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Archives IX
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Whether it's the spring, summer, autumn or
winter, the Pavilion Gardens always has a certain natural
beauty to share with its visitors.
All the work done to improve the features in the layout of
the gardens, has produced a very special attraction to marvel
at and positively enjoy.
From leisurely strolls, sports, exhibitions, music,
horticulture, play areas for the children, nature, swimming
and so on, there is something for everyone regardless of the
season.
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Old Club House sign - 2001
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Old Club House - September 2007
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St John's Church
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The sign that is displayed outside the Old Club House, is
more typical of those more commonly seen above the entrances
to pubs.
However, although more of a public house today, this building
once housed a Gentlemen's club, a place that was formerly known as The Union Club.
This was built in 1886 to a design by W.R.Bryden, a man who
was to succeed R.R.Duke in his retirement.
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Our photograph here shows the bell tower of St John's Church
on St John's road beside the Pavilion Gardens.
The weather vane indicates a south-westerly wind on what was
a lovely autumnal day. This church, dedicated to St John the
Baptist, was built during 1811 and is in the Italianate
style.
This is by John White and sons, the same company who built
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Our first picture depicts early springtime in Ashwood Park
with some flowering trees just coming into blossom.
The open ground in the middle distance has been recently set
aside to grow a lovely display of daffodils and tulips.
This photo was taken from a position close to the
children’s play area at the southern end of the park.
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Our next picture of Ashwood Park in the springtime, clearly
shows the site of the Victorian bandstand, to the
left of the foreground, which has long since been removed.
The centre of this scene shows the public bowling green and
hut, from where visitors may hire bowls during the summer season.
Beyond, you can just make out the putting green and a row of
houses that follows the line of the A6 which is Fairfield road.
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A framed view taken from St John's road looking towards the
colonnade, part of the buildings that form the Square.
It's a Victorian feature which ensured that visitors to this
area stayed dry during their rather wet winters.
Also, to the right of our picture, we catch a glimpse of the splendid Edwardian Opera House.
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For this particular image, we show you a part of the Opera House that few visitors will possibly notice.
This is the Stage Door, an entrance that many fine and well-known
actors/actresses, musicians, entertainers
and other celebrities will have passed through, in order to feature
in many of this theatre's fine performances spanning almost one hundred years. |
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picture shows one of the Burlington road entrances into the Pavilion
Gardens.
This pathway is close to where vehicles have access to an official
parking area near the indoor swimming pool, and will take the walker
pass the Octagon and through to the Square and beyond, to the
Quadrant via the Old Court House shopping centre.
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Our second photograph depicts another very pleasant access into the
Pavilion Gardens from Burlington road.
However, this path was intended to take the walker through to the
lovely Broad Walk and then, climbing
on up along Fountain street, you will eventually reach the busy
Market Place with its many and varied
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Autumnal scenes are at their loveliest in and around the spa town of
Buxton. In this photograph, the young river Wye wends its way
quietly through the beautiful Serpentine walks.
Here, the visitor will find peaceful surroundings where one can sit
on one of the many seats provided, a place to enjoy the flowers,
both wild and cultivated, along with the many species of bird life to
be found all year round.
The walker may care to go beyond this road to take in Gadley woods
and lane, where upon they will eventually arrive on Long Hill, the
road to Whaley Bridge.
In the distance, you can just make out the bridge that takes St
John's road over the river.
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This is one of the many lovely corners to be seen in the extensive
grounds of the Pavilion Gardens.
Here, our photograph shows the far western end of the main lake, with
the Victorian housing of Broad Walk in the background. The lake itself was just one of the many features
that were restored to their former glory during 1998-99.
These gardens offer a variety of splendid walks and attractions for
visitors and locals alike.
This tranquil beauty is to be found no matter the time of year in the
beautiful spa town of Buxton.
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For the scenes depicted here, we visit the parish of Fairfield.
This was once a village in its own right, but during the nineteenth
and twentieth centuries, Buxton began to spread out with the
building of Victorian and Edwardian town housing, followed by council
housing prior to, and since the second world war.
Our photograph shows the Church of St Peter as it looked in 2001,
from near the entrance at the top of Fairfield road.
Some of the picturesque features of Buxton, can be seen along many of
the roads that bring the visitor into the town itself.
Entering from the north, via the A6 and just before we drop down into
the town, the motorist will pass through an attractive area that
forms the High Peak Golf Course.
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Many years ago, when Fairfield was just a small
village, this land known locally as the common, was used by those who
lived nearby for grazing their sheep and cattle, etc.
A more exciting use for the land came in the eighteenth century, when
it became a Race Course for those who enjoyed a wager or two.
In our photograph (right), we are looking towards
the east from a spot near the main road.
The line of trees which run obliquely behind the tall tree in the
right of centre of our picture, marks the old coaching road, the
Turnpike between Buxton and Sheffield.
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Fairfield Common
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Quite often, one of natures most beautiful sights, are
those which occur but fleetingly.
This landscape photograph looking
towards Grinlow woods from the east, shows the onlooker just how
fantastic our sunsets can be at certain times of the year.
This was
taken during the early spring of 2001.
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Southern aspect over Buxton
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For those who visit or live in Buxton, the skyline is without any
doubt very much a part of the local landscape. The modern part of the
town itself, is set in a low area of land and surrounded by hills.
There are very few places within the town, where the walker cannot
see something of this interesting feature.
In this particular picture, which was taken from the footpath that
runs beside the Buxton Mineral Water Company, from bridge street to
the Railway station, it shows the skyline towards the south and above
Spring Gardens. Dominating the scene from the Victorian period to the
present day, are the spires of Trinity Church, built during 1873 to a
design by local architect, R.R.Duke.
The tall crane to the right of this scene brings us to the modern
day, where its use was in the construction of retirement apartments
on land which once housed the Tavern casino and night club.
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