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Bakewell, Derbyshire.

Tuesday 1st July 2025

There is a good bus service to Bakewell from Baslow, so we caught the 10.17am for a day exploring the town.

The River Wye bridge and a water-powered saw-mill

The town is interesting and picturesque, with many old buildings and plenty of character. I love the honey-coloured stone that most building are built with.

Buskers considering their next offering

There are also some beautiful gardens:

The church is very old, dating originally from the year 920. There are two Anglo Saxon crosses in the churchyard. The church building has inevitably been much altered over the years since, but there is still a lot of history to see:

All Saints Parish Church, Bakewell
The two Saxon Crosses

There also a good number of “faces in the stone”. Some more accomplished than other, later examples:

There are also many old features inside:

The 14th Century Font
The Foljambe Monument. Made in 1385, of alabaster.
The tombs of John Vernon (d. 1477), and Sir George Vernon and his two wives

Above some of the figures is some apparent “good advice” to wives. I am unsure how well this would be taken in modern times:

Monument to Sir John Manners and his wife, Lady Vernon. Models of two of their four children have been stolen.
The Altar screen and marble figures of the 12 apostles, above the altar.
Some old and worn wood carving on a pew-end, and an elaborate panel in the choir.
Medieval grave covers, stacked in the south entrance porch.

That is it for now. TTFN, See-u-later.

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