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Riber Castle, near Matlock, Derbyshire. Artist: Unknown

Riber Castle, near Matlock, Derbyshire. Built as a home by the Derbyshire industrialist and philanthropist John Smedley in 1862, the building later became a preparatory school then a food store for the Ministry of Defence. From the 1960s until 2000, it was home to a zoo and nature reserve. The future of the site is, at present, uncertain.

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Title:

Riber Castle, near Matlock, Derbyshire. Artist: Unknown

Caption:

Riber Castle, near Matlock, Derbyshire. Built as a home by the Derbyshire industrialist and philanthropist John Smedley in 1862, the building later became a preparatory school then a food store for the Ministry of Defence. From the 1960s until 2000, it was home to a zoo and nature reserve. The future of the site is, at present, uncertain.

Credit:

Album / www.picturethepast.org.uk/Derbyshire Local Studies Libraries / Heritage Images

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Image size:

4571 x 3065 px | 40.1 MB

Print size:

38.7 x 26.0 cm | 15.2 x 10.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • ARCHITECTURE • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BRITAIN • BRITISH • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CENTURY • COUNTRY HOUSE • COUNTRY • DERBYSHIRE • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • EXTERIOR • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • HILL • HILLTOP • JOHN SMEDLEY • JOHN • LOCATION • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OUTSIDE • PHOTOGRAPH • RIBER CASTLE • SMEDLEY • STATELY HOME • TOWER • VICTORIAN ERA • VICTORIAN