Matlock
Bath: Simpson's Letter Card |
Matlock Bath : Twentieth Century Photographs,
Postcards, Engravings & Etchings |
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The captions on each picture describe most of the scenes but there are
a couple that are worth commenting on further.
- Image 2 from the top (676) shows Matlock Bath's South Parade
and the building on the right is an Amusement Arcade, although
the sign on the side of the building says Teas and Hovis. Next
to it is the small garden of the Smith family's petrifying
well. Boats to hire were available from there, too. On the
left is A E Barber's Gents Hairdresser's shop and the sign
below it is for the Spa Cafe.
- Image 3, of Lovers' Walks and the Ferry (677), shows a ferry
man standing up in his craft. He would do this to pull the
ferry from the Lovers' Walks bank across to the landing stage
behind the Pavilion[1].
- Image 5 from the top (194) is of Crown Square, Matlock, with
the large roundabout that replaced the tram shelter. Orme's
grocery store is on the right hand corner.
Outer cover
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Letter Card published by Simpsons the Printers, Friar Gate, Derby.
Unused.
In the collection of and provided by Pauline Jordan.
Digital image by Ann Andrews.
Research, written by and © Ann Andrews.
Intended for personal use only
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References (coloured
links are to transcripts or more information elsewhere on this
web site):
[1] There are several images of the ferry
elsewhere on this site. Return to Matlock
Bath, 20th and 21st Century Images Index and scroll down the
page to find the links
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