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Military Intelligence Course, Smedley's Hydro, Matlock
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DCHQ000101
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photographer
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ImageDate
1943
Location
Smedley's Hydro
Town
Matlock
About this image
Pictured outside the Winter Gardens. The hydro was built in the mid 19th century by John Smedley, the heir to a hosiery business at Lea Mills. He founded the hydro after he was cured from Typhus Fever with a series of 'water treatments'. The hydro was extremely successful and was expanded in 1863 due to increasing demand. The building now houses Derbyshire County Council Offices.
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