DISCOVER DERBYSHIRE
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PEAK DISTRICT
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CAVENDISH ARCADE BUXTON THE FEATURE The Cavendish Arcade at Buxton was originally designed as a thermal bath in 1854. In1987, it was redeveloped as an attractive shopping arcade, which is very popular with visitors and local people alike.
Apart from the shops, the arcade features the original plunge bath and chair as well as much of the original Minton tiling. The stained glass vaulted ceiling designed by Brian Clarke is the largest stained glass window in Britain.
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CAVENDISH ARCADE
The Cavendish Arcade at Buxton was originally designed as a thermal bath in 1854. In1987, it was redeveloped as an attractive shopping arcade, which is very popular with visitors and local people alike. THE DISCOVER DERBYSHIRE AND THE PEAK DISTRICT GUIDE
Provides a wide range of features with heritage trails and detailed countryside walks, through some of the most scenically attractive countryside in the UK.
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BUXTON Visitors arriving in Buxton for the first time from the bleak moorlands cannot be blamed for pinching themselves in some disbelief as they emerge into a town with fine parks and grand old buildings. At well over 1,000 feet above sea level Buxton is the highest town in England for its size.
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