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Phoebe Bown, 1771 - 1854
One of Matlock's more unusual characters, Phoebe stood out from the crowd. She could play the flute, the violoncello, and harpsichord and was largely self educated. She broke horses, rode and farmed |
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Harold Joseph Cook
One of the young men of Matlock who died in the Great War |
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The Staff of Derbyshire
Stone, about 1945 |
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Donegani
Group Portrait of this Matlock Bath family, with names, taken
about 1900. Some of the family emigrated to Canada |
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} Matlock Bath: From the
Eato Family Album
} The family moved to the George Hotel shortly before the First
War.
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Matlock
Bath: Charlotte Farnsworth, Poetess
Her work was inspired by the village she lived in |
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Mr. Chippett's School at Riber
Castle
A photograph of the staff and pupils (almost all named) of Riber
School, 1918 as well as a description of what it was like to
be a pupil by the late Richard Beaumont |
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Matlock Bath:
Fountain Baths, Swimmers From Riber School
Boys from Mr. Chippett's School attended swimming lessons at
the baths |
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Matlock Board School Pupils, ca,
1898
Matlock Board School, Ist Class Boys photographed outside their
newly built school on Chesterfield Road with the headmaster,
Edwin Davis |
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Matlock County
Junior School, about 1931
The girls of Standard VII, with their class teacher and the
headmaster |
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Matlock County Infant
School Band, about 1935/6/7
Only a handful of people are known, so if you recognise anyone
please let the webmistress know. |
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Matlock Council School,
1936
There are no names supplied with this photograph, so if you
recognise anyone please let the webmistress know. |
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Matlock Council School,
1938
Can you help with names? |
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Matlock:
Council School, 1939 *New*
Can you help with names? |
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Matlock Council
Junior School, about 1939
Many of the pupils here are the same children who were in the
Infant School Band photograph. Can you help with names? |
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Matlock: Ernest Bailey's
Grammar School, July 1947
Pupils and Staff. A panoramic photograph that has been split
into three sections |
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Matlock:
Ernest Bailey's Grammar School, Vth Form Visit to British
Industries Fair, Castle Bromwich, 1949 *Moved*
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Matlock: Starkholmes
School, 1953 *New*
The pupils, with the headmistress |
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Matlock & District Amateur
Operatic Society, 1930s
Photographs of some of the chorus in two productions |
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Matlock:
Starkholmes Sunday School Picnic, about 1920/1 |
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Matlock: Trinity
Methodist Chapel Fayre *New*
A fund raising event in the 1950s |
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Church Group, visiting Ashbourne
No date, but about 1925-28. Can you help us identify anyone in the photograph?
We think it is of All Saints' parishioners, but could be parishioners of St.
Giles'. This Matlock group are being entertained by the Vicar of Ashbourne |
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Canon Kewley & His Sisters
The Rector of Matlock and two of his sisters, with biographical
notes. From the album of Mrs. Wildgoose |
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Garden Party at Matlock Rectory
Edwardian parishioners attending a summer garden party. Five
photographs from the album of Mrs. Wildgoose |
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Matlock Carnival, 1936 |
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Matlock Bank
Primitive Methodist Church, "Young Men's Class" about 1904 |
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Matlock Primitive Methodist
Prize Choir of 1910/11 |
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Matlock:
Poets' Corner, Hall Leys
Who were these men? |
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Matlock
Teachers Association Summer School, 1952
Their Summer School, held at Rockside Hall |
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Matlock Bath:
Men's Cricket Team, 1930-3
Players, officials and supporters. Many names provided |
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The Heights of Abraham, Great Rutland Cavern,
1912 *New*
Three people are standing close to the entrance to the Great
Rutland Cavern on the Heights of Abraham; all are connected to
the business in some way |
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} Visitors
to Matlock Bath - Elkes Girl Pipers, 1937 *New*
} They played at the Floral Fete
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Matlock Bath's Glove Factory
Originally in the Pavilion, the factory later moved to a building
on the other side of the Fishpond. Photograph of some of the
girls who worked there about 1930 |
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Matlock Bath Pavilion &
the Schools Mobile Library
The bus provided a wonderful service for Derbyshire schoolchildren.
Photo of the first driver and one of the librarians |
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Miss Florence Nightingale
"The Lady With the Lamp" as a young woman |
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Photographers
Matlock and Matlock Bath's early photographers and some of their
pictures. The thumbnail (left) is of the Potter family, taken
by Mr. Hilder, some of whom emigrated to Canada |
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Rockside Staff Ball
Shows the New Year's Staff party around the outbreak of the
Second World War |
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Matlock: 5th
Matlock Scouts, 1920s *New*
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Matlock: Scout Rally,
about 1946-7
Attended by Scouts of the 4th Matlock and 5th Matlock Troops |
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Matlock: 4th Matlock
Scout Camp at Barmouth, 1949/51
Six photographs of the 4th Matlock Troop |
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Matlock:
Scout Leaders with Haydn Dimmock, about 1951 *New*
Apart from B-P, Dimmock did more to promote the Scout movement
than anyone
else |
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Matlock
Bath: Baden Powell Scouts, 1933 - Bugle and Drums (1) *New*
Rovers and Scouts, with names |
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Matlock
Bath: Baden Powell Scouts, 1933 - Bugle and Drums (2) *New*
Rovers, Scouts and Cubs, with names |
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}
}
} Matlock
Bath: Baden Powell Scouts - Annual Entertainment, 1934 *New*
} Pantomime in the Parochial Hall
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Starkholmes ARP
Wardens, about 1940
Air Raid Precaution Wardens played a vital
part in Britain's defence during the Second World War |
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Starkholmes
Village Hall, 1953 *New*
Pupils from
both Starkholmes School and Matlock Town School outside
Starkholmes Village Hall |
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Unnamed Lady
Do you know who she was? She was photographed somewhere near
Rockside Steps, Matlock |
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Mrs. Mary Whittaker
Aërated Water Manufacturer in Matlock Bath - of Tordale
and "Whittaker's Pop" |
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Mrs. Mary Widdowson
of Upper Wood, Matlock Bath |
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Mrs. Robert Wildgoose, with
biographical notes about both Mrs. Wildgoose and her husband.
There's even a little about her car. From the album of Mrs.
Wildgoose |
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Mrs. Wildgoose's Servants
Five photographs of Mrs. Wildgoose's female employees, with
names. From the album of Mrs. Robert Wildgoose |
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Willersley
Castle Terrace, 1933 |
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