History of the Hydros on Matlock Bank

LocationName Opened/Closed
Other Names		Capacity/
Accommdn.		Wartime FunctionOther UsesCurrent Use (2022)Significant Dates and Notes
Steep Turnpike/Lime Tree Road
(Nos. 115-117)		The Mount Boarding Establishmentc1900 - ?Substantial property
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Apartments & residential unitsc1900: The Mount was first owned by retired church minister J. Beaty Hart, whose wife was manager. Further details not available
Lime Tree Road
(Nos. 66-77)		Lime Tree View Guest Housec1857-1889c1857: Lime Tree View Guest House and Lime Tree Road were named after a mature lime tree*, which stood at what is now the junction of Lime Tree Road with Hurst Rise. The guest house was attractive, with French windows and a fine garden from where there are lovely views. It claimed close proximity to the hydros and offered the use of a pony to convey patrons to the Fountain Bath, Matlock Bath.
*Replacement planted in 2018 by MCA.
1872: Manager William Cartledge moved to Clarence House, Matlock Bath.
1889-1922:
36 beds in
convalescent hospital
1889-1922:
Convalescent hospital		1889: Became the Derby & Derbyshire Convalescent Hospital.
WW I:
c.1917/18:
24 beds available for military personnel
1923-?:
Convalescent home:
(i) NALGO
(ii) The Lindens		1923: Property acquired by the National Association of Local Government Officers, for use as a convalescent home.
Residential units
Henry AvenueDaysmill Boarding House1906-1922Substantial property1906: Boarding house, at some point named Daysmill, built by JW Wildgoose for Jane Houghton of Nottingham. Features include stone bays, stained glass and decorative iron work.
1922-?
Convalescent home for Teachers Provident Society
Golding House adult care facility1922: Purchased by Teachers’ Provident Society; and renamed ‘Golding’ (after the society’s secretary). Sister Eastland, ex-Derby & Derbys Convalescent Home, was appointed matron.
c1950s:
Governmentt offices
1950s: Premises occupied by the (then>) Ministry of Pensions & National Insurance.