Galleries · East Midlands
Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times
Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times — museum in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England, UK (2001-2017/8).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Matlock Bath · 0.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2001. Address: DE4 3NS. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England, UK (2001-2017/8)". Coordinates: 53.1212°, -1.5627°.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Matlock Woods SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Masson Hill SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Life in a Lens Museum of Photography and Old Times was a museum in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. Opened in 2001, the museum was dedicated to presenting the history of photography from 1839 to around the beginning of the digital age (2001) until its closure between 2017 and 2018. The museum was housed in five themed rooms in a renovated Victorian building, dating from 1861, on North Parade. There were over five hundred cameras on display and many more items, including mannequins dressed in period clothes, many authentic Victorian or Edwardian.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.1212, -1.5627
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Matlock Bath
- Postcode
- DE4 3NS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Established
- 2001
- Nearest railway station
- Matlock Bath — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.matlockbathaquarium.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15242331 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times?
- Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE4 3NS), in the parish of Matlock Bath.
- When was Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times built?
- Built or established in 2001.
- Is Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times a protected site?
- Yes — Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times is part of the Matlock Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Masson Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times?
- The nearest railway station is Matlock Bath, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE4 3NS.