Within the stunning landscape of Derbyshire lies a wealth of historic churches. These buildings have borne witness to the changes that have taken place in the county through the centuries. Towns, villages and cities all have their church buildings, many dating from the Middle AgesIn this book author David Paul surveys the historic churches of Derbyshire. Through anecdotes about church’s early history, stories of the people associated with the church and interesting architectural features about its building, he describes the historical features of each church and its setting within Derbyshire. The churches range from the plague village church of St Lawrence in Eyam, the famous crooked spire of St Mary and All Saints at Chesterfield, Bakewell’s mediaeval church of All Saints with its Saxon crosses and carved stones, and many more. The text is accompanied throughout by attractive photographs of these fascinating places of worship.This fascinating picture of an important part of the history of Derbyshire over the centuries will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this attractive county in England.
A fascinating exploration of Derbyshire’s historic churches, will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this attractive county in England.
