A mid 19th century vignette engraving of Matlock Bath[1].
The village had begun to expand and here we can see The Old
Bath Tap[2],
later the Fish Pond Hotel, on the left closest to the viewer.
Museum Parade extends away towards the Pitchings. The three
people sitting on the wall, bottom centre, are at the top
of Old Bath Hill.
The Upper and Lower Towers, Masson Cottage and Belle Vue
are on the slopes of the Heights of Abraham, but Guilderoy
is not shown. As that house was newly erected in August 1840 and would
have appeared through the trees if it had been built, one
can assume that the engraving was done before the publication
year, so possibly in 1839.
The Fish Pond Stables are on the right, with quite a large expanse of water in front of them
forming the fish pond. The pond of today is much smaller.
On the riverbank is Buxton's Royal Museum, with the Great
Petrifying Well in the small building at the side.
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| Enlargement of the stables. Note the reflections in the pond. |
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