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| Smedley's Hydro, Matlock, in 1906 | ||||||||||||||||
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Postcard of Smedley's Hydro and Matlock Bank in 1906 |
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This black and white card shows the former Smedley's Hydro, now Derbyshire's County Hall, with both Rockside and Matlock House Hydros behind it. Rockside is on the hillside immediately above Smedley's and Matlock House can be seen just behind the lower of the two chimneys. Edge Road is just starting to develop. If you look hard at Bank Road you can see the lines of the tram. In 1906 Smedley's Hydropathic Company were running the hydro and there was accommodation for 350 guests. Henry Challand was the managing director, Ernest Wilmot the secretary and George Harbison and Robert MacLelland were the two physicians. |
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The card was posted 4 September 1906. Image kindly donated by Photo-Ark © 2003 |
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Elsewhere on this website: 1. Mid 19th century images from John Smedley's "Practical Hydropathy":
2. Other pages of interest:  Advertisement
in Hall's "Days in Derbyshire" (1863)Advertisement
for Smedley's Hydropathic Establishment, 1869"There
Was Red Tape at Smedley's Hydro Then"Water Cures
(covers what became of the hydros) Bank Road and
the TramAbout
Matlock BankSee Smedley's
Hydropathic Establishment Enumeration Book in the 1891 censusAnd
in the 1901 census |
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