by DownInDevon | Sep 28, 2017 | Matlock, What's On
Matlock Cable Tramway – All aboard, tickets please Did you know the first single line cable tramway was opened in Matlock on the 28th March 1893? The Crich Tramway was the steepest anywhere in the world its gradient was measured at one in five and a half over... 
by DownInDevon | Feb 23, 2017 | Matlock
Spring is in the air in Matlock Glendon’s garden is waking up, which means spring is in the air. New signs of life are starting to appear. Our first snowdrops appeared in early February followed shortly after by the yellow crocuses (February Gold). New leaves and buds... 
by DownInDevon | Oct 31, 2016 | Matlock
Matlock Remembrance Day Remembrance Day is on 11 November each year It commemorates all those who have fallen in the two World Wars (1914-1918 and 1939-1945) and later conflicts. It was originally known as Armistice Day, but was renamed Remembrance Day after the... 
by DownInDevon | Oct 22, 2016 | Matlock
The history of Knowleston Place in Matlock Glendon (number 7) is part of the row of four grand Early Victorian residences built between 1857 and 1858 by local industrialist John Knowles on Knowleston Place. The properties were described as beautiful villas, with... 
by DownInDevon | Oct 10, 2016 | Christmas, Matlock, What's On
Matlock Victorian Christmas weekend In the Market for some Christmas shopping? Christmas markets date from the Middle Ages in German-speaking European countries, with Vienna’s December market first held in 1294. Although the earliest known market taking place at that... 
by DownInDevon | Sep 7, 2016 | Matlock, What's On
Matlock Illuminations Each year Matlock Bath stages the illuminated boat procession along the Derwent River. The first procession of candle lit boats took place in 1897, to mark the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. As a young princess, Victoria has stayed in Matlock... 