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D1588 - Derbyshire County Council - 1706-1991

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1588
Title	Derbyshire County Council
Date	1706-1991
Description	Title deeds re Smedley's Hydro, Matlock
Extent	.75
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Derbyshire County Council
Administrative History	In 1853 John Smedley purchased the Hydro on Matlock Bank started in 1851 by Ralph Davis. Over the next years, the Hydro expanded on its site in Smedley Street becoming, after its founder’s death in 1874, Smedley’s Hydropathic Co Ltd in 1875. These documents of title record the acquisition of lands and properties to meet the needs of the growing business. Capital for development was provided in substantial part by a loan from Crompton & Evans Bank, Derby. In 1956 the former Smedley’s Hydro became County Offices, the administrative Headquarters of Derbyshire County Council. These documents were transferred to the Record Office in 1975. Original bundles have been retained with a note of their former numbers.
Custodial History	Acquired by Derbyshire Record Office in 1975
Organisation Sub-Type	Hydropathic institutions
Related Material	For other papers concerning Smedley’s Hydro, see D319, D827, D865, D890, D910, D1033, D3219, etc.
Term	Business
Archivist Note	The title of this collection was changed from 'Title deeds re Smedley's Hydro' to 'Derbyshire County Council' as this better reflected the provenance of the records, with the title deeds having been transferred to Derbyshire County Council at the time of the property sale (BS, May 2020)