TOP FLOOR

This floor offers more of the town's l9th Century connections to explore!


Wirksworth's mills and industries are represented by artefacts and domestic objects including whisky flagons, "red tape" and sinister-looking metal bathing accessories connected with John Smedley and the Matlock Hydros.


Listen to the old quarryman as he describes his lifestyle and living conditions in the early 1900s - and hear his grandson's puzzled responses.


Famous people with whom we claim connections include George Eliot and Dame Ellen MacArthur.


Our 'Home Front' video records the wartime experiences of local residents. Less famous perhaps, but with fascinating recollections of 65 years ago, which some of our visitors may share.