Inside Buxton Crescent and the Natural Baths: 2017 photos
Project photographer Rachel Baker captured these photographs of the Crescent and former Natural Baths in January 2017.
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Page 15 of 20: Discover some of the best events and things to do in Buxton, hidden gems, news, reviews, history and the future of the town.
A visit to Stockport Plaza: 2017 review
Christine Francis’s 2017 review of Stockport Plaza’s theatre, cinema and café. Some of the photographs show the Plaza at a later date.
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10 Best Outdoors Activities in Buxton
Ten outdoor activities in and around Buxton, including walks, cycling, climbing, paddling and golf. Activity photographs are illustrative.
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Photographer Phil Sproson shares favourite places around Buxton and the western Peak District, from Bollington to the Roaches.
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Review: Aladdin at Buxton Opera House in 2025
In 2025, Buxton Opera House’s production of Aladdin delivered magic, music, mischief and a whole lot of festive cheer.
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Buxton at midnight after the 2014 Boxing Day snow
Snow fell across Buxton and parts of Derbyshire on Boxing Day 2014, making travel difficult. The original report described road closures as the snow fell.
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IN PICTURES: 7 Buildings in Buxton That No Longer Exist
Explore photographs and memories of seven buildings that have disappeared from Buxton, including Cavendish Girls’ School on Corbar Road.
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13 Things you probably don’t know about Poole’s Cavern & Solomon’s Temple in Buxton
Discover 13 facts about Poole’s Cavern and Solomon’s Temple in Buxton, including the cavern’s stalagmites, local wildlife and the history of both landmarks.
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Buxton Sparkles Lantern Parade and Workshops 2023
Look back at the 2023 Buxton Sparkles lantern parade and free lantern-making workshops, alongside photographs of earlier community lantern events.
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Four Buxton places with spooky stories
Darcus Wolfson explores local legends and strange stories associated with four places around Buxton.
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Revisit the Bumblebee Conservation Trust’s plans for Pollinating the Peak in this 2016 report, with an update on the project’s National Lottery award.
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Buxton’s best ginnels, part 2: a 2016 guide
Explore the second part of Darcus Wolfson’s 2016 guide to Buxton’s ginnels, the alleyways and shortcuts connecting streets around the town.
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13 things Buxton locals recognised in 2016
Look back at 13 experiences Buxton locals recognised in 2016, with memories of growing up in the town and an update on its first McDonald’s.
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Pump Room restoration: first phase completed in 2016
The first phase of repairs to Buxton’s Grade II listed Pump Room was completed in 2016, ahead of a programme of events.
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Walk into Buxton’s Coal Mining Past – Yes Really!
A 2016 walk into Buxton’s coal-mining past, with notes on the historic landscape and present-day access.
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Inside the Assembly Room: 2016 Crescent video
In this 2016 film from Pixel Alchemy, the Assembly Room is shown during restoration. The room once housed Buxton’s library, which closed in 1992.
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Buxton weather station saved by volunteers: 2016 report
Read how volunteers helped keep Buxton’s weather station on The Slopes operating in 2016, preserving a local record that stretches back to 1865.
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E-bikes in the Peak District: 10 things to consider
Read a practical introduction to electric bikes, riding rules and routes, adapted from a guide by Buxton’s former Peak Ascent Cycles.
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