Bakewell Book and a motte and bailey castle was constructed in the 12th century. A market was established in 1254, and Bakewell developed as a trading centre. The Grade I listed five-arched bridge over the River Wye was constructed in the 13th century, and is one of the few surviving remnants of this earlier period. A chalybeate spring was discovered, and a bath house built in 1697. This led to an 18th-century bid to develop Bakewell as a spa town, in the manner of Buxton. The construction of the Lumford Mill by Richard Arkwright in 1777 was followed by the rebuilding
Joan Bakewell late night television arts programme; briefly worked on the BBC Radio 4 PM programme, and was "Newsnight's" arts correspondent (1986–88). Later, Bakewell came to the fore as the main presenter of the documentary and discussion series "Heart of the Matter", which ran from 1988 to 2000. In 2001, Bakewell wrote and presented a four-part series for the BBC called "Taboo", a personal exploration of the concepts of taste, decency and censorship. The programme dealt frankly with sex and nudity and in some cases pushed the boundaries of what is permissible on mainstream television. Bakewell used frank language and "four-letter words"