OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS &c.
Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire pub. London (1908)

Matlock
[ pp. 321-322]

Matlock Post, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & I. & A. & Telephone Call Office, Matlock (B.O.).-Henry George Buckman, postmaster. Letters arrive from Matlock Bath & are delivered at 7 a.m. 12 noon & 3.30 & 7.15 p.m. ; dispatched at 9.15 & 10.15 a.m. (all parts) & 12.15 (London), 2.30 (Derby & South), 5.15 (Derby, South & West), 5.55 (local), 8.20 (all parts) & 10 p.m. (supplementary) ; sundays, delivered 8 a.m. ; dispatched, 8.20 & 9.45 p.m. ; telegraph office open on week days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. & on sunday from 8 to 10 a.m

Town Sub-Post. M. O. & T. O., S. B. & I. & A. Office. Smedley street, Matlock Bank.-J. Franklin Thomas, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Matlock Bath 7.30 a.m. & 12.30, 3.40 & 7.30 p.m. ; dispatched 9.5, 9.50 & 10.10 a.m. 12 noon & 2, 5.10, 5.50, 7.35, 8.10 & 9.45 p.m. ; sundays at 7-45 & 9.15 p.m. ; telegraph for distribution office open week days 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. & on sunday

Town Sub-Post, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & A. & I. Office, Matlock Green.-Mrs. Henry Roberts, sub-post mistress. Letters through Matlock Bath are delivered at 7 & 11.30 a.m. & 3.40 & 7.30 p.m. ; dispatched at 9.30 & 11.15 a.m. & 3.30, 7.45 & 9.15 p.m. ; sundays, 7.15 a.m

Post Office, Starkholmes. -Mrs. Elizabeth Watts, sub-postmistress. Letters through Matlock Bath delivered about 7 a.m. & 5.30 p.m. & dispatched at 8.10 a.m. & 6.15 p.m. ; sundays, arrive 8 a.m. ; dispatched 8.30 a.m. Matlock Bath, I mile distant, is the nearest money order & telegraph office

Wall Letter Boxes :-Starkholmes, cleared at 9.45 a.m. & 7.30 p.m. week days only; Riber cleared at 8.10 a.m. & 6 p.m. week days only; Rectory, Matlock 10 Town, 9.45 & 11.45 a.m. & 3.30, 7.30 & 9 p.m. week days only; Lime Tree Hill, 7.45, 9.45 & 11.15 a.m. & 1.45, 5, 8 & 9.15 p.m. ; sundays, 7.15 p.m. ; Dimple. 7.30, 9.15 & 11.45 a.m. & 1.30, 4.30, 7.45 & 9.15 p.m. ; sundays, 7.30 p.m. ; Smedley street west, 7.45 a.m. & 12.45, 4.30 & 8 p.m. ; sundays, 8.30 a.m. ; Wellington street, 8, 9.30 & 11.30 a.m. & 4, 8 & 9.30 p.m. ; Bakewell road, 8.15 a.m. & I, 4.15 & 8.15 p.m. ; sundays, 8.30 a.m

COUNTY MAGISTRATES.

Petty sessions are held at the Market hall, Matlock, every alternate wednesday at II a.m. The following places are included in the district:-Bonsall, Cromford, Dethick, Lea & Holloway, Matlock, Matlock Bath, Tansley, North Darley, Wensley & Snitterton (South Darley)

MATLOCK URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Council chambers, Town hall, Matlock.
Meetings are held on the 1st mon. in every month at 3 p.m.

Members.
Chairman, William Harrison Moore.

Officers.
Clerk, Richard Taylor, Market Hall chambers
Treasurer, Arthur Edward Doar, Crompton & Evans' Union Bank Limited
Medical Officer of Health, William Moxon M.D. West view, Lime Tree road
Surveyor & Water Engineer, Jas. Diggle C.E. Town hall
Assistant Surveyor, Joseph Turner, Hopewell terrace
Inspector of Nuisances, John Dorsett Evans, Town hall
Collector, George Nuttall Else, Town hall

PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS.

Assembly Rooms, Market hall, William Squires, lessee
County Court in connection with Wirksworth is held alternate months, at the Town hall ; His Honor Judge the Hon. Walter Barry Lindley, judge; William Sealy Fisher, registrar ; F. Nixon, Wirksworth, chief clerk; attends mondays, wednesdays & fridays; offices, Town hall. For places within its jurisidiction see Wirksworth
Fire Brigade, William Hodgson, captain ; I lieutenant & 10 men, Town hall
Institute, The Green, Joseph Sladen, hon. sec
Market Hall, William Squires, collector
Matlock & High Tor Recreation Grounds, Dale road, Robert Hall, sec
Police Station. John Clarke, supt. I sergt. & 5 constables
Victoria Hall, Smedley street, J. Franklin Thomas, resident manager

TERRITORIAL FORCE.

Matlock Detachment of D & E Companies, 6th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment; armoury, Wellington street; Lieut. C. H. D. Dawson, commanding; Sergt.-Instructor John Walter Marriott

HYDROPATHIC HOSPITAL.

Hydropathic Hospital (Smedley Memorial), Bank road, supported mainly by voluntary contributions (each patient paying only 10s. per week for board &c.) erected in 1882, & has 28 beds; Charles H. Harris, sec. & treasurer; Miss Anne Jackson, matron

PUBLIC OFFICERS.

Assessor & Collector of Income Tax for Matlock, Matlock Bath, Cromford, Darley, South Darley & Tansley, Robert Hall, Dale road
Assistant Overseer for Matlock, George Nuttall Else, Town hall
Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, Matlock District, Bakewell Union & Certifying Factory Surgeon, William Moxon M.D., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P.Edin. West view, Lime Tree road
Registrar of Births & Deaths & Vaccination Officer. for the Matlock Sub-district & Registrar of Marriages for Bakewell Sub-district, Bakewell Union, William Evans, Smedley street west
School Attendance Officer, William Vallance, Jackson rd
Steward of the Manor of Matlock, James Potter, Bridge chambers

PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of Services.

St. Giles' Parish Church, Matlock Town, Rev. James Wm. Kewley, rector & surrogate; Rev. Horace Pattison, curate ; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. , wed. 7 p.m
All Saints', Matlock Bank, Rev. Adam Lowe M.A. vicar; sundays, 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; on all holy days at 10.30 a.m. & weds. at 7.30 p.m. ; the church is open daily from 10 to 5
St. John the Baptist, Cliff road, Matlock Dale; Rev. William Scott, chaplain; 8 & II a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; thurs. 6 p.m
Church of England Mission Room, Starkholmes
Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady & St. Joseph, Bank road, Rev. George Le Roy, priest; mass & instruction 10.30 a.m. ; benediction, 6.30 p.m
Society of Friends' Meeting House, Matlock Bank, 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; wed. 10.30 a.m
Congregational, Matlock Bank, Rev. R. Augustus Foster A.T.S. ; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; wed. 7.30 p.m
Primitive Methodist, Bank road; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; wed. 7.15 p.m }
Primitive Methodist, Starkholmes ; 2.30 & 6.30 p.m. ; tues. & wed. 7.30 p.m }
Primitive Methodist, The Moor; 2.30 & 6.30 p.m. } [all three] Rev. James Burton
United Methodist Church, Snitterton road, Rev. William Richardson; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m
Wesleyan Methodist, Bank road, Rev. George Harbottle (supt.) ; Rev. Mark Davenport, supernumerary; 10.30 a.m.& 6.30 p.m. ; wed. 7.30 p.m
Christadelphian Meeting Room, Smedley street; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m

PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

Council School, Chesterfield road (mixed & infants), erected in 1897 & enlarged 1901, for 350 boys & girls & 240 infants; average attendance, 270 mixed & 180 infants ; James A. Mills, master; Miss H. Edmeston, mistress.
Parish Church, Matlock Town (mixed), founded by Mr. George Spateman in 1647 ; new buildings were erected in 1870 & enlarged in 1889 at a cost of £500, for 250 children; average attendance, 191 boys & girls & 72 infants ; Thomas Henry Williams, master; Miss Sarah Sladen, mistress
All Saints', Matlock Bank (mixed), erected in 1876, for 320 children; average attendance, 288 ; Robert H. Baker, master
All Saints', Matlock Bank (infants), erected in 1898, for 134 children; average attendance, 125 ; Miss C. Brown, mistress
Church of England, Starkholmes (mixed), erected in 1878, for 80 children; average attendance, 67; Mrs. Elizabeth Harding, mistress

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Carrier to Derby.-Ezra. Gregory, The Green, mon. & returning following days
'Buses, every 20 minutes, run between Matlock, Matlock & Cromford
Railway Station, Joseph Henry Clarke, station master

Matlock Bath
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Post Office (head office) at which business of all kinds is transacted & inland revenue stamps sold.-Henry George Buckman. postmaster. The post office is open week days from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ; telegraph. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ; sundays 8 to 10 a.m. ; telegraph 8 to 10 a.m

Arrivals & Dispatches of Letters.
Letters arrive at 4.2 & 11.5 a.m. & 1.30, 3.5, 5 & 6.30 p.m. ; dispatched at 4.30, 8, 10.35 & 11.15 a.m. & 1.15, 2.30, 3.15. 4.45, 5.15. 7.30, 8.20 & 10.30 p.m. Town deliveries. 11.15 a.m. & 2.45 & 6.50 p.m. The town delivery includes Matlock & Cromford

MATLOCK BATH & SCARTHIN NICK URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Council chamber, Parade.
Meetings held at the offices, 2nd tuesday in the month at 6.45 p.m.

Members.
Chairman. Charles Frederick White.
Vice-Chairman, Joseph Reeds.

Officers of the Urban District Council.
Clerk, Frederic Charles Lymn, Fountain villas
Treasurer, Francis C. Balguy, Parr's Bank Ltd. (branch)
Medical Officer of Health, George Harvey L.R.C.P.Edin., L.R.C.S.Irel. Wirksworth
Surveyor & Gas & Water Engineer, William Jaffrey, Council chambers
Collector, William Potter, Derwent parade
Water Bailiff, James Walker

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Police Station, John David Brady, sergeant

PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of services.

Holy Trinity Church, Rev. Charles Baker, vicar; 10.45 a.m. 6.30 p.m. ; thurs. 7.30 p.m
Scarthin Mission Church, 6.30 p.m. ; wed. 7.30 p.m
Congregational, Rev. Enoch Doughty Soloman; 10.45 & 6.30 p.m
Primitive Methodist, Scarthin Row, Rev. John Prince ; 2.30 & 6.30 p.m. ; week days, 7.30 p.m

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Public Elementary School, erected in 1853, for 300 children; average attendance, 115; William Henry Lees A.Mus.T.C.L. master
Railway Station, Frank Porter, station master

An Ann Andrews transcript
Note: spelling, case and punctuation are as they appear in the Directory.
With my grateful thanks to Martin Rowley for sending copies of the directory for transcription.

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