This piece is from a sketchbook by Mary Twopenny that captures her various trips around Derbyshire. It is a pencil and wash drawing of the view across the water meadows of the River Wye towards the river crossing from the Baslow Road at Bakewell and beyond, south eastwards. It is dated 9th June 1828.
Local History
Holme Hall near Bakewell
This piece is from a sketchbook by Mary Twopenny that captures her various trips around Derbyshire. It is a pencil and wash drawing of the view across the water meadows of the River Wye, looking towards Holme Hall and Arkwright’s cotton mill at Lumsdale.
Bakewell from the Baslow Road
This piece is from a sketchbook by Mary Twopenny that captures her various trips around Derbyshire. It is a pencil and wash drawing of the view across the water meadows of the River Wye. Bakewell church can be seen with a capped off octagon but without the spire. It is dated 12th June 1828.
From the Inn Window at Bakewell
This piece is from a sketchbook by Mary Twopenny that captures her various trips around Derbyshire. It is a pencil and wash drawing of the busy Buxton Road, with people and a wagon from the Rutland Hotel in Bakewell.
2. Haddon Hall
This piece is from a sketchbook by Mary Twopenny that captures her various trips around Derbyshire. It is a pencil drawing of the elevation of Haddon Hall and the outbuildings (now the tearoom) from the water meadows on the River Wye. An angler and a boy can be seen sitting on the river bank with a picnic. It is dated 10th June 1828.
1. Haddon Hall
This piece is from a sketchbook by Mary Twopenny that captures her various trips around Derbyshire. It is a pencil drawing of the elevation of Haddon Hall from the water meadows on the River Wye, including the bridge, on buff paper, dated 24th August 1827.