The selection here were published before the A6 was widened and well before the introduction of digital cameras. Colour reproduction wasn't always perfect, of course, but multiviews remained a cheap way of showing numerous views of where you were visiting. The scalloped edged card above was particularly attractive.

We see the village emerging from another war and the memorial, set in much wider gardens than it is today, features on many multiviews and single view cards from this time. Whilst some of the scenes on each card are post war others date from between the wars and, curiously, one of the images is from before 1900. It was published on at least two of the postcards. And although a few images are on more than one postcard there seem to be a wide range of views.

Only one of these six images has a number, which is the picture of the Fishpond (H8452). It dates from 1950. However, the Pavilion image is G9650 and was published pre-war - in 1938. Many images of High Tor have been taken over the years but here the publishers (Valentines) appear to have used a Switzerland View image, top centre, that they first published before 1900. See: High Tor, Switzerland View and scroll down and to the two bottom images. Compare the chimney smoke.

Heights of Abraham | Fish Pond High Tor Promenade Gardens | South Parade An unknown person had written on the back of this Coates card "A Happy Christmas and New Year". There was no signature, but the was card sent to the father of the web mistress. It wasn't uncommon to use post cards instead of Christmas cards.

This Valentines card also contains images from both before and after WW2. The photograph of the Pavilion, top left, was also used on the second card down. The picture of The Derwent, bottom right, was published post war. You can see it on: The Derwent at Matlock Bath, 1950. Also of note is the oval image, already mentioned on the card two above. It dates from 1892. Chimney smoke simply would not be the same on two different pictures!

It was originally though that this postcard was from the inter war period. The five images are: Gardens to Memorial | View from Temple Walk Riber Castle The Promenade | Promenade & Lovers' Walk, K5009 This last image seems to have been also produced by a different publisher as Lovers' Walks and the Band Stand