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OverviewPurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MATLOCK BATH. Hotels.?Old Bath Hotel, W. Greaves?Bed from 2s., board per day 6s., private room from 2s. 6d., attendance Is., bed and board in public 7s. per day. New Bath Hotel, Ivetts and Jordan?Bed 2s., breakfast Is. 6d. to 2s., lunch Is. to 2s., dinner 2s. Gd. to 3s., tea Is. 8d. to 2s., supper Is. to 2s., attendance Is., private rooms 2s. 6d., 3s., 3s. 6d., 4s., or 5s., board 5s. 6d. per day, sitting rooms 15s. to 30s. per week, bed rooms 7s. to 14s. per week, servants' board 3s. 6d. per day, maid servants for attendance per week, on one person, 7s., on two 12s., on three 15s., on four 20s. Temple, W. Evans?Board per day 6s., bed 7s. to 10s. 6d. per week, double-bedded rooms 14s. to 21s. per week, sitting rooms 10s. 6d. to 25s. per week, servant's board 24s. 6d. per week, bed 6d. upwards per night. Walker's Hotel. Hodgkinson's Hotel, Museum Parade. Inns.?King's Head, Devonsbire Arms, Rutland Arms. Matlock Bath from Derby 16 miles. THE rivers Derwent and Wye in their course from the Peak unite their strength and beauty in a vale beginning about Rowaley, after which the Derwent retains more or less of its romantic features until it passes Derby, twenty-two miles distant. In the whole valley no spot exhibits more romantic scenery than that overlooked by High Tor; and certainly no more desirable site for a village could be desired than that occupied by Matlock Bath. The drive into the village from any side is striking. The valley here narrowed almost into a ravine, walled with rich verdure and rough projecting rocks; the High Tor, like some huge bastion lifting its grey head to the sky; the silver Derwent making sweet music as it flows; and the Swiss-like cottages, peering out of green clusters, or crowning craggy steeps,?give the place an air, if not of romance, at least... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Adam And Charles BlackPublisher: General Books Imprint: General Books Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.127kg ISBN: 9781151692610ISBN 10: 1151692611 Pages: 78 Publication Date: 27 December 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |