Baslow Church
The Church of St Anne
Church Street
Baslow
Derbyshire
DE45 1SP
Beautifully placed by the river, and a short walk to a couple of good pubs, the Church of St Anne stands majestic amongst ancient yews and elms in its own churchyard. It's tower, spire and nave arcade along with the doorway, all date back 14th century. The north aisle can be dated to the 13th century.
There are unusual clockface in the towers. One has been given the name Victoria and is dated 1897 to mark the Golden jubilee of Queen Victoria. The other dates back to 1759 and shows Roman numerals.
It is thought that there are the remains of a coffin stone built into the porch from perhaps 700 years ago, and one can find curious stone slabs throughout the churchyard.
The Duke of Devonshire commissioned much restoration work on in the church between 1852-53, and it is understood that his head gardener, Joseph Paxton, responsible for the beautiful Chatsworth gardens, helped with much of this.
The churchyard, is home to two crosses, one part of a sundial, the other which is thought to be the old Butter Cross is thought to have marked Bubnell's market place in the 17th Century. This was moved from
Nearby Bubnell by Dr Wrench, an inhabitant of the church yard, who erected the nearby Wellington Monument raised in 1866 - dedicated to a visit by the Duke of Wellington, who visited the Moor.
