Posted 1928. Heavy frost in early spring.
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Posted 1919
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Unposted, taken from Salters Lane. Matlock's War Memorial in the foreground,
built in 1921 on the summit of Pic Tor.
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Posted 1928, taken from Salters lane. Riber on the skyline over 1 mile away,
the Railway Bridge crossing the River Derwent and the A6 in the foreground.
Exactly in line is the War Memorial, on the summit of Pic Tor.
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Unposted
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Unposted
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Unposted. Note the tent.
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Riber Castle, near Matlock.
Riber Castle is a mock-Gothic ruin built by John Smedley about
1867 as a summer retreat. Read more about the great man in
Smedley's Empire.
The engravings are from a book
by John Smedley, Practical Hydropathy. More engravings
on X357
Riber Castle
Riber dominates the country side around Matlock. It is perched on a
hill 260 metres (850 feet) above sea level, which is about 200 metres
(600 feet) above Matlock. It looks forbidding. Indeed, it would not
look out of place in a horror movie.
It was designed and built by John Smedley in 1862 as his residence.
The Griststone for the building came from a local quarry and was
carted up hill by a series of pullies. Smedley employed skilled craftsmen.
Plasterers, for example, came from Italy to work on the Castle. There
was electricity and gas, plus a deep well for water. The Castle's salon
was vast.
The castle remained derelict for many years until, in the 1960s, a group of
zoologists set up a Nature Reserve for British and European Fauna.
This Nature Reserve is no longer open to the public as it closed in
September 2000 amid much criticism.
It is well worth a visit, especially for the views of the surrounding area.
The future of Riber Castle has continued to be the subject of much debate.
from
Derbyshire Guide website
Posted 1908, addressed:Mr Robinson, 173 Gt Jackson St, Hulme, Manchester.
Taken 1980. Riber empty and boarded, the grounds a Wild-life park
Drawn 1869
Drawn 1869
Drawn 1869
Taken c1888. See also Views by Barber
Dates:
Photo taken: before 1919
Size: Postcard
Source:Internet
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