A view of Saint Giles Church, Matlock taken today after walking down from the War Memorial on the summit of Pic Tor where there are fine views over Matlock. It's a sobering memorial with many names on bronze plaques. There are frequent repetitions of the same surname, perhaps from the same family. Six with the surname Fox, five Bagshaws.
From the monument it is possible to gaze across Matlock and just about imagine it as it was in 1914 with all the modern buildings gone. A small town in a limestone valley, considerably smaller than today. There are a few war graves in the graveyard, but most of those young men must have been buried elsewhere.
There's a special place like that on a walk near us when you can look back at the village and see what it used to be like before new building. Just the church spire and the Manor House and a few clunch buildings. Everything else is hidden by trees.
ReplyDeleteSam - I bet that's the view estate agents use.
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