Victoriana and more nostalgia

This morning  we had a very pleasant stroll around  Matlock. We quickly found the Hall Leys Park which is bounded on one side by the River Derwent. It is a wonderfully conserved Victorian public park (reminding me of the 1960s children's BBC TV programme "Trumpton") with a bandstand, boating pond , playground, paddling pool, miniature railway, formal  gardens, and  this  preserved Tram Shelter.    We then followed signs to the top of  Pic Tor and found  a war memorial and the medieval St Giles church and  cemetery (see extra), all with  commanding views across the  valley and towards Riber Castle.

Sadly, we couldn't linger  longer as we had arranged to meet some family in Lichfield at 12.30pm, and  had to be on our way. We met up with my husband's brother in law, two  nephews, one  with his partner and their one year old son (our great nephew). We had never met the baby before and  it had been  some years since we had seen the adults so it  was really good to catch up.  
Then it was the final leg back  home in  Winchester.