| Rockside
Hall - Students Residence, 1956 |
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Rockside Hall as had a somewhat chequered past. It was first a top
class hydro famous for the water cures on offer, as "Hatters
Castle" it was a psychiatric hospital for sick airmen during
the World War II and it then became part of Matlock's Teacher Training
College. The building has suffered at the hands of vandals in recent
years but hass now been turned into apartments and the grounds have
been redeveloped.
This photograph was taken when students lived there, during College
Commemoration Weekend in 1956. The PE Specials are seen performing
on the lawn for staff and visitors. In 1956 the students took a two
year course; a few years later it was extended to three years and
the teaching qualification has changed again. People attended the
college from all over the UK, but locals also trained there.
There's a tantalizing glimpse of the spectacular views of the surrounding
hillsides. |
Photograph kindly provided by and © Bernard
Gale. Intended for personal
use only
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