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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D2130
Title	Smedley's Hydro, Matlock
Date	[late 19th cent]
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Smedley's Hydro, Matlock
Administrative History	John Smedley (1803-1874) became convinced of the therapeutic value of hydropathy in the late 1840s. In 1851 he purchased a small hydro on Matlock Bank which he completely re-built and greatly extended. This was Smedley's Hydro, now the headquarters of Derbyshire County Council. At the time of Smedley's death in 1874, annual visitors to his hydro numbered about 3,000 and it was known nationwide.
Custodial History	This item was donated to the Record Office in 1979.
Organisation Sub-Type	Hydropathic institutions
Related Material	For other records of Smedley's Hydro, see D763, D1315, D1411, D3105 etc.
Term	Business