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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1477
Title	John Smedley Ltd, Lea Mills, and Smedley's Hydro, Matlock
Date	19th-20th cent
Description	Photocopy accounts 1844-1874 and lease, 1864; Smedley's Hydro, Matlock; copies of list of staff, 1872; note of no. of visitors 1872-1875; expenditure and receipts, 1874; notes on wages c 1860; Riber castle Matlock: copy inventory, late 19th cent
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	John Smedley Ltd, Lea Mills, and Smedley's Hydro, Matlock
Administrative History	John Smedley (1803-1874) took over his father's textile business and made it into a very successful Woollen Company. He established Smedley's Hydro in 1854 and continued to manage it until his death. Riber Castle was built as a family home in 1862.
Custodial History	Acquired by Derbyshire Record Office in 1975
Organisation Sub-Type	Copies and ephemera
Related Material	The main collection of records of John Smedley Ltd was formerly referenced D3546, and was withdrawn in 2014. For other records of Smedley's Ltd, see D4875 and D388; for records of the Hydro, see D319, D438. For other papers relating to Riber Castle, see D2175