Rhoda Garrett (28 March 1841 – 22 November 1882) was an English suffragist and interior designer .
41-518: Rhoda Garrett was born on 28 March 1841 in Elton, Derbyshire , on 28 March 1841 to Elizabeth Henry Pillcock and Revd John Fisher Garrett. Her mother died when Garrett was young and her father remarried. His second wife was considered to have "practically turned her predecessor's children out of the house to fend for themselves". Garrett supported herself and her younger brothers and sisters, struggling against poverty and poor health. Rhoda's younger half-sister
82-853: A Cambridge graduate and naturalist, founded St Anselm's School, Bakewell . The school is now co-educational, with some 250 day and boarding pupils aged 3–16. Lady Manners School is a co-educational secondary with about 1,450 pupils. It is also home to the Brew School, the UK's biggest dedicated brewing and distilling school, established in 2014 at the historic Rutland Mill. The town's primary schools include All Saints Church of England School and Bakewell Methodist Junior School. There are other primaries in neighbouring villages. The Peak District traditional well dressing takes place in June; colourful images made of petals embedded in clay appear at several places in
123-502: A Costa Coffee branch in the town caused a protest among some local businesses. Local television news is provided by BBC East Midlands and ITV Central ; however, BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire can also be received in the town. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Derby on 95.3 FM and Peak FM 102.0 FM. All Saints' Church is a Grade I-listed church founded in 920, in Saxon times. The churchyard has two Saxon crosses. One
164-458: A bus service (route 172), linking Elton and the surrounding villages to the towns of Bakewell and Matlock . There are a total of 9 journeys to Matlock and 8 to Bakewell (Monday–Saturday). The village has seen an improvement to daytime services, generally at hourly intervals, although in recent years, council-funded evening and bank holiday services have been completely withdrawn. There has been no Sunday service for many years. The Limestone Way ,
205-522: A future return of the railway, Derbyshire County Council currently protects the track bed from development. The A6 , which links Carlisle with Luton , runs through the town; it connects Bakewell with Buxton, Matlock and Derby. The A619 road begins in Bakewell, travels through Chesterfield and leads to Worksop in Nottinghamshire . The medieval Bakewell Bridge carries this road over
246-411: A long-distance ancient trade route which lies just to the east of the village, and the many footpaths leading to and from Elton make it a popular place for hikers. Elton also attracts a large number of cyclists, particularly at the weekends, with events regularly routed through the village. The 19th-century Duke of York is a Grade II listed public house . The unchanged interior from the 1940s makes
287-543: A notable alabaster memorial to Sir Godfrey de Foljambe , who acquired the manor of Bakewell about 1350, and to his wife Avena. The town's Old House Museum occupies a 16th-century dwelling house originating from the time of Henry VIII and extended under Elizabeth I . It is a Grade II* listed building. The Old Town Hall in King Street dates from 1602, while the current Town Hall , in Anchor Street,
328-640: A policy that only villagers may join the team. In recent times the team have finished twice runners up in the Longstone League and Orme Shield. After new management in 2006 Elton Football Club rose from division 8 to division 4 of the Chesterfield Sunday League, winning the division 7 title in 2008 and the Hutson Cup in 2007. The 2008–09 season produced a Derbyshire Junior Cup semi-final appearance. Hulleys of Baslow provide
369-526: A recreation park to the east of the centre, with tennis courts, a children's playground, and football and cricket pitches. Near the library there is a municipal swimming pool and gym. The River Wye provides a popular riverside walk. The town's association football team, Bakewell Town F.C., competes in the Central Midlands Football League Premier Division South. The Stephen Downing case involved
410-558: Is buried in the churchyard at Rustington where the cousins had a home. This article about an artist, architect or photographer from England is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Elton, Derbyshire Elton is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire , England, and lies within the Peak District . Its nearest towns are Bakewell and Matlock . Elton
451-403: Is less sheltered from the wind than settlements at lower elevation, and it therefore has a reputation for being cold. The highest point on Elton Moor, known as Blake Low, is 330 metres (1,080 ft) above sea level; at this location is Elton Common trig point (TP3057). There is an interpretation board here that explains how the landscape has changed from the past mining activities and points out
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#1732791026969492-457: Is on a hillside overlooking a rock formation known as Robin Hood's Stride . It lies on the division between gritstone and limestone countryside and there are examples of buildings and walls constructed with both types of stone in the village. It is a popular destination for cyclists and tourists. The area used to be known for lead mining . An Iron Age fort , Castle Ring, is near the village. Elton
533-565: Is the Beeley Cross, unearthed in a field at a disputed location near Beeley and moved for some years to the grounds of Holt House near Darley Bridge . Although only the base and lower part of the shaft survive, it stands over 5 ft/152 cm high and is carved on all four faces. The other is the Bakewell Cross, 8 ft/244 cm high and almost complete. It was carved in the 7th–8th centuries and shows scenes that include
574-558: Is the largest settlement and only town within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park . At the 2011 census , the population of the civil parish was 3,949. It was estimated at 3,695 in 2019. The town is close to the tourist attractions of Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall . Although there is evidence of earlier settlement in the area, Bakewell itself was probably founded in Anglo-Saxon times in
615-598: The Annunciation . This may originally have stood at Hassop Cross Roads. During restoration work on the church in the 1840s, many carved fragments of Saxon stonework were found in and around the porch , along with some ancient stone coffins. The church contains a selection of medieval and Anglo-Saxon cross fragments and carved stones collected by Thomas Bateman and donated to Weston Park Museum in Sheffield , before they were moved to Bakewell in 1899. They include
656-574: The Duke of Rutland 's permission for the line to pass through his estate at Haddon Hall, Bakewell station buildings on the hillside overlooking the town are more imposing than expected and the Duke's coat of arms is carved in the stonework. Such pandering to landowners was common at the time, as their support was needed to pass the Act of Parliament allowing the line to be built. However, the inconvenient altitude of
697-501: The River Wye . Bakewell is known for Bakewell pudding , a jam pastry with a filling enriched with egg and ground almond. Bakewell tart is a different confection, made with shortcrust pastry , an almond topping and a sponge and jam filling. Mr Kipling also made "Cherry Bakewells", often also known as Bakewell tarts. The origins of these are not clear, but the popular story goes that the combination began by accident in 1820, when
738-725: The "Duke", as it known locally, a tourist attraction in its own right. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale 's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors . Elton Church of England Primary School was built in Victorian times. It usually has no more than thirty students. Over recent years the interior has been refurbished with modern equipment and furniture. At the end of primary school life, most students will move to Highfields School in Matlock, or sometimes Lady Manners School in Bakewell. The school has recently undergone extension into
779-633: The 1800s when Rutland Square was created. Bakewell is in the valley of the River Wye in central Derbyshire. Its centre is near the river at about 410 feet (120 m) above sea level, with the highest parts of the town at about 607 feet (185 m) on the valley sides. The town is in the Derbyshire Dales district and about 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Sheffield , 31 miles (50 km) south-east of Manchester , and 21 miles (34 km) north of Derby . Nearby towns include Matlock to
820-605: The Anglian kingdom of Mercia . The name Bakewell means a spring or stream of a woman named Badeca or Beadeca, so deriving from a personal name with the Old English suffix wella . In 949, it was called Badecanwelle, and in the 1086 Domesday Book Badequelle . The Domesday Book listing stated that King Edward the Confessor held land here and there was a church and a mill. These are the outlying estates or berewicks of
861-480: The River Wye dates from the 13th century, as one of the few remnants of that period. Also Grade I listed, Holme Bridge dates from 1664 and crosses the Wye on the north-eastern outskirts of the town. A chalybeate spring was discovered and a bath house built in 1697. This led to an 18th-century attempt to develop Bakewell as a spa town in the manner of Buxton. Construction of Lumford Mill by Richard Arkwright in 1777
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#1732791026969902-554: The conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17-year-old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32-year-old legal secretary in Bakewell Cemetery. After a campaign by a local newspaper, his conviction was overturned in 2002, by which time Downing had served 27 years in prison. This is thought to be the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, and attracted worldwide media attention. Bakewell
943-473: The effects on a scarred adjacent field. It shows notable points of the Peak District that can be seen from this viewpoint, including Kinder Scout and Mam Tor , some distance away. It states how this is one of the best viewpoints of the Peak District. Elton has a playing field that doubles up as a football field for the football season and a cricket field for the cricket season. Elton Cricket Club has
984-554: The first interior design company in Britain to be run by women. R & A Garrett opened in mid 1874, in a flat behind Baker Street station , moving to 2 Gower Street in Bloomsbury mid 1875. Together the cousins wrote and published Suggestions for House Decoration in 1876, part of the 'Art at Home' series of interior decoration and household taste manuals published by Macmillan under the general editorship of W. J. Loftie . It
1025-471: The home of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson , Rhoda's cousin, at 4 Upper Berkeley Street in the fashionable West End of London , to which she and her husband Skelton had moved in June 1874. Rhoda Garrett died aged only 41 from bronchitis and typhoid fever on 22 November 1882 at her home 2 Gower Street, London which she and her cousin Agnes had shared. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson signed her death certificate. She
1066-596: The landlady of the White Horse Inn (now the Rutland Arms Hotel ) left instructions for her cook to make a jam tart with an egg and almond paste pastry base. The cook, however, spread the eggs and almond paste on top of the jam instead of mixing them into the pastry. When cooked the jam rose through the paste. The result was successful enough for it to be a popular confection at the inn. Commercial variations, usually with icing sugar on top, have spread
1107-808: The largest covered agricultural shows in the UK, attracting about 65,000 visitors. It took place on the first Wednesday and Thursday in August at the Bakewell Showground. Known also as the Little Royal, it was founded by Wootten Burkinshaw Thomas in 1819. In 2018 and 2019 (the bicentennial year), the Bakewell Show was suspended in favour of more lucrative commercial events. Rugby union is played regularly by Bakewell Mannerians RUFC, which competes in Midlands 2 East (North) . Bakewell has
1148-504: The line forced Bakewell station to be placed out of town, as the Duke insisted it be out of sight of Haddon Hall. These buildings are now used by small businesses, as the line between Matlock and Buxton was closed in 1968. Most of it has been designated the Monsal Trail , a bridle path for walking, cycling and riding. Passenger trains operated by East Midlands Railway run from Derby , via Ambergate , only as far as Matlock; from
1189-535: The manor: Haddon [Haddon or Over Haddon], Holme [in Bakewell], Rowsley, Burton [in Bakewell], Conksbury, One Ash, Monyash, and Haddon [Haddon or Over Haddon]. Bakewell Parish Church , a Grade I listed building, dates from 920 and has a 9th-century cross in the churchyard. The present building was built in the 12th–13th centuries, but it was virtually rebuilt in the 1840s by William Flockton . By Norman times Bakewell had gained in importance: Domesday Book mentions
1230-486: The name. Three shops in Bakewell offer what they claim to be the original recipe. The Bakewell Tart Shop and Coffee House sells four variations: Bakewell Tart, Iced Bakewell Tart, Moist Bakewell Tart and Traditional Bakewell Pudding. The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop and Bloomers of Bakewell both sell a Bakewell Pudding of their own. In the 2011 census, Bakewell was 99.1 per cent White, 0.2 per cent Asian and 0.5 per cent mixed/multiple. In 1888 William Storrs Fox,
1271-503: The old School House next door. There are no shops in the village (the nearest is in Winster , 1.2 miles (1.9 km)) but Elton has a small post office, church, school, village hall and a sports field. Bakewell Bakewell is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire , England, known for Bakewell pudding . It lies on the River Wye , 15 miles (23 km) south-west of Sheffield . It
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1312-510: The river from the town centre, where a stall market is held. A major employer is the Peak District National Park Authority , which has its offices at Aldern House, Baslow Road. Its task is conserve, enhance and promote understanding and enjoyment of the local area. Opposite Aldern House is another major employer, Newholme Hospital , an NHS cottage hospital providing outpatient services. Establishment of
1353-427: The south-east, Chesterfield to the east and Buxton to the west north-west. Villages near Bakewell include Ashford-in-the-Water , Elton , Great Longstone , Monyash , Over Haddon , Sheldon , Rowsley , Pilsley , Youlgreave and Baslow . Bakewell attracts domestic and foreign tourists. Monday is popular as the town's traditional market day. The cattle market is held in a purpose-built agricultural centre across
1394-478: The town and its church having two priests. A motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century. In the early 14th-century, the vicar was terrorised by the Coterel gang , which evicted him and confiscated his church's money at the instigation of the canons of Lichfield Cathedral . A market was established in 1254, allowing Bakewell to develop as a trading centre. The Grade I listed five-arched bridge over
1435-586: The town. Then follows Carnival week, culminating in a procession at the beginning of July. August brings the Bakewell Arts Festival, a music and theatre event begun in 1997. The Peak Literary Festival is held in the spring and autumn of each year. The spring one starts on the last Friday in May and the autumn one on the last Friday in October. Until 2017 The Bakewell Agricultural Show was among
1476-473: The west, Northern trains from Manchester Piccadilly reach only as far as Buxton. There have been efforts to reopen the remaining Wye Valley portion of the line, which would run through Bakewell and over the Monsal Dale viaduct. Peak Rail , a local preserved railway , has reopened the line from Matlock to Rowsley . Reaching Bakewell is one of Peak Rail's long-term ambitions. To keep up intentions for
1517-746: Was Amy Garrett Badley , and her half-brother was Fydell Edmund Garrett . Her second cousins included the sisters and suffrage campaigners Millicent Fawcett and Agnes Garrett and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson the first British woman to qualify as a doctor. In 1867, Garrett moved to London hoping to train as an architect but it took some time to find anyone willing to offer such an opportunity to women. Garrett and her cousin Agnes Garrett were eventually apprenticed as clerks for eighteen months to London architect John McKean Brydon in 1871. He would later design Elizabeth Garrett Anderson women's hospital on Euston Road , London. Rhoda and Agnes Garrett opened
1558-678: Was completed in 1890. The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway opened Bakewell railway station in 1862, then became part of the Midland Railway and later of the LMS main line from London to Manchester . John Ruskin objected to what he saw as desecration of the Derbyshire countryside and to the fact that "every fool in Buxton can be at Bakewell in half an hour, and every fool in Bakewell at Buxton." In return for
1599-415: Was followed by rebuilding of much of the town in the 19th century. The mill, built about 1782 and employing over 300 in peak years, housed its workforce in cottages. It was sold to the Duke of Devonshire in 1860, but in 1868 suffered fire damage and was rebuilt. It is now a scheduled monument, the oldest part being Grade I listed . A full 183 listed buildings are located in the town. Its layout altered in
1640-520: Was illustrated with engravings of furniture and rooms, probably of their own home at Gower Street, which was also their business premises. Examples of furniture designed by the Garretts are at Standen House , including a daybed and footstools, with characteristic wedge-shaped legs. Some of these items of furniture are illustrated in Suggestions for House Decoration . R & A Garrett also decorated
1681-495: Was mentioned in the Domesday book in 1086 when it was owned by Henry de Ferrers . Elton is on a hillside overlooking a rock formation known as Robin Hood's Stride . It lies on the division between gritstone and limestone countryside and there are examples of buildings and walls constructed with both types of stone in the village. The nearest towns are Bakewell and Matlock . At 271 metres (889 ft) above sea level, Elton