A hand-book of the Peak of Derbyshire, and to the use of the Buxton mineral waters / by William Henry Robertson ; with ... a botanical commentary & list of plants by the late Miss Hawkins.

  • Robertson, William Henry.
Date:
1872
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A hand-book of the Peak of Derbyshire, and to the use of the Buxton mineral waters / by William Henry Robertson ; with ... a botanical commentary & list of plants by the late Miss Hawkins. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    by railway or by road, or to the pedestrian who is at an infinite advantage above the others, there is no part of the High Peak valleys or uplands that has not its strong point of interest, or peculiar claim to consideration. Every mile, every turn of road, every ascent and descent, has its charm, or lends its variety. A pedestrian expedition alone can do justice to such a field; and the practised eye and hand of the geologist and botanist, the quickened senses of the scholar, historian, and antiquarian, and the educated eye of the artist, would be needful to exhaust the opportunities presented by such a tour through the Peak of Derbyshire. The grey rocks, the dark or richly tinted moorlands, the extensive uplands, the stream-channelled gorges, the lime- stone caverns, the untouched or traceable antiquities, and the historical associations, give the stamp of single or mul- tiplied interest to every place. The valley and river scenery of the Dove, the Derwent, the Wye, the Lathkil, the Goyt, the Dane, and the Manifold,—the hills and valleys of Glossop, Hathersage, Stony Middleton, Eyam, Peak Forest, Flash, Longnor, and Darley,—the rocks and caverns of Castleton, Matlock, and Ludchurch,—are only some of the indexes to extensive detail.