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The Heart of a Peak District Community
Archives VII - April - June 2001
Week 35 : 9th - 15th April 2001 : Buxton's Fairfield
Our view this week is of some of the housing on Waterswallows road. |
Week 36 : 16th - 22th April 2001This scene depicts the elegant row of buildings that forms part of the Quadrant, which at one time, also had its own veranda in glass and ornate iron work. This matched the appearance of the colonnade on the opposite side of the street. of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, much of the main shopping area offered shelter to shoppers
and visitors by means of these verandas. |
Buxton's Quadrant |
Week 37 : 29th April - 6th May 2001On the outskirts of Buxton, there is a narrow road that links the A6 Bakewell road, near the Safeway supermarket, with that of the A515 road to Ashbourne, below the Cottage hospital. This is Duke's Drive, formerly known as The Duke's Ride. Here it is still possible to see another magnificent Victorian feat of engineering. Built during the latter part of the nineteenth century, the viaduct that spans this road, once carried the London and North Western Railway through to Ashbourne, some 20 miles distant. |
The Duke's Drive |
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This line, that becomes the Tissington
Trail just beyond Dowlow, saw passenger service for little more than 50
years before it was finally closed for public service. However, the
line still carries some traffic from the stone quarries at Hindlow. |
Ashwood Bowling - July 2007
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Week 39 : 14th - 20th May 2001 - Early and Modern Buxton This week, we take a journey back through time to a period around the mid nineteenth century, with the help of an early engraved print of Buxton. This shows us the Old Hall hotel, the conservatory at the eastern end of the Pavilion Gardens before the Opera House was added, St John's church and view of the Royal Devonshire hospital before it received its characteristic dome in 1880. |
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One hundred and fifty years later, and we can see the view from approximately the same position. The growth of trees do not allow us to see the Royal Devonshire hospital, nor the Pavilion Gardens buildings, but we can see that very little has changed where the Old Hall hotel and St John's church are concerned. |
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Week 40 : 21th - 27th May 2001 |
This week, we take another step back in time to look at a part of the Pavilion Gardens. Our first image is an early engraving of the waterfall next to the conservatory. The lovely wrought iron bridge can be clearly seen, and to the side of it, the old bandstand. |
Today, during the middle of summer, it is almost impossible to gain a clear view from the same location as shown in the engraving. We can see a part of the bridge and waterfall, but very little else. However, the present bandstand is to the right of, and a little beyond the bridge, whereas, the site of the old bandstand now provides a floral display for visitors. |
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Week 41 : 28th - 3rd June 2001 |
The Slopes viewed from the CrescentAround one hundred and fifty years ago, it was fashionable to be seen strolling around theCrescent and Slopes. Our early engraving shows the scene as it was long before either the Town Hall and the Pump Room were built. To the right, we can see the early town housing that is Hall Bank, and also the Town Pump which was in use from 1852 until 1894. |
Week 42 : The Crescent and Quadrant from the Slopes |
4 - 10 June '01An early engraving of Buxton showing the Crescent, Hot Baths and Quadrant, with the Palace hotel in the middle background. |