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- Glossop is one of the traditional
" gateways " to the Peak District. Originally a cotton town it stands in the north - east corner of
Derbyshire and on the west side of the Snake Pass.
- Glossop is in two parts, Old
Glossop and Howardstown, built by the Duke of Norfolk around Norfolk Square as an industrial enclave
for the Lancastrian textile industry.
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- The Victorian affluence is
easily recognised here,
with the granite - built market arcade fronting the market hall,
and well laid out dignified squares.
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- The old town, Old Glossop,
became a backwater of old
and interesting buildings that commercialism left
untouched, with a network of small narrow streets,
closely knit cottages and an old cross where fairs were
held. To the west of Glossop is Dinting Railway
Centre and nearby, the splendid Dinting Viaduct.
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