| River
Derwent from Lovers Walk, Matlock Bath, 1926 |
| Matlock Bath, Twentieth Century Photographs, Postcards, Engravings & Etchings |
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Taken from high up looking downwards into the valley formed by the
River Derwent, this view looks southwards towards Cromford. The silhouette
of the Black Rocks is on the skyline. On the left of this shot is
Cat Tor and the field on the right, with the track at its base, is
the Cumberland field. You can see the switchback railway in the Derwent
Gardens, Holy Trinity Church, the bottom of Clifton Road and the New
Bath Hotel. This scalloped edged card was posted from Matlock on the
25th July 1926 and was produced by Milton.
There's a link below to an very similar, earlier, view which includes
the Royal Hotel and much more information.
| Although somewhat later
than this postcard, the quote and advert from Kelly's Directory
of Derbyshire, 1941 on the right is interesting. |
'The
Derwent Pleasure Gardens are pleasantly situated on
the banks of the River Derwent and are furnished with
seats
and shelters in the form of grottoes and in the hot water
ponds are fish of various species'.
Boden & Hardy, Derwent Gardens amusement ground |
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Image kindly donated by Photo-Ark
© 2003
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