Grand Pavilion, Matlock Bath
The Grand Pavilion, Matlock Bath, is an Edwardian building in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England, built in 1910 and currently run by the local community and operated by their own charitable company.[1] It houses the Peak District Lead Mining Museum.
In 2010, Derbyshire Dales District Council started a consultation that looked at disposal of the building from their ownership. This action put the building's future at risk, and in response to this threat a local community action group, the Save the Pavilion Group, was created to save the building.
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The Matlock Bath Pavilion has been home to many music events. Most notably in 1980 when Elvis Costello performed there. The building has also been used as a nightclub however closed down in the early 2000s. In 2019, it was once again used as a nightclub with the main hall being used to hold a Rave put on by a local radio station and a 15k Soundsystem. Performers on the night included members of The Shining Path Collective alongside DJ's Wrighty, MAKS, N2G and MC Natz.
The Save the Pavilion Group was successful in extending the consultation deadline, which allowed them to create a feasibility study that looked at how the building could be protected and safeguarded in the future by returning the building to its original use as a theatre, music and entertainment venue with a community function for the local population.
The feasibility study was accepted by Derbyshire Dales District Council in 2012, and it was agreed that the Save the Pavilion Group would take on the lease of the building. In the same year, the Save the Pavilion Group was renamed The Grand Pavilion Ltd and was registered both as an Ltd company and a charity.[2]