June, 1832 and so more men in
the country were eligible to vote for Members of Parliament. At that
time Derbyshire was split into two Divisions - North and South - and
Matlock (including Matlock Bath and Scarthin Nick) was in the Southern
Division under the Wirksworth Polling District.
On Tuesday 18th December, 1832 and Wednesday, 19th December, 1832
the first elections took place. Voters were able to chose between
three candidates to represent them:
The Hon. George John VERNON
Sir Roger GREISLEY, Bart
The Right Hon. Lord WATERPARK
Not all residents qualified to be a registered elector and some of
the electors did not live within the parish. For example, T. WILSON's
place of residence was given as Hulley-place, London but he was eligible
because he held freehold property in Matlock Bath, though in the event
he did not vote. Amongst other absent voters was John Charles MAYNARD
of Harlsey Hall, Yorkshire who qualified because he held a one-eighth
share of Matlock Old Bath, Matlock Bath. In total, 166 copyholders
and freeholders in the parish were eligible to vote and many of those
who did cast both of their votes. Abanathan DAFFIN of Starkholmes,
with a freehold in Riber, voted for both VERNON and WATERPARK. In
contrast, Joshua TOMISSON, a freeholder in Matlock Bath, voted for
GREISLEY. So did Rev. H. SIM, living in Matlock Rectory, who was eligible
because of his occupation.
If Matlock alone had elected the candidates, the outcome would have
been somewhat different : WATERPARK was the favourite in the parish
with 115 votes, VERNON polled 74 and GREISLEY trailed the field with
a mere 30 votes. However, the final result for the Southern Division
was:
VERNON - 3048
WATERPARK -2848
GREISLEY - 1957
Lists of the electors of Matlock, and whom they voted for in several
elections in the nineteenth century, can be found in various Poll
Books. If you are interested in an ancestor who may have been eligible
to vote in Matlock in 1832, please email
me, to find out if they did.
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Additional
Miscellaneous Information |
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Matlock
Bath Police Station
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth
century there was a sergeant who had four police constables
under his leadership based at Matlock Bath Police Station. The police station was in a little house
at the rear of the County
and Station Hotel, at the bottom of Holme Road. As
the photograph on the right shows, the big round archway
on Holme Road led through to the police station where there
was a small cell with iron bars.
In 1932 the public were given the opportunity to buy the
police station when it was offered for sale by public auction;
it was part of a block of property that had been previously
been held in a trust. The Lot was withdrawn.
By
an odd co-incidence, the local police ball took place on
the same day.
There is more about the property sale on the
County
& Station Hotel, Dale Road, 1900-1930.
Those with ancestors who
were in the Police Force may be able to learn more through
records held at the Derbyshire
Record Office.
Also see:
Names
in Nineteenth Century Lists : Keeping Law and Order.
Matlock
Bath Today (1) - another picture of Holme Road. |
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Matlock Bath's Former Police Station.
Photograph © Jim Phelan, published
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Matlock Police Station on
Bank Road was built in 1893; it had three cells and a house for
the inspector or sergeant, later for the divisional superintendent.
The building was enlarged a few years later.
Matlock and District Operatic Society was
founded in 1906. In 1907 they produced "Erminie" in
Matlock's Victoria Hall, which was in grounds adjoining Smedley
Street, and the following year performed Gilbert and Sullivan's "The
Mikado".
The Society's papers (1907-75) are held by the Derbyshire Record
Office Ref: D1572
After 100 years as Matlock Amateur Operatic Society it was decided
to change the Society's name to reflect what the group performs
today.
Matlock Musical Theatre, formerly
Matlock Operatic Society, announced their closure in September
2019.
More about the Society:
Other groups who enjoyed singing:
Matlock Brass Band was attached to the
Volunteers when it started in the mid nineteenth century and
the players wore uniforms. The cornettist, trainer and leader
was John Naylor of Sutton-in-Ashfield and George Knowles gave
considerable support and helped financially. By 1894 the bandmaster
was H. Holmes. They won quite a few prizes in the 19th century.
For example, in 1863 the Matlock Volunteer Band won the second
prize at the Leamington Brass Band Concert[10]. They also performed
at local events, such as the ceremony to "Turn
the First Sod" for
the Matlock Bath Pavilion and Gardens Company Limited project
in 1882. The Matlock Volunteer Band appeared by kind permission
of Captain Arkwright[11].
Matlock
Brass Band is online.
Selection of Bandsmen in the Vernon Lamb Archive:
Matlock Cycle
Club members used a cycle track in the latter part
of the nineteenth century. It was supposedly in the grounds
of the Olde Englishe Hotel, though the 1903 Ordnance Survey
map of Matlock shows an oval, presumably the track, at
the very end of Olde Englishe Road and seemingly not in
the hotel's grounds by then. It was just behind the buildings
at the end of Dale Road and on the opposite bank of the
river from Knowlston Place.
Matlock
Cycle Club is online
The
Vernon Lamb Archive, Cycles & Cars has
a number of pictures of pre-1914 cyclists, although they were
not necessarily members of the Cycle Club. |
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The original cycle track is
shown on an early 20th century postcards: |
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Matlock Golf Club opened
in 1907 at Cuckoostone Grange, Matlock Moor. The course was established
mainly for the pleasure of the visitors who came into the district.
Horace Loveday was the first Hon. Secretary[1908] but
was succeeded by Henry Towle, a retired station master. Mr. Towle
can be found in the post in both 1912[1912] and
1916[1916]. He passed
away on 31 July 1929, aged 81.
At the outbreak of the First World War it was acknowledged that
Mrs. John Goodwin had worked had to make the ladies' section
a success in her role as its secretary.
See
Newspaper Cuttings, 1914 (competing in the Devonshire Cup).
Matlock Bath Golf Club opened
in 1903, so pre dated the one at Matlock. The course of nine holes
was on land between Upperwood and Ember Lane and the links were
informally opened on 10th May when a number of members were present.
The Captain, Mr. H. M. Peacock, and Mr. Broome from Holloway
opened the links. The tees and greens had been laid out by the
golf professional, Mr. Cross[12].
Teas used to be served in a lean to erected on the side of the
clubhouse. The links were officially opened by the local M.P.,
Mr Victor C. W. Cavendish, on 23rd May[13].
The ground was said to drain so well, thanks to the limestone
underneath, that it could rain for a fortnight and once it stopped
players could almost instantly play a round without their feet
getting wet[14].
Matlock & District Rifle Club
The Club started
in 1900 although there had been a Rifle Volunteer's Shooting
Club in the nineteenth century that was formed following
public meeting on 27 Dec 1859, when Sir Joseph Paxton was
in the chair. Its next meeting was on 10 Jan 1860, when Sir Joseph became
its captain, S. Prince was the lieutenant and Robert Chadwick
the ensign. By April the same year its headquarters were
at The Queen's Head Hotel. In the July 10 members
of the Brass Band (see Brass Band above) enrolled but outgoings
outstripped income, particularly over the band's uniforms.
The club had outstanding debts of £60, which was more
than they had in hand, so it was decided to call in the money
that was owing. In
the 1870s they met on Cawder Meadow, and held an annual
shooting match.
The branches of the Rifle Club were initially at Matlock,
Matlock Bath, Tansley, Cromford, Darley Dale, Lea and Holloway.
In 1900 the president was Mr. F. C. Arkwright, the secretary
Mr. W. Jaffrey and Mr. Doar was its treasurer. By Christmas
that year over 250 members had joined in the district. The
ranges were on Cuckoostone Moor. In 1912 Matlock Rifle Club
and the Midland Railway Rifle Club were "the two crack clubs
of the county".
By 1932 Colour-Sergt. Henry Carder Wall, who was by this
time 80 years old and had been a member of both Clubs, must
have been greatly saddened when he said that "Rifle
Shooting is a dead letter in Matlock today". He had
won many trophies in his time, and was said to be one of
the finest rifle shots the Midlands had produced.
It was Mr. Wall who had trained Harry Douglas, one of the
best shots in the world at that time and then the captain
of the England team.
Club members John Moss, G. W. Knowles and George Douglas
were still competing in 1939 and Harry Douglas was once
more amongst the winners at at Bisley in the July.
See Newspaper Cuttings, 1900. |
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1914 Rifle Club images
in the Vernon Lamb Archive: |

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National
Reserve, Matlock Branch
The local branch of the National Reserve was formed in 1912.The
force was said to be strong in Matlock in November that year.
F. C. Arkwright, in a speech at Matlock Town Hall, said the
Reserve "had no arms or equipment and he didn't know
what use they would be, but they had put their names down
and would do their best".
Ninety five members of the branch were present when
certificates were presented at the Queen's Head in April
1913. As the Chairman, Mr. Arkwright, pointed out, it
was a simple register of names; when the names were given
in each person declared that they would be ready to be
called up if required. There were to be no uniforms.
Amongst those who received certificates at this time
were Henry Clay, Joseph Francis Clay, W. Buckley, J.
A. Wall, Arthur Bannister, J. H. Housley, John Land,
George Hodgkinson and J. Travis. Some recruits were too
old to serve as they were over 55, although the chairman
declared that they would still try to volunteer.
When Queen Mary passed through the Matlocks on her way
to Derby in December 1913 it was expected that a detachment
of the National Reserve would be one of the groups lining
the route.
Visitors to Matlock Bath - Queen Mary, 1913
In 1914 Captain F. C. Arkwright was Commanding Officer and
the Secretary was Quartermaster H. Clay. In the September
ten members of the Reserve went to Derby and were accepted
for service, with Corporal Knight and Sergt. J. W. Marriott
acting as instructors to Lord Kitchener's recruits. J.
W. Knowles, John Land and B. Wall had rejoined the Territorials
and Private Dockerill was with the 4th North Midland Howitzer
Battery.
There
is a report of those participating in the Empire Day Parade
1914 and other details elsewhere on this site.
Matlock's
National Reservists & the Call-up Card |
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National Reservists
& Call Up card |
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VLA4894 |
Matlock Town Football
Club - "The Gladiators" - started in the nineteenth
century (1876) and they originally played on the Hall Leys.
There is more about the football club:
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Photograph of Matlock's "arms" kindly provided by and ©
Colin Goodwyn.
Photograph of the archway on Holme Road through
to the old Police Station kindly provided by and © Jim Phelan.
Photograph of Causeway Lane kindly provided by and © Bernard
Gale.
Information researched by the web mistress. Intended for personal
use only.
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References (coloured
hyperlinks are to transcripts elsewhere on this website):
[1] "The High Peak News",
18 August 1906. Article about the Matlock coat-of-arms or "seal" which
had been designed after much thought by Robert Hall who had also
registered the design to himself. Researched by Colin Goodwyn.
[2a] "Derbyshire
Times",18 August 1906.
Gleanings of the Peak.
[2] The Domesday volumes are held by the
Public Record Office, Kew.
The translation quoted above, referring to Matlock (MESTESFORDE),
is from: "Domesday Book Series: 27 Derbyshire" ed.
Philip Morton from a draft translation prepared by Sara Wood (1978),
Phillimore & Co. Ltd., London and Chichester © Mrs. Susan
Morris, 1978, ISBN 0 85033 165X (case) - ISBN 0 85033 166 8 (limp).
[3] Cox, J Charles (1877) "Notes on
the Churches of Derbyshire Vol II" Chesterfield: Palmer
and Edmunds, London: Bemrose and Sons, 10 Paternoster Buildings;
and Derby, p.518.
[4] White, Francis (1857) "Directory
of Derbyshire" (Matlock
names onsite)
[5] Bryan, Benjamin (1903) "History
of Matlock - Matlock, Manor and Parish" London by Bemrose
& Sons, Limited.
[6] Adam, W. (1838) "The Gem
of the Peak; or Matlock Bath and Its Vicinity. ..." London;
Longman & Co., Paternoster Row ; ... Mawe, Royal Museum,
Matlock ; .... This was the first edition of his guide.
[7] Figures for 1801 - 1901 from "The
Victoria History of the English Counties. A History of Derbyshire
Vol. II",
p. 204. Constable & Co., Pall Mall, London (1907) : (Ed. 1970)
University of London. ISBN 0 7129 0447 6. The remaining years extracted
from trade directories.
[8] Lysons, Rev Daniel and Samuel Lysons
Esq. (1817) "Topographical and Historical Account of Derbyshire"
London: Printed for T. Cadell, Strand; and G. and A. Greenland, Poultry.
[9] Information extracted from personal papers
of web mistress.
[10] "The Derby Mercury",
Wednesday, 15 July, 1863.
[11] "ibid",
Wednesday, 12 July, 1882.
[12] "Derbyshire Times", 14 May 1903.
[13] "ibid.", 30 May
1903.
[14] "Derby Daily Telegraph",
25 February 1930. Progress of Small Clubs in Derbyshire, by Putter.
[1848] "The Post
Office Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire
and Rutlandshire", Kelly and Co., London (1848)
[1891] "Kelly's Directory of the
Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland" (May,
1891), London
[1908] "Kelly's Directory of
Derbyshire", 1908
[1912] "Kelly's Directory of
Derbyshire", 1912
[1916] "Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire",
1916 |
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19th century directories
20th century directories |
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