| The
Panorama of Matlock* |
| Eighteenth and nineteenth century tour guides about Matlock Bath and Matlock |
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by H. Barker, Esq.
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Published in the reign of King George IV.
Ann Andrews' transcript has been taken from the copy
of the 1827 edition held at Derby Local Studies Library*
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 CONTENTS |
iii.-iv.
PREFACE
Map, with view from the Museum Garden |
| pp.01-11. Matlock
Bath | THE WATERS |
| pp.12-20. ROYAL
MUSEUM | CAVERNS &c. | DEVONSHIRE CAVERN |
pp.20-30. Rides
and Excursions
ROUND MATLOCK, NOT EXCEEDING THE DISTANCE OF ONE POST.
The village of Matlock, CHATSWORTH, WIRKSWORTH, BAKEWELL,
ASHOVER, CHESTERFIELD.
MINERALOGY
DOVEDALE, KEDLESTON |
pp.30-40. Tour
of the Peak
ASHFORD, EYAM, MONSAL DALE, MIDDLETON DALE, CASTLETON, PEAK CAVERN AND SCENERY, ABOUT CASTLETON, BAGSHAW'S CAVERN, MAM TOR, OR THE SHIVERING MOUNTAIN, ODIN MINE. |
pp.41-51. Tour of the Peak
THE FLUOR SPAR MINE, WOODLANDS, CHEE
TOR, TIDESWELL, WESTON, ELDEN HOLE, EBBING AND FLOWING WELL, PEAK FOREST, BUXTON.
CONCLUSION |
| Frontispiece
from the 3rd edition, 1828 |
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Derby LSL also has:
- 3rd edition (1828);
- 7th edition (1829);
- the 9th edition (confusingly with the 1828 frontispiece);
- 1834 edition by A. Goode Barker assisted by his father
and published by S Rayner, Spar and Marble Warehouse,
232 Regent St, London, J. Vallance, Museum, Matlock and
Messrs Bright & Son, Crescent,
Buxton. Also with a pictorial frontispiece.
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*Transcribed by Ann Andrews in March 2004 from:
"The Panorama of Matlock and Its Environs; With the Tour of
the Peak", by H. Barker, Esq. (1827), published by Longman
& Co., London. From the copy held at Derby
Local Studies Library (ref DLSL 143) and published here with the
librarian's very kind permission. Also very grateful thanks to Jane
Steer for generously providing copies and all her help and interest.
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