 Short questions |
Did you know that Matlock isn't just one
place, but is made up of several Matlocks? Or that in many old
books the reference to Matlock is really describing Matlock
Bath?
There's Bank, Bath, Bridge, Cliff, Dale, Green, Moor and Town
- as well as Starkholmes and Riber
 About
Matlock
About
Matlock Bath |
The town of Matlock was a famous hydo
in the nineteenth century, but do you know how many there actually
were?
Water
Cures |
Does Matlock have a Coat of Arms?
Miscellany.
There's a photo of the "arms" which are on a small
enamelled brass badge. |
Did you know there's a mineral called
Matlockite?
See
http://webmineral.com/data/Matlockite.shtml Found apparently
in Cromford |
What the link is between Quebec and Matlock
Bath?
The Heights of Abraham - where General Wolfe died. |
What is a 'gennel' or 'jennel'?
It is a narrow passageway between buildings. |
Matlock folk talk about 'launder' or 'launders'
but what are they talking about?
These are gutters on the house to catch rainwater and the usage
is peculiar to the Matlock District. |
That nearby Two Dales used to be called
Toad Holes?
It was Two Dales by 1903, but was still Toad Holes on a map
dating from an OS map of the mid 1880's. |
What did John Smedley originally intend
to build on Riber hilltop?
Smedley did much for Matlock, but in Riber's case he had to
change his plans.
There
Was Red Tape at Smedley's Hydro Then |
The River Derwent overflowed its banks
and flooded Matlock in the 1960's but were they the only floods
to hit the town?
They weren't the only floods and were certainly not the worst.
Flooding |
Where was the Rifle Range and when was
it there?
Old nineteenth century maps of Matlock show the Rifle Range
occupying land between Dale Road and the river Derwent where
many shops now are. At the time Matlock's Market Hall was built
in 1869 there weren't any buildings on that side of Dale Road
and very few along the other side either. |
About a local surname?
The surname of STATHAM seems to be very localised to Starkholmes
and this is illustrated in the published census returns. There
were 55 people with the surname in the 1901 census listed as
having been born in Matlock, eleven of whom were no longer in
the town. One was given as born Matlock Bath.
On site
transcripts of census returns
Strays |
How much did Matlock's population change
in the past?
What proportion of people stayed?
And what about John and Mary?
Matlock and Matlock Bath expanded enormously during the nineteenth
century.
19thc
Population Figures
I thought it may be of interest to see how many had moved away
from their birthplace in the 1901 census. I chose to look at
the Christian names John and Mary as both were popular name
at the time. The number of Johns alive who were born in Matlock
totalled 375 but a large proportion were found to have left
Matlock - some 192! There were 355 females called Mary alive
in 1901 but 229 weren't living in Matlock. This includes variants
in the spelling of Matlock.
This is a fairly random selection, of course, but it is still
of interest.
Those who have left are listed in the Strays, but only outline
details are given for many of them so if you know any more,
please email
Strays
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| A few lists |
Housing Estates
Hurst Farm
Cavendish Park
Hooleys - across the 'boundary' in Darley Dale
Mills
Arkwright's Masson
Bailey's
Day's
Drabble's
Matlock Bath Paper Mill
Paton and Baldwin's
Can you name any more?
More lists will be gratefully received
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| Matlock roads and
streets, etc., named after people |
whether saints or ordinary mortals
(though the saints are more likely to have been named after
the nearby churches)
Allen Hill
Alma Terrace
Cavendish Cottages
Cavendish Road
Churchill Avenue
Clarence Terrace
Clarence Villas
Collingwood Crescent
Columbell Way - Two Dales
Dakeyne Close - edge of Matlock
Daysmill Close
Devonshire Avenue |
Drabbles Road
George Road
Greenaway Lane
Hawleys Close
Henry Avenue
Jackson Road
Jackson Tor Road
Lonsdale Grove
Paxton Close
Porteous Close - Two Dales
Rutland Street
Rutland Avenue
Sir Joseph's Lane - Two Dales |
Smedley Street
Smedley Street East
Smedley Street West
Smith Road
St. Giles Walk
St. John's Road
St. Joseph's Street
Victor Terrace
Wellington Close
Wellington Street
Wheatley Gardens - Two Dales
Will Shores Lane
Wilmot Street
Woolley Road |
Can you name any more?
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| British towns within
DBY known to have a crescent road, gardens, place, street or
Way called Matlock |
| Matlock Gardens: |
Glossop |
| Matlock Place: |
Glossop |
| Matlock Road: |
Ambergate
Ashover
Belper
Brackenfield
Chaddesden
Chesterfield
Crich
Rowsley
Walton (Chesterfield)
Wessington |
| Matlock Street: |
Bakewell |
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| British towns outside
DBY known to have a crescent road, gardens, place, street or
Way called Matlock |
| Matlock Avenue: |
Ashton-under-Lyne
Dawley (Telford)
Denton (Greater Manchester)
Liverpool
Manchester (M 20)
Mansfield
Marton (nr Middlesborough)
Salford
Southport
Urmston (Greater Manchester)
Wigston |
| Matlock Close: |
Atherton (Greater Manchester)
Barnet
Dudley
Farnworth
Great Sankey
Ipswich
Lambeth - Denmark Hill Estate (Given as both London SE5
& SE24)
Rugby
Sale
Southport
Walsall |
| Matlock Court: |
Scunthorpe |
| Matlock Crescent: |
Luton
Southport
Sutton
Watford |
| Matlock Gardens: |
Billingham
Hornchurch
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Sutton |
| Matlock Grove: |
Burnley |
| Matlock Road: |
Aylesbury
Barnsley
Birmingham
Brighton and Hove
Canvey Island
Caterham
Caversham
Coventry
Eastbourne
Ferndown
Heald Green
Norwich
Sheffield
Southport
Stockport
Stretford (Greater Manchester)
Walsall
Walthamstow (London E10) |
| Matlock Place: |
Preston (Ingol)
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Sutton |
| Matlock Street: |
Darwin
Eccles (Greater Manchester)
Halifax
Huddersfield
Leicester
Netherfield (Notts)
Ratcliff (London E14)
Stoke-on-Trent |
| Matlock Way: |
Desborough
New Malden |
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| Matlock's of the World
- Towns called Matlock in other countries |
Matlock Iowa, USA
Matlock, Washington, USA
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| Oddities |
There is only house in Matlock Bath which is in St Giles
Parish, allowing the occupants to marry at St. Giles. It is
the old station house as it is on the other side of the river
from the rest of Matlock Bath.
Willersley Castle isn't in Cromford; it the wrong side of
the River Derwent
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| Buildings that have
changed their use |
Churches into furniture stores and public rooms
Churches
and Chapels
Masson Mill to shops and museum
Arkwright's
Cotton Mill
Ritz Cinema to shops and computer suite
Palace Cinema to auction house
Palais Royal and Old Pavilion to Gulliver's Kingdom
Smedley's Hydro to Derbyshire's County Hall
Water
Cures, in particular What happened
to the hydros
Rockside Hydro to Residential Accomodation (having been a
hospital for sick airmen and a teacher's training college
in between)
Water
Cures, in particular What happened
to the hydros
 Rockside,
the Former Matlock Hydro
Schools to private houses - Matlock Town and Holy Trinity
Schools
Tram shelter to park shelter
Bank Road
and the Tram
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