Title

Old Hall Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire, 2010.

Caption

Old Hall Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire, 2010. Although the properties of its waters were known as far back as Roman times, the Peak District town of Buxton was first developed as a spa resort by the Dukes of Devonshire in the late 18th century. The town's popularity had a second resurgence about a century later when the Victorians flocked there to enjoy the healing properties of the springs. The Old Hall Hotel is one of the oldest buildings in the town. It was originally built in the 1570s by Bess of Hardwick and George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, and was used several times by Mary, Queen of Scots while she was in their custody and wanted to take the waters at Buxton. It was rebuilt as it appears today in 1670.

Date

1954

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D83_041

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,1Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5120 x 3413 (300dpi)

Keywords

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