| Matlock
and Matlock Bath, Derbyshire |
| The Complete Web Site for Matlock and Matlock
Bath Genealogy & Local History |
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Bank, Bath,
Bridge, Cliff, Dale, Green,
Moor & Town plus Riber & Starkholmes
Web mistress Ann Andrews |
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Picture of High
Tor, Matlock Dale (shown left) is the view of Matlock and Matlock
Bath that everyone remembers. The Tor has been written about,
drawn and painted for many centuries. It has been the subject
of poems and countless photographs.
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| Local History |
 Find a Name - Speedy way to search for names in the history pages |
| Matlock - Famous as a Centre for Hydropathy Cures (with Riber and Starkholmes) |
| Matlock Bath - The Switzerland of England (with Scarthin) |
| Arkwright and His Cotton Mill - Masson Mill was Richard Arkwright's third mill in the district |
| Bank Road and the Tram - Matlock
used to boastthat it had the steepest tramway in the world |
| Churches and Chapels - The mediaeval parish church in Matlock Town, to the growth in Methodism and the population explosion demanding more church building |
| Empire Day, 1914 - Pre War Parade of the Matlock Branch of the National Reserve and the Fire Brigade |
| Matlock's Floods |
| Funeral Garland at Matlock Church - An old custom |
| Images
Index - Photographs, Postcards, Engravings,
Etchings and Maps, plus more Local History - Over
490 images -
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| Lead Mining - The Matlock area has been associated with lead mining for a very long time |
| Matlock Miscellany - Charities, coats of arms, copyholders, Domesday entry, the Manor, police stations, population figures, voters in 1832, clubs & societies - and the band |
| Operatic Society - An early programme (and more) |
| Poetry -
Elizabeth Barrett Browning and others |
| Schools in Earlier Times - The education of Matlock's children, despite a charitable donation in 1647 to found a free school, was extremely mixed |
| Stone Quarrying - Has been a major industry |
| Matlock & Matlock Bath Tour Guides - 18thc and 19thc writers described Matlock and the surrounding countryside in the most glowing terms. Many beautifully illustrated. Transcripts and Illustrations |
War
Memorials - Five Memorials. The men who lost
their lives.
Now includes pictures of the unveiling
service at Matlock Bath and Matlock's Memorial shortly
after its Dedication. |
| Water
Cures - made Matlock & Matlock Bath famous.
Matlock Bath was famous Spa. Matlock as
a centre for Hydropathy |
| Magazines & Journals
Articles - About Matlock life, many with photographs.
Includes "The
Varied Fortunes of a Derbyshire Spa" and "There
Was Red Tape at Smedley's Hydro Then" |
| "Great Matlock Will Case" Court Report - The official account of the eight day trial in 1864 |
| "Great Matlock Will Case" - 100th anniversary article |
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| Genealogy & Documents |
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| References |
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Which building's future is
worrying Matlock Bath residents
in 2010?
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What made Matlock people unhappy
in 2008?
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