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Description: | A view of the hamlet of Matlock Bath in Derbyshire. It included in a group of hamlets which have the name Matlock. Matlock Bath, a spa developed separately from the original village of Matlock Bank. It lies in a narrow gorge with the road, river and settlement crammed along the bottom the steep sided Matlock Dale. By the late 18th century Matlock Bath had become more popular as a health resort, especially as a new stone bath house had been established. John Byng, Viscount Torrington visited Matlock in 1790 and complained 'The quiet and society of the place is lost'. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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