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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: 大象传媒)
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Touring England using a 1939 Penguin guidebook
Reporter Emma Jane Kirby drives across England to see how much has changed since then.
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