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
Gary Bakewell Gary Bakewell Gary Bakewell is a British television actor who is best known for his roles as Paul McCartney in the film "Backbeat" and the lead character Richard Mayhew in Neil Gaiman's BBC television series "Neverwhere". As well as twice portraying Paul McCartney (in "Backbeat" and "The Linda McCartney Story") he has appeared in a number of television series including "Chef!", "Doctors" and "Spooks". He appears in the "Gallifrey" series of audio dramas, spin-offs of the television series "Doctor Who" by Big Finish Productions. Bakewell has done extensive work as a voice-over artist and from 2005 has worked as an