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| Matlock Bath: Royal Pavilion and Spar Shop | |||||||||||||||||
| Matlock Bath, Twentieth Century Photographs, Postcards, Engravings & Etchings | |||||||||||||||||
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This early twentieth century postcard shows the recently built Royal Pavilion - built in 1910 and originally called the Kursaal - and the Heights of Abraham on Masson hillside. The large gritstone obelisk was mentioned by William Adam as early as 1840; he described it as "rude"[1]. The poster on it obelisk reads "Big Show" but what kind of show was advertised is not known. The road to the left went to the Royal Hotel (originally the Old Bath and behind the wall centre left) and then on to Temple Walk and the Temple Hotel. The Temple is the building immediately above Boden's restaurant (which has white lettering on the roof). The small Spar shop advertised Derbyshire Tufa Stone, Rockeries, Aquaria &c across the front. The name sign is not readable and the sign on the top is only partially so (it says "Fine Art"), though the webmistress thinks that the man in the shop's doorway is possibly Herbert Buxton. There is a small white dog with black ears tied up against the wall close to the spar shop, presumably the shop proprietor's. |
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One of the Celesque Series produced by the Photochrom Co. Ltd., London & Tunbridge Wells. C.44538. Unused. Postcard in the collection of, provided by and © Ann Andrews Intended for personal use only |
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References (the coloured links are to onsite transcripts): [1] Adam, W. (1840) "The Gem of the Peak" London; Longman & Co., Paternoster Row, p.30 |
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