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The Heart of a Peak District Community
Archives II - September / October 2000
Week 6 : 17th - 24th September 2000 : Bowling
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The OctagonPhotographed during the autumn of 1995,
the Octagon, as it is commonly known by both the locals and visitors
alike, was first opened to the public more than 100 years ago, in 1876. |
Week 7 : 25th September - 1st October 2000
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Buxton Opera House |
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Turner's MemorialTreasurer to the Devonshire hospital and
Buxton bath charity and a member of the Buxton local board". Just one
of the four engravings that refers to Samuel Turner, to whom this memorial is dedicated. |
Week 8 :The Devonshire Arms public house, overlooks the golf course on Fairfield common, and commands breathtaking views across the surrounding countryside towards Combs Moss.The headquarters of the Buxton and High Peak golf club, began its life in these premises during 1887. The present building has changed its appearance since those humble beginnings. The two bay windows and entrance into the pub are additions to the original building. |
2nd - 8th October 2000 - The Devonshire Arms |
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there from the start, to the right, and side of the Devonshire, has
long since lost its balustrade. This is a very pleasant pub in which to
take refreshment, after rambling around this northern edge of Buxton. |
Sherwood Foresters |
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Week 9 : 8 - 15th October 2000This week, we take a look at what lies
beyond the town itself, and visit a popular structure known to all
those who have walked into the Goyt valley from Buxton. Our photograph
shows the path that leads the walker down through Berry Clough, from
the Macclesfield Old Road. |
Goyt's Bridge |
Monsal Dale Trail |
Long after the demise of the steam on British Railways, many lines were closed to passenger traffic.One such line ran east from Buxton, joining the main line from Manchester at Great Rocks, about three miles from the town. Where these lines met, they were removed permanently, and thereby, severed all direct connections by rail to London, from the Peak District. The line ran along side the river Wye, and today, it forms part of the Monsal Dale Trail which begins at a spot, just east of the still used Buxton to Peak Forest mineral line. Our first photograph shows a deep cutting through Limestone, on the now disused section, where the walker can join the Trail, not far from the junction of the working line. |
The second of our photographs, taken along the Monsal Dale Trail during the late 1970s, shows the derelict scene at Millersdale station.When the line was still open, this represented Buxton's direct links with Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and London. |
Millersdale |
Despite being located far from any sizeable town, the station boasted five platforms, including a bay for the trains to, and from Buxton. As part of the Monsal Dale Trail, a ranger office occupies one of the few remaining buildings on the platforms. Whilst at the old stationmaster's house, on the hill above, teas and refreshments are available. The Trail, set in one of the Peak District's most beautifully scenic areas, is certainly well worth a visit, when staying in Buxton. |
Week 10 : 16 - 22th October 2000Now the Tourist Information Office, our photograph, taken in the 1980s, illustrates the fineexternal architecture of the Natural Mineral Baths. The western end of the magnificent Crescent building, can just be seen to the far right of this picture. Before the present entrance to the building was made, the way through to the drinking wells, along with the Ladies and Gentlemens baths, was via the dark passage that goes through to the back of the Crescent, from the arcaded section, which is to the right-hand side of the Information office. |
Natural Baths |
Cunningdale |
Our photograph shows the view from high on the rocky outcrop in Cunningdale, looking Northwest along Dale Lane towards the Prefab housing, now demolished (1970) and Combs Moss in the far distance. The Fairfield allotments are to the right of this picture, taken in the late 1960s, and the fields leading down from the left, now form a part of the Tongue Lane Industrial Estate. |