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Ashwood Dale is just one of the names given to the deep limestone valley of the River Wye as it winds between Bakewell and Buxton.

Lover's Leap in Ashwood Dale, near Buxton, is one of several in the Peak which recall a long-forgotten romantic tragedy.

This classic view of Buxton from The Slopes was taken during its heyday as an inland spa created largely by the efforts of the 5th Duke of Devonshire.

Easneye, originally called Isneye, was the home of the Buxton family after 1866, when Thomas Fowell Buxton purchased the estate - it comprised thick woodland.

On the north side of the High Street, behind the Mini Traveller stands the Westminster Bank, previously Ellwoods; next door is R & O Hall, newsagents, who later became Buxton`s paper shop and is now

A view of the River Wye as it flows through the limestone gorge of Chee Dale, between Bakewell and Buxton.

Edward Milner was also responsible for the design of the 23 acres of gardens which adjoin the Pavilion at Buxton.

The small area of ground in the fork in the road was donated to the village by Major Anthony Buxton DSO, JP of Horsey Hall.

A freight train pulled by a steam locomotive is seen heading north across the viaduct towards Buxton.

Buxton's warm springs are thought to have been first discovered by the Romans, but it was the Duke of Devonshire who really popularised the lofty Georgian town (its stands at over 1,000ft above the sea

Originally called Isneye, Easneye was bought by Thomas Fowell Buxton in 1866.

A private steam company has already opened six miles of track north of Matlock, and intend one day to get right through to Buxton.

Note the milk lorry loaded with churns parked in Buxton Road, which leads off to the right.

The fame of Buxton as a Medieval spa grew and in Tudor times was greatly enhanced by the visits of Mary Queen of Scots who came to take the waters for her various illnesses, including rheumatism

There was once a proposal to link Buxton and Macclesfield by light railway, by a route following the road.

In 1906 pensions (daily rate for room and meals) at The Grand started at 10s 6d and were on a par with similar establishments at Buxton, where the rates varied between 9s and 16s.

Designed by Edward Milner of Sydenham, it was built to allow visitors who were taking the waters the space to relax indoors, sheltered from Buxton's notoriously cold weather.

Carr's other work includes the Crescent (1780-84) and the Great Stables (1789) at Buxton, Derbyshire, commissioned by the fifth Duke of Devonshire after seeing some of Carr's work at Wentworth Woodhouse

Carr's other work includes the Crescent (1780-84) and the Great Stables (1789) at Buxton, Derbyshire, commissioned by the fifth Duke of Devonshire after seeing some of Carr's work at Wentworth Woodhouse

We are high on the limestone White Peak plateau with this photograph of farm buildings and cottages in the hamlet of Small Dale, north of Peak Dale, to the north east of Buxton.

neo-Tudor pub of 1936 by A E Sewell; he also designed the Crown and Anchor in High Street, Chipping Barnet, and the Goat near Forty Hill, Enfield, in the same style for the brewers Truman, Hanbury and Buxton

Carr was one of the great architects of the late 18th century; his work includes the most important buildings in the former spa resort of Buxton, Derbyshire.

Carr's other work includes the Crescent (1780-84) and the Great Stables (1789) at Buxton, Derbyshire, commissioned by the fifth Duke of Devonshire after seeing some of Carr's work at Wentworth Woodhouse

By 1934, more than two thousand houses had been built within half a mile of Stoneleigh Station, and in March of that year Hanbury & Buxton successfully applied for a provisional licence to build and operate