19 Thursday Sep 2013
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Sunday 15th September 2013
Matlock Bath and The Heights of Abraham
Stood in the Derwent Valley you are aware of so many different sights and sounds. There’s the tree-lined sides, the shops, the bed and breakfasts, even the grumble of a motorbike’s exhaust. In many respects its a seaside resort a good 80 miles from the coast, but take a cable-car trip up and over the gorge and the secrets are revealed. Continue reading
16 Monday Sep 2013
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Byron, Derbyshire, Illuminated Boats, Little Switzerland, Matlock Bath, Queen Victoria, River Derwent, Ruskin
Saturday 14th September 2013 20.00
Matlock Bath Parade of Illuminated and Decorated Boats
Entry £5
When I was asked to photograph Rowsley versus Newhall, it gave me a excuse to stay on and photograph a wonderful English tradition.
Matlock Bath lies just over a mile south of Matlock, in Derbyshire. It’s a spa town, sitting snugly in the Derwent valley, and Princess Victoria of Kent’s visit in 1832 made the village the place to visit for those attached to the social scene. The likes of Ruskin and Lord Byron took the waters and the latter nicknamed the place Little Switzerland, a name that has stuck! Continue reading
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