Historic Buxton photos on show

Whilst the beautiful well dressings are being created at St John’s Church, St John’s Road, Buxton, there will be a chance to see some of Tarmac’s Quarryman exhibition dating back to the early 19^th Century.

The Quarryman exhibition will be held in the Ladies Chapel at the church from Thursday 30^th June to Saturday 2^nd July from 9 am to 6 pm (closing at 4 pm on the Saturday.) with the ancient craft of well dressings also taking place during this time.

Visitors will be able to view images which show the history of the quarrying industry in Buxton. Photographs from the Tarmac archives will be available to buy with proceeds going to local charities.  Admission to the exhibition is free.

The Buxton Well Dressing Carnival & Festival takes place between 3^rd and 11^th July, with Carnival Day 9^th July. This free event includes entertainment throughout the town and is one of the largest Carnivals in the North West of England. The carnival includes a wide range of activities for all the family, including a duck race, treasure hunt, carnival parade and concert in the park.

Well dressing is carried out by a team of up to 50 local volunteers who work on the wells for three days, gradually adding all the natural materials onto the clay base to build up the designs.

Wells will be in place at St. Ann’s Well, the Market Place Well and The Taylor Well on Spring Gardens from Sunday 3^rd July to Monday 11^th July with the Well Blessing Service on Sunday 3^rd July from 1.45pm starting at St. Anne’s Church, Bath Road, Buxton.

St John’s Church stands on the A53 St John’s Road, at the junction with the A5004 Manchester Road, directly opposite the University of Derby Buxton.

There is very limited parking in the church grounds, but there is on-street Pay & Display & free parking on the surrounding streets.

For entry forms to the Carnival and any of the other competitions download a form from the website www.buxtonwelldressing.co.uk