A project managed by Matlock Bath Parish Council in collaboration with the Peak District Mining Museum and the Matlock Bath Archive and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Read More ...

The village is fortunate to be able to access a good supply of information about this period. The project will draw together all of this information to share thought this website and information boards in the village.

An integral part of this project is to create a timeline for the main events of the war and events that happened both in the village or directly affected it and its inhabitants. This timeline will evolve as evidence emerges. We hope for many contributions...

 Compilation of the Roll of Honour Anyone attempting to compile a Great War Roll of Honour, whether during the War itself or retrospectively, faces the difficult task of identifying all those who should be considered for inclusion in the list an...

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The three main pillars of The Great War – Life in ‘The Bath’ are the Summer Exhibitions in the Pump Room, the Vintage Newsletters, and the annual Act of Remembrance at the Memorial on North Parade.

Sunday 9th November 2014 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The servicemen named on the Memorial gave the ultimate sacrifice – their lives. However, there were also many who served and survived, yet had their l...

The Summer Exhibition 2015 will run from Saturday 11th July until Sunday 20th September 2015. It will be held in the Pump Room of the Grand Pavilion and as before, admission will be free.

Summer Exhibition 2015 Brigadier to the Fore The summer exhibition of ‘The Great War – Life in The Bath’ project was opened on Saturday 11th July 2015 by Brigadier Edward Wilkinson CBE, TD in the Pump Room of the Grand Pavilion Matlock Bath. The exhib...

Exhibition 2016 The 2016 exhibition of The Great War - Life in 'The Bath' project is opening on Saturday 6th August and running daily until 2nd October from 10.00 until 4.30. It is in the Pump Room of the Grand Pavilion with the entrance through the...

More information coming soon.

Vintage Newsletters are published annually and with individual articles in the quarterly Parish Newsletter ‘ A View from The Bath’

News of current and upcoming events and activities, latest blogs and what the press is saying about the project.

Gallery Old Images of Matlock Bath Click on an image to enlarge and view the slideshow. Gallery - of pictures, videos, music, sound and artefacts.  

We would love to hear your stories about Matlock Bath during The Great War, please let us know if you have anything interesting to add to this project. If you have any interesting images related to Matlock Bath during The Great War and you are happy for...

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