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The Crescent
What we can see today is what remains of two grand hotels, built in 1780 to cater for the ever-increasing Buxton tourist trade. Regarded as the first real attempt at building a leisure resort in the country, the magnificent scale and grandeur of the building is now balanced by a tangible sense of neglect, as the unoccupied hotels show the passing of the years since their glory days. It is, however, still a fine sight and hopefully the much anticipated renovation work will restore it to what it once was.

Pavilion Gardens
In the midst of over 20 acres of peaceful and beautifully designed gardens you will find a fine Victorian building. A magnet for the many tourists who come to the area, the Gardens contain a restaurant, café, children’s play area, swimming pool, lakes and some lovely country walks. Through the year there any many interesting events held here, and it is worth checking in advance to see what is going to coincide with your visit. Click to read more …

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All Saints’ Church in Derby, becoming Derby Cathedral in 1927, has seen many changes throughout its history. It was thought to have been founded by King Edmund in 943 AD, where its record-breaking 212ft tall tower was added during the reign of Henry VIII.

The church had been considered unsafe by 1723, but the only one who decided to take action was the churchman, Revd Dr Michael Hutchinson – he ordered that everything except for the tower should be demolished. The decision eventually went through and the church was converted to the design that we still know as Derby Cathedral.

There have been many interesting events at All Saints’ Church including an historic visit from Prince Charles Edward Stuart in 1745. He had marched his army unchallenged from Carlisle, stationing his troops in Derby and ordering the bells of All Saints’ to be rung before attending a service at the Church.

But today’s Cathedral also has a more spooky history, where several ghosts have been experienced around the grounds including that of the Prince, also known as Charles III to his supporters at the time who recognised him as the rightful king. A lady living in the building across the road from the Cathedral claims to have seen the man in Jacobite dress recounting his footsteps.

Read more about the ghosts and legends of Derbyshire at BakewellDerbyshire.com.

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