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15 vintage photographs of Buxton
Fifteen historic images of Buxton, including the Devonshire Hospital, Market Place and Pavilion Gardens.
Fifteen historic images show Buxton in earlier years. The dates follow the original captions; some have not been independently confirmed. See also 15 more vintage images of Buxton.
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Buxton from Corbar Hill, dated around 1877 in the original caption. The Wesleyan chapel stands near the Devonshire Hospital, before its dome was completed in 1881.
A view across Pavilion Gardens and the tennis courts towards the Empire Hotel, dated 1929 in the original caption.
The Market Hall in Market Place, dated to the 1870s in the original caption. The hall was destroyed by fire in 1885.
Ashwood Park, dated 1923 in the original caption.
A corridor of the Thermal Baths, described in the original caption as the gentlemen’s corridor and dated 1966.
The Slopes, dated to the early 1900s in the original caption. The Town Hall in the background opened in 1889. The two domes on the Pump Room were removed in 1937.
William Deacon’s Bank and the colonnade at Cavendish Circus, dated to the late 1940s in the original caption.
Buxton’s Market Hall and Market Place. The hall burned down in 1885; the present Town Hall was built on its site and opened in 1889.
The Devonshire Hospital during construction of the dome, dated 1880 in the original caption. A local history account relates that architect Robert Rippon Duke discussed the Tay Bridge disaster with an engineer and that the dome’s ribs were subsequently strengthened.
Spring Gardens, dated 1923 in the original caption.
Buxton Market Place, showing buildings beside the Eagle Hotel that were later replaced by Eagle Parade. Hargreaves & Son can be seen on the right. Buxton Museum dates this image to 1875.
In October 2026, the owners said Hargreaves remained open while its building was being offered for sale.
Children feeding pigeons in the Pavilion Gardens, dated 1900 in the original caption.
G. Oram Garage at the Old Court House, dated around 1958 in the original caption.
The Empire Hotel off Park Road, dated to the late 1940s in the original caption. The hotel was demolished in 1964.
Photographs credited to Buxton Museum and Art Gallery in the original feature. Please contact the museum about image reproduction.
