The Ward Lock Guide for 1903 comments that "prior to 1887 the north bank of the river, in the Matlock Bath region, was a market garden, but from this humble use it was rescued by the patriotic stimulus afforded to the Jubilee of Queen Victoria. As a memorial of this national event the cottage-like fence was removed and an ornamental iron railing substituted. To give an enduring appearance to the whole, the Jubilee Bridge, an ornamental girder of iron, was thrown across the river. Green turf and flower beds, with a pretty fountain, complete what are now known as the Jubilee Gardens, and these have distinctly added to the attractions of Matlock Bath". In fact, the Promenade had begun to be developed in 1874, but was extended in 1887^[1].

This photograph probably pre-dates the guide by some years as the gardens are not very mature. It was possibly taken about 1900, either at the same times as previous image or perhaps a year or two before.

See what the are looked like before the prom was developed - Matlock Bath: North Parade, late 1870's (1).

	About 1900	About 1904-05	Before 1905	Before 1904
About 1902	About 1905		About 1915		1920s
	Tufa fountain	War memorial		Band stand	Road widening

References:

^[1] Bryan, Benjamin (1903) "History of Matlock - Matlock, Manor and Parish" London by Bemrose & Sons, Limited.