| Matlock & Matlock Bath : What's New, 2024 |
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PLEASE NOTE:
Copyright notices on new images are now placed higher up the onsite images. This is because of various instances
of improper use.
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| Jun 2024 |
New Pages:
1. Matlock Bank. Path to Lumsdale, early 20th century. Edwardian postcard and recent
photos of the path, which has replacement steps. With thanks to Grenville Smith for the photos and notes.
2. Matlock & Matlock Bath Lists: Lists Through the Centuries: Removal Orders,
1712-1789. Individuals could be returned to their parish of legal settlement when they needed or were likely to need parish relief. |
Additions to:
1. Matlock Bath: South Parade Stereoviews, by two early photographers. A stereo by
John Latham has been added and it show some changes were underway.
2. Matlock Bath: Steps and Woodland Walk on Lovers' Walks. External links
to a late seventeenth century and an early eighteenth century image of the tufa alcove and addtional notes. |
| May 2024 |
New Pages:
1. Matlock: Dale Road & Moore's Bakery. Peter and Eliza Moore arrived on Wellington
Street about 1846. Their son set up his own bakery and his descendants continued the family firm until 1973. Includes the cafe they ran in
Whitworth Park. |
| Apr 2024 |
New Pages:
1. Matlock: Willersley Castle, 1836. Attractive engraving of Willersley and the relatively
newly roadway blasted through Scarthin Rock, from an original drawing by Thomas Allom.
2. Tor Hill House, Dale Road, Matlock Bath, 1915. Built by Thomas Robinson in 1830 and
later the home of barytes manufacturer F. W. Stevens, who developed a small quarry on its land. Eventually bought by Eliza Pearson, who
changed its name, and remained with the Pearson family years. The quarry was only used for a short time, but in 1966 a landslip and rock
fall caused irreparable damage to houses built in it. With thanks to Grenville Smith for the landslip articles used. |
Additions to:
1. The Murder of Martha Morrall, 26 March 1891. A few more newspaper reports have been added
to this very sad story.
2. Two images from from 'The Beauties of England and Wales have been greatly improved:
(a) Willersley Castle and
(b) "The Beauties of England and Wales" Part 2
3. Matlock Bath: High Tor by Thomas Allom, about 1836 now includes a quotation
from the book where it was first published.
4. Matlock Bath: High Tor, Switzerland View. Includess more on the 1966 landslip. |
| Mar 2024 |
New Pages:
None to date |
Additions to:
1. Names on Matlock's War Memorial : WW1, Surnames K - W. Three images of George Arthur
Moore, known as Arthur. With thanks to Peter Cook. |
| Feb 2024 |
New Pages:
None |
Additions to:
1. Matlock: Snitterton Hall, 1909. Second image, a view of the front through the stone gateway, added.
2. Matlock: Starkholmes Sunday School Picnic, about 1920/1. Jenny Dines has sent some additional names. |
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