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Martha Norton, Buxton Well Attendant

D Orme and H Robinson1821

Derbyshire Record Office

Derbyshire Record Office
Matlock, United Kingdom

Visitors to Buxton would receive a glass of the famous mineral water from an attendant at the well. Martha Norton, pictured here, was 90 years old and had been a well attendant for about 50 years.

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  • Title: Martha Norton, Buxton Well Attendant
  • Creator: D Orme, H Robinson
  • Date Created: 1821
  • Location Created: Buxton, Derbyshire, England
  • Provenance: Derbyshire Local Studies Photograph Collection (DCHQ200213)
  • Subject Keywords: Women, Spas, Water
Derbyshire Record Office

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