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Derbyshire: The 1939 Penguin guide to a 'spa county'

Shortly before the outbreak of the second world war the newly established Penguin press launched a series of travel guides to various English counties.

Armed with a first-edition of the 1939 Penguin guide, Emma Jane Kirby took a drive across Derbyshire to see how it has changed since World War II.

(Photo: Matlock Baths, Derbyshire Credit: Â鶹ÊÓƵAV)

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