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Information/Autograph request

Postcard sent by Bray to The Keeper (or Town Clerk Buxton), Solomon's Temple, Buxton on 6th November 1909 asking for his autograph and some information to be supplied.

Solomon's Temple, also known as Grinlow Tower, is a Victorian folly near the spa town of Buxton in the Derbyshire Peak District.

On 23 February 1894, a meeting at Buxton Town Hall decided to rebuild a landmark tower that had been built by Solomon Mycock, of the Cheshire Cheese Hotel, in the early 19th century, and of which only a few stones remained. The Local Board vice-chairman had talked with the seventh Duke of Devonshire's agent and decided that the reconstruction was feasible if the townspeople would donate sufficient money. Sketches were submitted by architects W. R. Bryden and G. E. Garlick. By that May, the plans were confirmed by the Duke of Devonshire, and it was well known that the site was of prehistoric importance. In June 1894, the seventh Duke of Devonshire subscribed £25 towards building the folly. Buxton had already subscribed £50. The foundation stone was laid by Colonel Sidebottom, M.P. on 31 May 1896, witnessed by a large crowd, and the tower was opened by Victor Cavendish in September 1896.

More information can be found at: https://thefollyflaneuse.com/solomons-temple-buxton-derbyshire/

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Cartoon by Michael Leigh