All Saints' Church, Bakewell

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All Saints' Church, Bakewell
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All Saints' Church, Bakewell
Location within Derbyshire
53°12′46.44″N1°40′42.96″W / 53.2129000°N 1.6786000°W / 53.2129000; -1.6786000
Location Bakewell, Derbyshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website bakewellchurch.co.uk
History
Founded920
Dedication All Saints
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed [1]
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Derby
Archdeaconry Derbyshire Peak and Dales
Deanery Peak [2]
Parish Bakewell
Clergy
Bishop(s) Right Revd Libby Lane
Vicar(s) Revd Canon Tony Kaunhoven

All Saints' Church, Bakewell, is the parish church of Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. [1]

Contents

The first church

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All Saints' Church, Bakewell

The church was founded in 920, during Anglo-Saxon times and the churchyard has two 9th-century crosses. During restoration work, in the 1840s, many carved fragments of Anglo-Saxon stonework were found in and around the porch, as well as some ancient stone coffins.

The present church

The present church was started in the 12th century in Norman style; however, only the west front and part of the nave survive from that time. The remainder of the church was built between 1220 and 1240. The spire was added in 1340 but, was taken down in 1825, and the tower also removed in 1830. [3] Before the restoration work the church measurements were from the level of the church floor to the top of the spire 180 feet (55 m), from east to west 153 feet (47 m), transepts from north to south 106 feet (32 m). [3]

Between 1841 and 1844, it was almost completely rebuilt as it had become dangerous. as part of the restoration by William Flockton. [4] 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 John Grey Weightman and Matthew Ellison Hadfield of Sheffield. The church re-opened on 4 September 1851. [5]

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. [6]

A north vestry was added in 1897–98 at a cost of £700 (equivalent to £98,500in 2023). [7] The architects were Naylor and Sale 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. [8] It was dedicated by the Bishop of Southwell on 15 May 1898.

In 1906–07 the nave roof was repaired by Charles Hodgson Fowler. 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 [9] (equivalent to £59,500in 2023). [7]

Misericords

All Saints' contains three early-15th-century misericords, 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

Since 1376 Godfrey and Avena de Foljambe, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, have appeared to look out of an alabaster window. Foljambe Monument in Bakewell cutout.jpg
Since 1376 Godfrey and Avena de Foljambe, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, have appeared to look out of an alabaster window.

The church has some interesting relics of the Vernon and Manners families as well as a fine 14th-century baptismal font. In the Vernon Chapel (off the South aisle) there are several magnificent tombs: Sir Thomas Wensley (killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403); John Vernon of Haddon Hall, who died in 1477; and Sir George Vernon and his two wives. [10]

Sir George, nicknamed 'King of the Peak', [11] died in 1567, is famous as the father of Dorothy Vernon, who eloped with John Manners, both of whom have a monument at the South end of the chapel. There is also a monument to their son, George Manners and his wife Grace.

Outside the chapel is a much smaller 14th-century alabaster monument to Sir Godfrey de Foljambe (died 1376) and his wife Avena (died 1382). [10] 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. [12] Below the mural is an explanatory inscription, but this dates from only 1803 and was "added by Mr Blore". [10]

Stained glass

Vicars of Bakewell

The majority of this list is taken from an article in the Sheffield Independent on 30 July 1901. [13]

Organ

The organ case The organ, All Saints' Church, Bakewell.jpg
The organ case

The organ dates from 1810 when a "finger organ" [19] by J Lincoln was installed. This was rebuilt in 1851 by William Hill, [5] but this appears to have been unsatisfactory as it was rebuilt again in 1859 [20] and again in 1883 by Brindley & Foster. [21] 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 British Institute of Organ Studies National Pipe Organ Register at N00212.

Organists

The church today

Today, along with its regular religious services, the church is an important building in the town and the wider Peak District. It is used for, amongst other things, concerts by Bakewell Choral Society and the annual Commemoration service of Lady Manners School when they staff and pupils give thanks to Grace, Lady Manners, for founding their school in 1636.

The 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:

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  2. ↑ "All Saints, Bakewell". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Observations on the Antiquities of the Parish Church of Bakewell" . Derbyshire Courier. England. 2 April 1842. Retrieved 4 March 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
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  5. 1 2 3 "Re-opening of Bakewell Church" . Derby Mercury. England. 10 September 1851. Retrieved 4 March 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "The restoration of the Chancel of Bakewell Church" . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 6 May 1882. Retrieved 4 March 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
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  9. ↑ "Bakewell Church Restoration" . Derbyshire Courier. England. 28 April 1906. Retrieved 4 March 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. 1 2 3 '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
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  15. ↑ "Thomas Grove". Online Clergy Database. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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