| Matlock Bath's Glove Factory |
| People who lived in the Matlocks : Photographs, Postcards, Engravings & Etchings |
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Matlock Bath's glove factory opened in 1917 and provided
welcome employment for some of the local girls. The factory began
its life by operating from the Pavilion but eventually moved to what
had been part of Boden's Restaurant, next to the fish pond.
 See High Peak
News : Saturday, September 22, 1917
Whilst the date on the back of the photograph below seems to be be
slightly inaccurate (1930) it shows some of the girls at work making
gloves. Annie Ellen Holbrook, born in 1905, was one of seven children
and lived in Bonsall and /or Matlock Bath. She worked at the glove
factory as a teenager although by the time she married in 1936 she
was no longer employed in the industry. Annie is pictured sitting
behind her sewing machine on the left side at the front. Her daughter,
Betty Atkinson, owns the picture and it is published here with her
kind permission. |
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Some of the girls who made gloves © Bettey Atkinson |
For some years the factory advertised in Kelly's Trades Directories,
changing its name several times. |
| 1922 |
Spa Glove Co. glove manufacturers. T A "Gloves,
Matlock;" T N 184 Matlock. |
| 1925 |
Perry & Rodwell glove manufacturers, Corner
house. T A "Perry, Matlock;" T N Matlock 116.
Lower down the list was Rodwell, Benjamin glove manufr. see
Perry & Rodwell.
Perry, Frank James, Springfield was listed amongst the Private
Residents |
| 1928 |
Perry (Matlock Bath) Ltd. glove mfrs. Corner
ho. T A "Perry, Matlock;" TN Matlock 116.
Frank James Perry was still at Springfield. |
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Panorama of Matlock Bath Bette Atkinson
Notice the the old bicycles and motor bikes - something still
associated with Matlock Bath
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This second photo, which shows South Parade with the Heights
of Abraham and the Victoria Tower on the hillside above, was
taken from Temple Walk at a point roughly opposite the Pavilion.
The large building on the right hand side next to the fish pond
(the pond is hidden behind the trees) has the name "BODEN'S"
painted on the roof. This was the glove factory building; the
premises had ceased to be used by the Bodens after WW1 and changed
use. From the writing on the back, and the photo itself, the
picture was taken in the 1920's.
In January 1929 fire ravaged the building, leaving a roofless
shell, although the engine house at the back was saved. |
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Photographs kindly provided by and © Bette
Atkinson
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