A bandstand remains unused with empty viewing seats surrounded by trees of autumnal colour
Mr Henry Knowles offered, in February 1898, to transfer to the public the fields known as the Hall Leys and in June of that year the Council gave £500 towards the project. This became a public park, with gardens, promenade, bandstand and eventually tennis courts, boating lake, bowling, and a children's play area - including a paddling pool and miniature railway along the riverbank. Up until about 1925 there were three shops between the Park and Crown Square but these were demolished. The tram shelter was moved from the middle of Crown Square to its present position. The Band Stand, which is in the centre of the park, is shown in the photograph. Matlock's Brass Band have performed here. The maker's plate on the Band Stand states that it was made by Lion Foundry, Kirkintilloch. Colin Goodwyn has said that If you go to Kirkintilloch and look in their park, as he has did one evening some years ago, you may be surprised to see an identical Band Stand to the one on the Hall Leys, though in a somewhat better condition. This suggests that, if that town used that particular design themselves, then it must have been the best one that the foundry could supply and that the design Matlock purchased was therefore the "top model".
Size: 3639px × 5459px
Location: Matlock Derbyshire, England
Photo credit: © John Hopkins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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