A weekend in Buxton
A return visit to the Peak District. in March 2018
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We were last in Buxton about 18 months ago. This time we were able to travel on the guided tour bus -- a converted milk float that carried 8 people.
We were last in Buxton about 18 months ago. This time we were able to travel on the guided tour bus -- a converted milk float that carried 8 people.
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The reason for our visit was to see English Touring opera perform at the Buxton Opera House
The reason for our visit was to see English Touring opera perform at the Buxton Opera House
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a Victorian postbox still in use
a Victorian postbox still in use
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one of the colonades
one of the colonades
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the wood carving trail in the Pavilion Gardens
the wood carving trail in the Pavilion Gardens
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and one of the carvings
and one of the carvings
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Originally the Buxton Stables for the nobility taking the waters, this later became the Devonshire Royal Hospital, and more recently part of the University of Derby
Originally the Buxton Stables for the nobility taking the waters, this later became the Devonshire Royal Hospital, and more recently part of the University of Derby
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inside the dome
inside the dome
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and a view of the converted stables now used as offices and for conferences
and a view of the converted stables now used as offices and for conferences
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St Anne's church, Buxton, originally a barn
St Anne's church, Buxton, originally a barn
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St. John the Baptist church, Buxton, the "new" church which dates from c. 1811
St. John the Baptist church, Buxton, the "new" church which dates from c. 1811
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the main entrance of Buxton Pavilion , althouhg most people enter through the gardens which are on the other side of the building
the main entrance of Buxton Pavilion , althouhg most people enter through the gardens which are on the other side of the building
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a chair to "take the water", now a display in one of the bath houses converted into a shopping arcade
a chair to "take the water", now a display in one of the bath houses converted into a shopping arcade
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the outside of the colonade
the outside of the colonade
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the Victorian pharmacy....
the Victorian pharmacy....
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... which is still a pharmacy.
... which is still a pharmacy.