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Date of photo: 1940s	Picture source: picturethepast.org.uk
The Ashopton Inn disappeared under water in 1943 when the Derwent valley was flooded to make way for the Ladybower Reservoir.
My great aunt owned the Ashopton inn. She was the first woman to own hotels in Derbyshire. Because she catered for all the top engineers who came to build the dam she was the last civilian to leave the village. Charlotte Butler. I still have some beautiful treasured silver and furniture from the hotel.
Susan Gleadall (July 2018)
The Priest and War Poet, Geoffrey Studdert-Kennedy, stayed at this Inn in 1912.
MJW Clark (January 2026)
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Picture source: Hania Franek
Date of picture: 1905	Picture source: Gareth Saunders