| The Vernon Lamb Archive, Groups |
| A Unique Photographic Record of
Matlock & District, 1910-1915, and World War One Soldiers |
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| Place: |
Matlock |
| Property / Street / Road: |
Queen's Head Hotel |
| Date: |
1910 - 1913 |
| Description/Historical Information: |
This group look very relaxed and well fed, sitting
outside the hotel. It suggests an event before the outbreak of World
War One. Their medals and general dress suggest that this was a ceremonial
or celebratory occasion, involving two different regiments. Note
that they are all wearing shoes, not boots. Whilst it is difficult
to be sure, the two different designs of regimental cap badge that
are visible have distinct similarities to those of the Derbyshire
Yeomanry and the Sherwood Foresters. There is also a correlation
between the belt and the hat badge and several men are holding either
white or leather gloves. The front row is made up of five sergeants.
There is not a commissioned officer here, but the man sitting in
the middle of the front row is the most senior. He was either a colour
sergeant or a staff sergeant. Standing behind them is a row of twelve
men. The man on the extreme left and the one second from the right
are both lance corporals. The man on the far right of this row is
a bugler, with plaited lanyards over his shoulder. Interestingly,
they are so relaxed that the soldier second from the right in the
third row has a cigarette in his mouth. There is also a man in civilian
clothes. Whether he was an intruder or had not got his uniform is
not known.
The licence for the Queen's Head Hotel was transferred from William
Squires to Tom Bridge, son of Andrew Bridge, at Matlock's Brewster
Sessions in February 1913. |
Further information
elsewhere on this site: |
See Dale Road & the
Queen's Head Hotel |
| Image Reference: |
VLA4922 |
| Copyright: |
© The Vernon Lamb Archive and Robert White.
See About the Archive and About
Vernon Lamb, Photographer. |
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