Building record MDR6248 - Former Chapel, Woodthorpe, Staveley
Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL OF EASE (Victorian - 1849 AD to 1849 AD)
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Full Description
'About a mile and a half from Staveley is the hamlet of Woodthorpe. Here Peter Frecheville by his will, bearing date 16th March, 1632, caused certain recently-erected buildings to be converted into an hospital or alms-houses for eight poor men and women, and he describes its situation as on "the south side of the chapel". This, it appears, was a chapel previously erected by him…'. (1)
'Sir Peter Frechville, in 1632, founded a chapel and hospital here. Service is occasionally performed in the chapel by the rector or his curate'. (2)
Church built in 1849 in an early English Gothic Revival style, by The Duke of Devonshire. Built from coursed, squared sandstone with ashlar dressings with a steeply-pitched graduated slate roof. 3 bay nave with small semi-octagonal chancel and west bellcote. The entrance is a single door beneath double-chamfered arch with hoodmould and a 2-light window above. It was built as a Chapel of Ease at a cost of £1700. A chapel has existed here since 1632, its bell dated 1636 hangs in the west bellcote. The Listed Building Card, held by Derbyshire County Council, states this building is "now a private residence". (3)
According to Bulmer's Directory, the chapel in Woodthorpe was taken down in 1849, and the present church erected on the site, by the Duke of Devonshire, at a cost of £1,700. (4)
The church is completely modern. The terrace of four cottages facing (at SK 45133 74528) has the appearance of almshouses but nothing is earlier than 19th century. (5)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR11673 Bibliographic reference: Cox, J. 1875. Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire, Vol. I. pp 363-4.
- <2> SDR2399 Bibliographic reference: Bagshaw, S. 1846. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire. p 668.
- <3> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England.
- <4> SDR3507 Bibliographic reference: Bulmer, T and Co.. 1895. History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire. p 261.
- <5> SDR6326 Personal Observation: F1 FRH 24-NOV-65.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 4512 7455 (16m by 10m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAVELEY, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE |
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- EDR1366
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Record last edited
Oct 17 2017 10:49AM