All Saints' Church, Bakewell, is the parish church of

Bakewell Bakewell is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, known also for its local Bakewell pudding. It lies on the River Wye, about 13 miles (21 km) south-west of Sheffield. In the 2011 census, ...

, Derbyshire, England. It is a

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building.

The first church

The church was founded in 920, during

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times and the

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has two 9th-century crosses. During

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work, in the 1840s, many carved fragments of Anglo-Saxon stonework were found in and around the

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, as well as some ancient stone

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The present church

The present church was started in the 12th century in

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style; however, only the west front and part of the

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survive from that time. The remainder of the church was built between 1220 and 1240. The

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was added in 1340 but, was taken down in 1825, and the tower also removed in 1830. Before the restoration work the church measurements were from the level of the church floor to the top of the spire , from east to west , transepts from north to south . Between 1841 and 1844, it was almost completely rebuilt as it had become dangerous. as part of the restoration by

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. Once the external works were completed in 1844, internal restorations were undertaken. The church was re-pewed throughout. The Norman piers from the nave were substituted for early English decorated ones, and steam heating was introduced. This work was carried out by Mr Bath of Haddon under the supervision of the architects

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and

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of Sheffield. The church re-opened on 4 September 1851. The chancel was restored between 1879 and 1882 by George Gilbert Scott Jr. The restoration was carried out at the expense of the Ven. Archdeacon Balston, vicar, with the outside walls being paid for by the Ecclesiastical commissioners. A new screen was provided under the chancel arch, with carving mimicking that on the screen in the Vernon Chapel. A new pavement of marble was laid. In the sanctuary, a new reredos was installed, with an engraving of the scene on Mount Calvary. The woodwork was done by Mr Elwell of Beverley. The walls by Burlison and Grylls, the floor by Belham of Buckingham Palace Road, London and the marble work by Twigg of Ashford. A north vestry was added in 1897–98 at a cost of £700 (). The architects were

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of Derby, and the contractor T. Allsop and Son of Bakewell. The vestry was fitted out with furniture from Booth and Wright of Bakewell, and the woodwork was installed by Groom and Co of Bakewell and Matlock. It was dedicated by the Bishop of Southwell on 15 May 1898. In 1906 – 07 the nave roof was repaired by

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. He fixed a large crane on an elevated timber platform just over the roof of the south porch, and covered the nave with a temporary iron roof. The crane was used to remove the old roof timbers. Oak trees from Holton Park, Oxfordshire were selected for the new roof timbers. Hodgson Fowler also replaced the tie beams and the wall plates. The cost of restoration was £445 ().

Misericords

All Saints' contains three early-15th-century

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s, along with eighteen 19th-century misericords in the choir stalls. Additionally, there is one 19th-century misericord on a priest's seat. The 19th-century misericords date from 1881.

Relics and monuments

The church has some interesting relics of the Vernon and Manners families as well as a fine 14th-century

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. In the Vernon Chapel (off the South aisle) there are several magnificent tombs:

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(killed at the

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in 1403;

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Haddon Hall Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye near Bakewell, Derbyshire, a former seat of the Dukes of Rutland. It is the home of Lord Edward Manners (brother of the incumbent Duke) and his family. In form a medieval manor house, it ...

, who died in 1477; and Sir George Vernon and his two wives. Sir George, nicknamed 'King of the Peak', died in 1567, is famous as the father of

Dorothy Vernon Dorothy Vernon (1544 – 24 June 1584), the younger daughter of Sir George Vernon and Margaret ''nee'' Talbois (or Tailboys), was the heiress of Haddon Hall, an English country house in Derbyshire with its origins in the 12th century. She marr ...

, who eloped with

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, both of whom have a

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at the South end of the chapel. There is also a monument to their son, George Manners and his wife

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. Outside the chapel is a much smaller 14th-century

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monument to Sir Godfrey de Foljambe (died 1376) and his wife Avena (died 1382). The monument is said to be very rare, with only two of that age surviving to the present day. It shows Foljambe and his wife as if they are looking out of a window and this can still be seen on the south wall. Below the mural is an explanatory inscription, but this dates from only 1803 and was "added by Mr Blore".'Parishes: Bakewell', Magna Britannia: volume 5: Derbyshire (1817), pp. 23–43. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50721 Date accessed: 30 August 2013

Stained glass

*North aisle window of 1893 by

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depicting Saints and Angels adoring the Lamb of God *North aisle window by

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depicting St George and St Hubert *Chancel east window of 1892 *North transept window of 1881 by Hardman & Co. *Resurrection window in Vernon Chapel, 1859 also by Hardman & Co. *South transept south window, 1851 by William Wailes.

Vicars of Bakewell

The majority of this list is taken from an article in the ''Sheffield Independent'' on 30 July 1901.

Organ

The organ dates from 1810 when a "finger organ" by J Lincoln was installed. This was rebuilt in 1851 by William Hill, but this appears to have been unsatisfactory as it was rebuilt again in 1859 and again in 1883 by

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. Further work by Jardine and Co in 1954 and George Sixsmith in 1989 have left the church with a 3 manual 42 speaking stop pipe organ. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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Organists

*John Fritche 1846–1860 *Mr. Craddock of Truro 1860–1864 *Mr. Hopper 1864–1868 *W.H. Marsden 1868–1869 *Frederick Burgess 1869–1873 *C.C. Mitchell 1873–1877 *

Thomas Barker Mellor Thomas Barker Mellor (1849 – 5 September 1915) was an English photographer and organist who worked in Derbyshire from around the mid 1860s to 1913. He was born in Belper in 1849, the son of John Mellor (1812–1900) and Jane Barker. His brother ...

1877–1913 *G.C.E. Eyres 1913–???? (formerly organist of Walsall Parish Church) *W.E. Cave 1913–1932 (afterwards organist of Whitby Parish Church) *T.H. Mosley 1932–???? (previously organist of St Peter's Church, Edensor, Derbyshire) *Glyn Davies 1982–2016 *Neil Clarke 2016-2018 *Christopher Matthew Dell 2019-

The church today

Today, along with its regular religious services, the church is an important building in the town and the wider

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. It is used for, amongst other things, concerts by

Bakewell Choral Society Bakewell is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, known also for its local Bakewell pudding. It lies on the River Wye, about 13 miles (21 km) south-west of Sheffield. In the 2011 censu ...

and the annual

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service of

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when they staff and pupils give thanks to

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, for founding their school in 1636. Th
church website
has much more information about the ongoing life and worship of the parish, including forthcoming services and other events.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with: *

Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire. History The Church dates from the 12th century. While some 13th-century parts remain – notably the sout ...

* St Anne's Church, Over Haddon *

St Katherine's Church, Rowsley St Katherine's Church, Rowsley is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Rowsley, Derbyshire. History The foundation stone was laid on 29 May 1854 by John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, who laid coins of every value, from a s ...

* St Michael and All Angels' Church, Sheldon

Gallery

BakewellCross.jpg, 9th-century cross in the churchyard

References

External links

Church website
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