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Photographs Through Time

Maypole Dairy

4th September 2016 by

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Maypole Dairy, 58 Spring Gardens, Buxton
28 August 1928

Hear local resident’s memories of the Maypole Dairy below, or press ‘more’ to read a transcript.

https://www.wondersofthepeak.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Maypole-Dairy.mp3

An earlier photograph suggests that the Maypole opened in 1900. There are also later photographs from the 1960s so we can deduce that the shop was a stalwart of Spring Gardens for at least six decades. This image shows Maypole Dairy at its most conspicuous and stylish. It promotes itself as a dairy whereas in later times it seems more occupied with selling “coffee, teas, fish and steaks”. It is interesting to see how a business changes its produce with the times.

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Buxton Ladie’s Baths

23rd August 2016 by

The Buxton Ladies Baths have been through many changes over the years. In 1695, when Cornelius White designed and built the first baths since the Roman invasion, ladies were expected to share the Poor, or Charity, Baths.

Later developments incorporated the ladies baths into the Thermal, or Hot Baths, building which utilized the famous glass ceilings. In 1985 the Hot baths were converted into a shopping centre known as the Cavendish Arcade which still retains original features of two of the smaller baths.

 

Click the Play Button button to hear Janet Byers recount the horrors of the cold water treatment lady.

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https://www.wondersofthepeak.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Buxton-Womens-Baths-Cold-Treatmentsmp3-1.mp3

Press READ MORE to see the audio transcript.

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Marks and Spencers

21st April 2016 by

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Marks and Spencer, Spring Gardens, Buxton

Around 1955

This 1950s view of Spring Gardens shows Marks and Spencer almost unchanged from the view today. The shops to either side had less permanence. The famous brand first started at Kirkgate Market, Leeds, in 1884 and became a common sight on most high streets by the time this photograph was taken. Glamour and style came bouncing back after the constraints of the Second World War with shops like M&S leading the way.

Marks and Spencer, Buxton, date unknown.
Marks and Spencer, Buxton, date unknown. Meddins, JD.

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E.C. Milligan’s

4th March 2016 by

57426-1an’s, 32 Spring Gardens, Buxton

February 1940

Standing in front of Argos, on Spring Gardens, there’s no trace of E.C. Milligan’s Drapery and Milliner’s shop. The photograph above, taken on 27th February 1940, shows a distinctive building with a colonnade frontage.

Milligan’s was demolished in the 1970s but older residents of the town remember the shop fondly as a high class shopping destination. The shop’s cash carrying system is also remembered. Sales assistants would place payment into round pots to be transported by wires and pulleys to the cashiers. Payment was taken, and change sent back to the assistant via the wires.

Press ‘tell me more’ to hear local memories of Milligan’s.

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Mac Fisheries

4th March 2016 by

You are standing in front of Buxton Pets, but this shop was once home to the Buxton branch of Mac Fisheries, a popular chain of fishmongers. As you can see, the shop has an open front where customers could serve themselves. Although common and unremarkable these days, this would have been quite radical at the time. Many locals can still recall the powerful aroma of fresh fish whilst walking past.

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We recorded local memories of MacFisheries, including this gentleman, who had worked at the shop after school:

https://www.wondersofthepeak.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/04-Macfisheries.mp3

You can find out more about this photograph, and read a transcript of the audio, below.

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