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Croston : On Foot Through the Peak, 1868* (9)

Eighteenth and nineteenth century tour guides about Matlock Bath and Matlock

Five Smaller Advertisements
Lime Tree View Hydro (Cartledge), Rockside Hydro (Rowland),
Mr. Crowder, the Prince of Wales Hotel (Gordon) and Samuel Hardy

High Tor, one of the book's illustrations

On Foot Through the Peak

Also see

Matlock: Mr. Cartledge's Lime Tree View Hydro, 1863

Derby & Derbyshire Convalescent Home (NALGO House)

On-site references for the advertisers
are at the bottom of the page.

1. William Cartledge's Lime Tree View Hydropathic Establishment, Matlock Bank^[1].

Mr. Cartledge's advertisement

2. Charles Rowland's Rock Side Hydropathic Establishment, Matlock Bank^[2].

Mr. Rowland was at Rockside

3. William Crowder's News Agency, Matlock Bank^[3].

Mr. Crowder was a Newsagent

4. Henry Gordon's Prince of Wales Hotel, Matlock Bath^[4].

Henry Gordon was at The Prince of Wales

Although the Prince of Wales eventually closed, the building can still be seen in Matlock Bath. See images 3 and 4 on Matlock Bath Today (2). The sign remained on the roof for many years. This is mentioned on North Parade, early twentieth century (2).

5. Samuel Hardy, Livery Stables, Matlock Bath^[5].

Samuel was in Heage in 1841, although he was born at Two Dales (Toadhole).
Also see: The Devonshire Hotel & North Parade, 1870s

*Page written by Ann Andrews in November 2008 from:
Croston, James (1868) (2nd Ed) "On Foot Through the Peak; or a Summer Saunter Through the Hills and Dales of Derbyshire", Manchester: John Heywood, 141 & 143, Deansgate. London, Simpkin, Marshall & Co.
With my grateful thanks to Ray Ash who provided copies for me to OCR.
Image scans Copyright © Ray Ash and intended for personal use only.

On-site references for the above advertisers:

^[1] William Cartledge is listed in:
—Matlock Trade Directories: Kelly's 1855 Directory | White's 1857 Directory | White's 1862 Directory (2 entries) | Kelly's 1864 Directory | Harrod's Directory, 1870 (not on-site).
—Census Returns: the 1861 census | the 1871 census

^[2] More on Charles Rowland and Rockside:
—Matlock: Cavendish Road, Claremont and Mr. Rowland
—Rockside: Matlock and Matlock Bath Images (Matlock, Twentieth Century)

^[3] William Crowder was listed in:
—Census Returns:the 1871 census | the 1881 census |
—Matlock Trade Directories:Kelly's 1876 Directory | Kelly's 1891 Directory

^[4] Henry Gordon can be found in:
—Census Returns: the 1861 census | the 1871 census |
—Trade Directories: White's's 1862 Directory | Kelly's 1864 Directory